Registered Nurse - Behavioral Health

Prime Healthcare • Bristol, PA

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About The Position

Lower Bucks Hospital, a member of Prime Healthcare, is a community hospital serving the Lower Bucks County region with medical, surgical, and emergency care. Located in historic Bristol, Pennsylvania, the hospital has more than 200 physicians on staff and approximately 700 employees.

The Registered Nurse - Behavioral Health treats patients, provides education about mental and medical conditions, and offers advice and emotional support to patients and their families. The role includes running therapeutic groups, psychiatric crisis intervention, and seclusion and restraint of patients. RNs document medical histories and symptoms, assist with diagnostic tests and analysis, 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, medication self-administration, and physical therapy.

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.
• Provide 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, medication self-administration, and physical therapy.
• Perform other related duties.

What This Job Offers

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