RN Staff Nurse - Adult Psychiatric Care
About The Position
The RN Staff Nurse provides patient-centered care on an adult psychiatric inpatient unit at Unity. Legacy’s nursing philosophy emphasizes advocacy, communication, problem-solving, and caregiving for patients and families. Unity’s trauma-informed approach focuses on destigmatizing behavioral health diagnoses and providing holistic treatment. Nurses use critical thinking, individualized care plans, early interventions, specialized assessments, de-escalation, and motivational interviewing, while also addressing physical health needs such as assessment, wound care, and phlebotomy. Unity serves voluntary and involuntary patients age 18 and older across four adult units, with unit capacities ranging from 17 to 25 private and shared beds. Care includes specialized nursing, care management, peer support, groups, animal therapy, and garden therapy. Nurses collaborate with patients and the interdisciplinary treatment team to support recovery. The RN is responsible for patient care within an assigned department or unit and participates as a member of the health care team under the direction of the clinical manager or designee. The nurse assesses, analyzes, plans, implements, and evaluates care according to Legacy Health System standards, including standards for patient assessment and transfer.
Requirements
- Education as required by licensure.
- One year of registered nursing experience, or completion of the Legacy Health RN Residency program or an equivalent nursing program in content, curriculum, and duration.
- Current applicable state RN license.
- AHA BLS for Healthcare Providers certification.
- Demonstrated positive interpersonal and communication skills with colleagues, patients, families, physicians, and the community.
- Keyboard skills and ability to navigate electronic systems applicable to job functions.
Nice To Haves
- BSN or a degree in progress is strongly preferred.
- BSN may be required for specific assignments; experienced RNs without a BSN may be hired based on clinical experience with approval of the site CNO.
Responsibilities
- Provide patient care within an assigned department or unit.
- Participate as a member of the health care team in cooperation with and under the direction of the clinical manager or designee.
- Assess, analyze, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care according to Legacy Health System standards.
- Follow established standards for patient assessment and transfer.
- Use individualized care plans, specialized assessments, early interventions, de-escalation, and motivational interviewing techniques.
- Address patients’ physical health needs, including assessment, wound care, and phlebotomy.
- Collaborate with patients and the interdisciplinary treatment team to support recovery.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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