Registered Nurse- Psych

Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center • Reno, NV

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About The Position

Saint Mary’s Health Network, a member of Prime Healthcare, is seeking a Registered Nurse for its behavioral health services. The organization provides inpatient, outpatient, ancillary, and wellness services in Northern Nevada. Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center is a 352-bed acute care hospital offering a range of specialty and general services.

Registered nurses treat patients, provide education about mental and medical conditions, and offer advice and emotional support to patients and their families. In this role, nurses run therapeutic groups and provide psychiatric crisis intervention, including seclusion and restraint when needed. They document medical histories and symptoms, assist with diagnostic testing and result analysis, operate medical equipment, administer treatments and medications, and support follow-up and rehabilitation. Nurses also teach patients and families about managing illness or injury, diet and exercise, medication self-administration, and physical therapy.

Requirements

• Current and valid Registered Nurse license issued by the State of Nevada.
• BLS certification upon hire and maintained as current.
• Working knowledge of mental health laws and practice standards.
• Working knowledge of interdisciplinary treatment team processes, 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.

Nice To Haves

• ACLS within 90 days of hire in required departments.
• Basic Arrhythmia within 90 days of hire for CCU/ICU, ED, Tele, and Neuro Tele.
• NIH Stroke certification within 90 days of hire for CCU/ICU, ED, Tele, and Neuro Tele.
• PALS within 90 days of hire in required departments.

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, including seclusion and restraint of patients.
• Record patients’ medical histories and symptoms.
• Help perform diagnostic tests and analyze results.
• Operate medical machinery and 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, medication self-administration, and physical therapy.
• Perform other related duties.

What This Job Offers

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