RN - Crisis Stabilization Unit

Global Connections to Employment•Pensacola, FL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU) of Lakeview Center serves as an acute-care inpatient psychiatric facility for persons with mental health or co-occurring disorders from Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties. The CSU is a 24-hour continuous operations unit that serves voluntary clients as well as individuals admitted to the facility under the Baker Act or Marchman Act. The unit serves individuals 18 years of age and older. Services are designed and implemented to support the recovery, health or well-being of the persons or families served, to reduce symptoms, or needs, and to build resilience and restore, or improve functioning.

Requirements

Must be a graduate of an accredited nursing school.
Must have a valid license as a Registered Nurse in Florida.
Must be certified in CPR.
Must be able to effectively perform client/patient behavior management techniques (CPI) with appropriate training.
Must be able to provide individualized, integrated mental health, substance abuse and co-occurring services to meet the needs of individuals served and their families.
Must be able to pass organization screening requirements, including state or federal background screenings as appropriate.

Responsibilities

Performance of work requiring advanced knowledge (License), and to use such advanced knowledge to consistently exercise discretion and independent judgment in providing the highest quality client-centered therapeutic services to mental health, substance abuse, or developmentally disabled clients.
Serve as a consultant and mentor to other medical/non-medical direct care employees.
Serve as a lead position in the provision of direct care.
Assessment, treatment planning, direct service provision, person centered services using specialized knowledge and skills and management of client risk and safety.