Registered Nurse (RN) - Psych

Prime Healthcare•Lynwood, CA

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) - Psych provides nursing care in behavioral health settings. Duties include treating patients, educating them about mental and medical conditions, and offering advice and emotional support to patients and their families. The role includes running therapeutic groups, psychiatric crisis intervention, and seclusion and restraint of patients. The RN records medical histories and symptoms, assists with diagnostic tests and analysis of results, operates medical machinery, administers treatments and medications, and supports patient follow-up and rehabilitation. The nurse also teaches patients and families to manage illness or injury, diet and exercise programs, medication self-administration, 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 treatments and medications.
Help with patient follow-up and rehabilitation.
Teach patients and families to manage illness or injury, diet and exercise programs, medication self-administration, and physical therapy.
Perform other related duties.