Registered Nurse - Psych Emergency Services
About The Position
Saint Clare's Health is seeking a Registered Nurse for Psych Emergency Services. Registered nurses provide patient care, educate patients about mental and medical conditions, and offer advice and emotional support to patients and family members. The role includes running therapeutic groups and providing psychiatric crisis intervention, including seclusion and restraint when needed. Nurses record medical histories and symptoms, assist with diagnostic tests and analysis, operate medical machinery, administer treatments and medications, and support follow-up and rehabilitation. They also educate patients and families on managing illness or injury, diet and exercise programs, 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 certification.
- 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 provide nursing care.
- Educate patients about mental and medical conditions and provide advice and emotional support to patients and/or family members.
- Run therapeutic groups and provide psychiatric crisis intervention, including 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 how to manage illness or injury, diet and exercise programs, self-administration of medication, and physical therapy.
- Perform other related duties.
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