RN Crisis - Urgent Recovery Center

Family & Children's Services Career Center•Norman, OK

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About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) at the Urgent Recovery Center provides comprehensive nursing care to individuals experiencing acute mental health and/or substance use crises. In a fast-paced, psychiatric crisis-centered environment, the RN conducts physical and mental health assessments, administers and manages medications, monitors stabilization, and collaborates with prescribers and multidisciplinary team members. When assigned, the RN serves as the charge nurse for the unit, providing shift-level clinical oversight, coordinating nursing activities, and supporting safe and effective operations. The RN supports crisis stabilization, medical clearance, care coordination, and discharge planning while ensuring safe, trauma-informed, and person-centered care. The role promotes and maintains a safe, therapeutic, recovery-oriented environment in accordance with ODMHSAS standards and agency policy.

Requirements

Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) required.
Must be a licensed Registered Nurse in the State of Oklahoma.
Knowledge of psychiatric and medical nursing practices applicable to individuals experiencing acute mental health and/or substance use crises.
Ability to establish and maintain therapeutic, professional relationships with individuals with serious mental illness while respecting consumer rights, autonomy, and treatment preferences.
Knowledge of co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders and ability to apply evidence-based, clinically appropriate nursing interventions.
Proficiency in trauma-informed, recovery-oriented, and person-centered care models consistent with ODMHSAS standards.
Skill in clinical judgment, prioritization, and decision-making during high-acuity, rapidly changing clinical situations.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
One year of work experience in an inpatient or outpatient psychiatric setting preferred.

Responsibilities

Promote and maintain a safe, therapeutic, recovery-oriented environment in accordance with ODMHSAS standards and agency policy.
Perform initial, ongoing, and comprehensive nursing assessments of clients’ physical and mental health status.
Administer, monitor, and manage medications and prescribed medical treatments in compliance with OBN regulations, prescriber orders, and agency policies.
Monitor, evaluate, and document psychotropic medication effectiveness, adverse reactions, contraindications, complications, and side effects, and report concerns to the prescriber according to policy.
Maintain pharmaceutical and medical supply inventory, including proper storage, security, expiration monitoring, and regulatory compliance.
Maintain accurate, timely, and complete clinical documentation consistent with ODMHSAS, OBN, and agency standards.
Under the direction of the prescriber, coordinate consumer transfers to a higher level of care in accordance with Crisis Care Center clinical pathways.
Implement and support behavior management interventions within program guidelines, individualized treatment plans, and agency policy.
Ensure compliance with psychopharmacologic and medical treatment policies and communicate recommendations for policy revision through appropriate leadership channels.
Ensure nursing staff and mental health technicians comply with written FCS policies and procedures.
Escalate and report crisis situations promptly to the Nurse Manager and Supervisor on Duty according to incident reporting and chain-of-command procedures.
When assigned, serve as charge nurse, providing shift-level clinical oversight and coordinating nursing activities.