Registered Nurse (RN) Days
About The Position
Unity Psychiatric Care, a division of American Health Partners Inc., operates psychiatric hospitals specializing in care for older adults experiencing mental health crises or behavioral disturbances, including those associated with dementia. The Registered Nurse provides clinical oversight for day-to-day hospital operations and works with patients in a therapeutic setting. The role carries out physician orders; completes assessments; initiates and updates treatment plans; directs patient care; provides group and individual therapy or education; supports intake referrals and continuity of care; and applies treatment, restraint, or seclusion interventions as appropriate. The nurse also supports patient goals, clinical documentation, IV administration, family education, and the teaching and supervision of other mental healthcare workers. The nurse evaluates patient care on admission and on an ongoing basis, ensures current nursing care plans are maintained, assigns patient care, and reviews staffing schedules to address patient-care needs and staff absences. Additional duties include venipuncture within the scope of state law, comprehensive nursing assessments and tests, psychiatric metric measures, pharmaceutical services within the nurse’s license and education, discharge planning and reassessment, and timely emergency care. The position may require unscheduled overtime, weekend work, flexible hours, and travel. Frequent lifting of objects up to 40 pounds is required.
Requirements
- At least one year of clinical nursing experience; experience in geriatrics and/or mental health is preferred.
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with a Registered Nursing (RN) degree.
- Current state Registered Nursing (RN) license.
- Current CPR certification.
- Current CPI certification.
- Willingness and ability to work flexible hours.
- Ability to travel.
- Ability to frequently lift objects up to 40 pounds.
Nice To Haves
- Clinical nursing experience in geriatrics and/or mental health.
Responsibilities
- Evaluate care for each patient on admission and on an ongoing basis in accordance with accepted nursing practice.
- Ensure nursing staff develop and maintain current nursing care plans for each patient.
- Make patient care assignments.
- Review staffing schedules and adjust for nursing staff absenteeism to meet patient care needs.
- Administer IVs and perform venipuncture within authorization under state laws.
- Educate patients and families about medication administration, disorder-related needs, benefits, side effects, disease prevention, and basic living skills.
- Complete comprehensive nursing assessments, treatment, and tests.
- Complete psychiatric metric measures.
- Provide pharmaceutical services within the scope of license and education.
- Develop and reassess discharge plans and arrange appropriate post-hospital care to avoid unnecessary discharge delays.
- Provide emergency care within safe and appropriate times.
- Provide clinical oversight for day-to-day hospital operations, direct patient care, and carry out physician orders.
- Initiate and update treatment plans, provide group and individual therapy or education, and support intake referrals and continuity of care.
- Apply treatment and restraint or seclusion interventions as appropriate.
- Document clinical care, support patient goals, educate family members, and teach and supervise other mental healthcare workers.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
