Registered Nurse - Behavioral Health

Prime Healthcare•Elgin, IL

19d•$35 - $54

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) provides nursing care to behavioral health patients. Responsibilities include treating patients; educating patients about mental and medical conditions; providing advice and emotional support to patients and/or family members; running therapeutic groups; providing psychiatric crisis intervention; and managing patient seclusion and restraint. The RN records medical histories and symptoms, helps perform diagnostic tests and analyze results, operates medical machinery, administers treatment and medications, and supports patient follow-up and rehabilitation. The RN also teaches patients and families to manage illness or injury, follow diet and exercise programs, and self-administer 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 patient seclusion and restraint when required.
Record patients’ medical histories and symptoms.
Help perform diagnostic tests and analyze results.
Operate medical machinery and administer treatments and medications.
Help with patient follow-up and rehabilitation.
Teach patients and families how to manage illness or injury, follow diet and exercise programs, and self-administer medication and physical therapy.
Perform other related duties.