Registered Nurse - Psych/Behavioral Health

Monument Health Behavioral Health Center•Rapid City, SD

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides nursing care in a Psych/Behavioral Health setting using a team nursing approach. The RN administers and passes medications, evaluates care plans, documents patient progress, completes admission screens and assessments, performs minor wound care, and supports discharge planning. The role also includes taking and acknowledging telephone or verbal orders, recording vital signs, completing the Columbia suicide risk screen, logging patient belongings, and providing an end-of-shift report. The RN may need to perform a take down and physical restraint on an agitated patient when necessary and use verbal de-escalation. EKG training is provided.

Requirements

South Dakota or compact RN license.
At least 1 year of experience.
Ability to perform a take down and physical restraint on an agitated patient if necessary.
Verbal de-escalation skills.
Group didactic skills.
Good communication skills.
Ability to administer medications and complete the listed nursing duties.

Nice To Haves

BLS certification; preferred before starting but may be obtained during the assignment.
CPI certification.

Responsibilities

Administer and pass injectable and oral medications.
Evaluate care plans and document patient progress.
Complete admission screens and patient assessments.
Provide minor wound care.
Perform EKGs after receiving training.
Use a glucometer.
Take and acknowledge telephone or verbal orders.
Record vital signs.
Complete the Columbia suicide risk screen and other screenings.
Provide end-of-shift reports.
Log patient belongings.
Participate in discharge planning.
Use verbal de-escalation and, when necessary, perform a take down and physical restraint on an agitated patient.
Apply group didactic skills and work within a team nursing approach.