RN Psych Evaluation Team

CommonSpirit Health • Glendale, CA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

As our Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery. Every day, you will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing patient care plans. You'll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes. To be successful in this role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment will not only support patient recovery but also fuel your own career advancement. The Psychiatric Evaluation Team RN is an authorized Registered Nurse having completed all requirements for Los Angeles County LPS designation to evaluate and/or place mentally disordered persons from surrounding communities meeting criteria for Involuntary Hospitalization on 5150 Holds to Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center for 72-hour emergency intervention. Will work ON CALL, 12 hour shifts Compensation is a combination of call back pay and $150 per assessment

Requirements

• 6 months previous acute care RN experince in same unit
• Graduate of Accredited RN school of Nursing
• Registered Nurse with current California license required
• Current AHA BLS required

Nice To Haves

• Current certification in psychiatric nursing or alcohol and drug abuse counseling and Management of Assaultive Behavior (MAB) or Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) training preferred
• Los Angeles County Lanterman-Petris Short (LPS) certification preferred

Responsibilities

• Performs clinical assessments of patients; evaluates mental status, psychiatric, drug history and other psychosocial needs and makes appropriate recommendations for disposition.
• Contacts families/placements if appropriate to assist with assessment.
• Reviews recommendations with appropriate psychiatrist before determining disposition.
• Communicates with treatment team staff on each evaluation prior to dispositioning the patient to either inpatient or outpatient status.
• Continues to maintain effective communication with treatment team staff as appropriate throughout the process of evaluation and disposition.
• Documents all evaluations, 72-hour holds, treatment plans and continuing care plans in standardized format and according to established policies and procedures, LPS criteria, and California mental health statutes.
• Documents in medical record appropriately.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree