Registered Nurse - Psych ED

Prime Healthcare • Aurora, IL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse works in the Emergency Department Behavioral Health Pods at Mercy Medical Center in Aurora, Illinois, on a full-time night shift from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. Registered nurses treat patients; educate them about mental and medical conditions; and provide advice and emotional support to patients and family members. Duties also include running therapeutic groups, psychiatric crisis intervention, and seclusion and restraint of patients. RNs record medical histories and symptoms, assist with diagnostic tests and analysis of results, operate medical machinery, administer treatment and medications, and support patient follow-up and rehabilitation. They also teach patients and families about managing illness or injury, diet and exercise programs, and self-administration of medication and physical therapy. Other related duties may be assigned.

Requirements

• Current and valid State license as a Registered Nurse.
• Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current.
• Working knowledge of Mental Health Laws and practice standards.
• Working knowledge of the interdisciplinary treatment team process, behavioral health programming, and daily nursing functions for inpatient and outpatient behavioral health units.
• Working knowledge of the continuum of care for behavioral health care.

Responsibilities

• Treat patients and educate them about mental and medical conditions.
• Provide advice and emotional support to patients and/or family members.
• Run therapeutic groups and provide psychiatric crisis intervention.
• Perform seclusion and restraint of patients.
• Record patients’ medical histories and symptoms.
• Help perform diagnostic tests and analyze results.
• Operate medical machinery.
• Administer treatment and medications.
• Help with patient follow-up and rehabilitation.
• Teach patients and families how to manage illness or injury, diet and exercise programs, and self-administration of medication and physical therapy.
• Perform other related duties.

Benefits

• Paid time off
• 401K retirement plan
• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• Tuition reimbursement
• Voluntary benefit options
• Sign-on bonus available for qualified candidates; eligibility and payout terms apply and details are discussed during the interview process.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed