Registered Nurse (Night Shift) - Acute Psychiatric Services

Montage Health•Monterey, CA

About The Position

The acute psychiatric services registered nurse is responsible and accountable for planning, directing, assessing, and providing nursing care for patients seeking and receiving acute psychiatric services. The role supports psychiatric patients of all ages—including children, adolescents, and adults—through psychiatric clinical programs such as psychiatric consult, psychiatric observation, and the adolescent residential program. The nurse performs nursing assessments, provides individual and group medication and nursing education, administers medications, supports milieu management, and participates in collaborative coordination of care. The nurse communicates therapeutically and establishes rapport with patients and their support persons, manages aggression using verbal de-escalation and appropriate least restrictive interventions, and demonstrates knowledge of mental health law, documentation requirements, and patients’ legal rights. The nurse provides clinical guidance and support to new hires, students, nursing assistants, and behavioral health technicians, and assumes relief charge nurse duties as oriented and assigned. The position reports to the Assistant Director of Acute Psychiatric Services. Additional clinical and quality feedback is provided by the Behavioral Health Nurse Director, Behavioral Health and Ohana Medical Directors, and Ohana Director of Clinical Services. Important dimensions include continuous learning, innovation, professionalism, collaboration with a multidisciplinary team, strong interpersonal skills, flexibility, curiosity, prioritization of safety and quality of care, and a broad range of nursing knowledge. The schedule is a variable night shift, with 12-hour shifts three times per week. Pay is $72.83 to $97.40 per hour based on years of applicable experience. Shift differentials are $5.50 per hour for evening shifts and $8.00 per hour for night shifts; the differential paid depends on hours worked.

Requirements

Current State of California RN license.
American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BLS certification.
Pass orientation and initial competency assessment before independently caring for patients requiring the applicable skill.
Complete and pass all annual competencies.
Complete mandatory Monterey County 5150 training to obtain 5150 certification.
Complete organization-approved de-escalation training.
Obtain Live Scan fingerprint clearance required by the Department of Healthcare Services.
Strong interpersonal skills, flexibility, curiosity, and a commitment to safety and quality of care.
Ability to work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team.
Broad range of nursing knowledge.

Nice To Haves

At least one year of experience working with psychiatric patients as a registered nurse.
Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
ANCC Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Board Certification.

Responsibilities

Plan, direct, assess, and provide nursing care for patients receiving acute psychiatric services.
Support psychiatric patients of all ages across psychiatric clinical programs, including psychiatric consult, psychiatric observation, and the adolescent residential program.
Perform nursing assessments and provide medication and nursing education individually and in groups.
Administer medications and support milieu management.
Participate in collaborative coordination of care.
Communicate therapeutically and establish rapport with patients and their support persons.
Manage aggression using verbal de-escalation techniques and appropriate least restrictive interventions.
Apply knowledge of mental health law, documentation requirements, and patients’ legal rights.
Provide clinical guidance and support to new hires, students, nursing assistants, and behavioral health technicians.
Assume relief charge nurse duties as oriented and assigned.
Complete mandatory Monterey County 5150 training to obtain 5150 certification and complete organization-approved de-escalation training.