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Clinical Nurse (RN) Behavioral Health & Psychiatric RN (Adults)
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Clinical Nurse (RN) Behavioral Health & Psychiatric RN (Adults)
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Strawberry Hill Campus
Position Summary / Career Interest:
The Behavioral Health and Psychiatric RN ensures that all clinical care is delivered in a manner that meets or exceeds goals and expectations for clinical outcomes, quality assurance standards, and patient satisfaction. The RN gauges the behavioral health patients' psychiatric state, collaborates with a multi-disciplinary team to support each patients' care plan, monitors adherence to all treatments, administers psychotropic and other mediations, has strong de-escalation skills, maintains patient safety during restraint, hold or seclusion events, conducts education, and helps prepare the patient and family for a safe discharge and therapeutic continuum of care.
Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions
- Provides thorough, timely and accurate documentation of all pertinent data, therapeutic interventions and patient responses including assessment, care plan, patient goals and interventions according to established standards for the care of the behavioral health care patient.
- Coordinate daily behavioral health plan of care.
- Evaluating and implementing for comfort and well-being of the patients' s medical, social, and emotional needs in the behavioral health setting.
- Provides patient and family education regarding behavioral, psychiatric, and medical needs from time of entry into the health care setting to disposition to next continuum of care.
- Safely administers medication in accordance with provider orders, protocols, and policies and monitoring effectiveness with a strong knowledge of the psychotropic drug class.
- Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team regarding care and disposition specific to the patient's behavioral, psychiatric, and medical needs.
- Delegates tasks as appropriate to Behavioral Health Technicians and other members of the behavioral, psychiatric, and medical health care teams.
- Maintains a safe behavioral health environment.
- Maintain a safe behavioral health milieu.
- Provide direct therapeutic interaction and participation with behavioral health patients and their families.
- Provides patient care based on standards of practice, procedures, and policies of the health system.
- Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
- These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.
Required Education and Experience
- Associate Degree Nursing
- 6 months or greater of RN experience
Preferred Education and Experience
- Bachelor Degree Nursing
- ADN prepared nurses hired after February 24, 2017; must complete BSN within 5 years of hire
Required Licensure and Certification
- Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Multi-State - State Board of Nursing RN license in state of practice
- Basic Life Support Heartsaver (BLS HS) (Non-Clinical) - American Heart Association (AHA) or obtained within within 14 days
- CPR/ AED/ BLS - Other BLS
Preferred Licensure and Certification
- Upon hire/transfer into role, must become certified in behavior management techniques
Knowledge Requirements
- Knowledge and understanding of physician desk reference guide
- Computer literate and proficient in various computer programs
- Knowledge of accreditation standards
Time Type:
Full time
Job Requisition ID:
R-12163
We are an equal employment opportunity employer without regard to a person's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age (40 or older), disability, veteran status or genetic information.
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Clinical Nurse (RN) Behavioral Health & Psychiatric RN (Adults)
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Clinical Nurse (RN) Behavioral Health & Psychiatric RN (Adults)
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Strawberry Hill Campus
Position Summary / Career Interest:
The Behavioral Health and Psychiatric RN ensures that all clinical care is delivered in a manner that meets or exceeds goals and expectations for clinical outcomes, quality assurance standards, and patient satisfaction.
Responsibilities:
* Provides professional nursing care through assessment and accurate documentation, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation for the comfort and well-being of patients. Carries out a plan of care specific to unit competencies for the target patient population. Coordinates care delivery and education through collaboration with patient, family and all health care team providers to ensure safe, effective and quality patient care. Follows organizational policies in providing safe patient care.
* Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
* Note: These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.
JOB REQUIREMENTS Required: ADN prepared nurses hired after February 24, 2017; must complete BSN within five years of hire Upon hire/transfer into role, must become certified in behavior management techniques RN License in state of practice BLS Certification or obtained within 14 days of hire. CPR certification Knowledge and understanding of physician desk reference guide Computer literate and proficient in various computer programs Knowledge of accreditation standards As a condition of your employment and continued employment with the health system, you are required to secure a Nurse Compact License (NCL) within 60 days of your date of hire. This will enable you to perform your job duties not only in Kansas, but other compact states. You will be responsible for any expenses you incur in securing this license, and must provide your manager with evidence of this license before the sixty-day period expires. If you fail to secure the NCL as required, you will be immediately removed from the work schedule and placed on an unpaid administrative leave, until we can understand the reasons for your non-compliance. Further failure to comply with the licensing requirement will result in your end of employment with the health system. Preferred: BSN degree One to three years of relevant experience
Time Type:
Full time
Job Requisition ID:
R-12163
We are an equal employment opportunity employer without regard to a person's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age (40 or older), disability, veteran status or genetic information.
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Clinical Nurse (RN) Behavioral Health & Psychiatric RN (Youth & Adolescents)
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Clinical Nurse (RN) Behavioral Health & Psychiatric RN (Youth & Adolescents)
Varies
Marillac Campus
Position Summary / Career Interest:
The Behavioral Health and Psychiatric RN ensures that all clinical care is delivered in a manner that meets or exceeds goals and expectations for clinical outcomes, quality assurance standards, and patient satisfaction. The RN gauges the behavioral health patients' psychiatric state, collaborates with a multi-disciplinary team to support each patients' care plan, monitors adherence to all treatments, administers psychotropic and other mediations, has strong de-escalation skills, maintains patient safety during restraint, hold or seclusion events, conducts education, and helps prepare the patient and family for a safe discharge and therapeutic continuum of care.
Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions
* Provides thorough, timely and accurate documentation of all pertinent data, therapeutic interventions and patient responses including assessment, care plan, patient goals and interventions according to established standards for the care of the behavioral health care patient.
* Coordinate daily behavioral health plan of care.
* Evaluating and implementing for comfort and well-being of the patients' s medical, social, and emotional needs in the behavioral health setting.
* Provides patient and family education regarding behavioral, psychiatric, and medical needs from time of entry into the health care setting to disposition to next continuum of care.
* Safely administers medication in accordance with provider orders, protocols, and policies and monitoring effectiveness with a strong knowledge of the psychotropic drug class.
* Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team regarding care and disposition specific to the patient's behavioral, psychiatric, and medical needs.
* Delegates tasks as appropriate to Behavioral Health Technicians and other members of the behavioral, psychiatric, and medical health care teams.
* Maintains a safe behavioral health environment.
* Maintain a safe behavioral health milieu.
* Provide direct therapeutic interaction and participation with behavioral health patients and their families.
* Provides patient care based on standards of practice, procedures, and policies of the health system.
* Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
* These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.
Required Education and Experience
* Associate Degree Nursing
* 6 months or greater of RN experience
Preferred Education and Experience
* Bachelor Degree Nursing
* ADN prepared nurses hired after February 24, 2017; must complete BSN within 5 years of hire
Required Licensure and Certification
* Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Multi-State - State Board of Nursing RN license in state of practice
* Basic Life Support Heartsaver (BLS HS) (Non-Clinical) - American Heart Association (AHA) or obtained within within 14 days
* CPR/ AED/ BLS - Other BLS
Preferred Licensure and Certification
* Upon hire/transfer into role, must become certified in behavior management techniques
Knowledge Requirements
* Knowledge and understanding of physician desk reference guide
* Computer literate and proficient in various computer programs
* Knowledge of accreditation standards
Time Type:
Full time
Job Requisition ID:
R-12182
We are an equal employment opportunity employer without regard to a person's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age (40 or older), disability, veteran status or genetic information.
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Clinical Nurse (RN) Behavioral Health & Psychiatric RN (Youth & Adolescents)
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Clinical Nurse (RN) Behavioral Health & Psychiatric RN (Youth & Adolescents)
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Marillac Campus
Position Summary / Career Interest:
The Behavioral Health and Psychiatric RN ensures that all clinical care is delivered in a manner that meets or exceeds goals and expectations for clinical outcomes, quality assurance standards, and patient satisfaction. The RN gauges the behavioral health patients' psychiatric state, collaborates with a multi-disciplinary team to support each patients' care plan, monitors adherence to all treatments, administers psychotropic and other mediations, has strong de-escalation skills, maintains patient safety during restraint, hold or seclusion events, conducts education, and helps prepare the patient and family for a safe discharge and therapeutic continuum of care.
Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions
- Provides thorough, timely and accurate documentation of all pertinent data, therapeutic interventions and patient responses including assessment, care plan, patient goals and interventions according to established standards for the care of the behavioral health care patient.
- Coordinate daily behavioral health plan of care.
- Evaluating and implementing for comfort and well-being of the patients' s medical, social, and emotional needs in the behavioral health setting.
- Provides patient and family education regarding behavioral, psychiatric, and medical needs from time of entry into the health care setting to disposition to next continuum of care.
- Safely administers medication in accordance with provider orders, protocols, and policies and monitoring effectiveness with a strong knowledge of the psychotropic drug class.
- Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team regarding care and disposition specific to the patient's behavioral, psychiatric, and medical needs.
- Delegates tasks as appropriate to Behavioral Health Technicians and other members of the behavioral, psychiatric, and medical health care teams.
- Maintains a safe behavioral health environment.
- Maintain a safe behavioral health milieu.
- Provide direct therapeutic interaction and participation with behavioral health patients and their families.
- Provides patient care based on standards of practice, procedures, and policies of the health system.
- Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
- These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.
Required Education and Experience
- Associate Degree Nursing
- 6 months or greater of RN experience
Preferred Education and Experience
- Bachelor Degree Nursing
- ADN prepared nurses hired after February 24, 2017; must complete BSN within 5 years of hire
Required Licensure and Certification
- Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Multi-State - State Board of Nursing RN license in state of practice
- Basic Life Support Heartsaver (BLS HS) (Non-Clinical) - American Heart Association (AHA) or obtained within within 14 days
- CPR/ AED/ BLS - Other BLS
Preferred Licensure and Certification
- Upon hire/transfer into role, must become certified in behavior management techniques
Knowledge Requirements
- Knowledge and understanding of physician desk reference guide
- Computer literate and proficient in various computer programs
- Knowledge of accreditation standards
Time Type:
Full time
Job Requisition ID:
R-12182
We are an equal employment opportunity employer without regard to a person's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age (40 or older), disability, veteran status or genetic information.
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Clinical Nurse (RN) PRN Behavioral Health & Psychiatric RN (Adults)
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Clinical Nurse (RN) PRN Behavioral Health & Psychiatric RN (Adults)
Strawberry Hill Campus
Position Summary / Career Interest:
The Behavioral Health and Psychiatric RN ensures that all clinical care is delivered in a manner that meets or exceeds goals and expectations for clinical outcomes, quality assurance standards, and patient satisfaction. The RN gauges the behavioral health patients' psychiatric state, collaborates with a multi-disciplinary team to support each patients' care plan, monitors adherence to all treatments, administers psychotropic and other mediations, has strong de-escalation skills, maintains patient safety during restraint, hold or seclusion events, conducts education, and helps prepare the patient and family for a safe discharge and therapeutic continuum of care.
Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions
- Provides thorough, timely and accurate documentation of all pertinent data, therapeutic interventions and patient responses including assessment, care plan, patient goals and interventions according to established standards for the care of the behavioral health care patient.
- Coordinate daily behavioral health plan of care.
- Evaluating and implementing for comfort and well-being of the patients' s medical, social, and emotional needs in the behavioral health setting.
- Provides patient and family education regarding behavioral, psychiatric, and medical needs from time of entry into the health care setting to disposition to next continuum of care.
- Safely administers medication in accordance with provider orders, protocols, and policies and monitoring effectiveness with a strong knowledge of the psychotropic drug class.
- Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team regarding care and disposition specific to the patient's behavioral, psychiatric, and medical needs.
- Delegates tasks as appropriate to Behavioral Health Technicians and other members of the behavioral, psychiatric, and medical health care teams.
- Maintains a safe behavioral health environment.
- Maintain a safe behavioral health milieu.
- Provide direct therapeutic interaction and participation with behavioral health patients and their families.
- Provides patient care based on standards of practice, procedures, and policies of the health system.
- Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
- These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.
Required Education and Experience
- Associate Degree Nursing
- 6 months or greater of RN experience
Preferred Education and Experience
- Bachelor Degree Nursing
- ADN prepared nurses hired after February 24, 2017; must complete BSN within 5 years of hire
Required Licensure and Certification
- Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Multi-State - State Board of Nursing RN license in state of practice
- Basic Life Support Heartsaver (BLS HS) (Non-Clinical) - American Heart Association (AHA) or obtained within within 14 days
- CPR/ AED/ BLS - Other BLS
Preferred Licensure and Certification
- Upon hire/transfer into role, must become certified in behavior management techniques
Knowledge Requirements
- Knowledge and understanding of physician desk reference guide
- Computer literate and proficient in various computer programs
- Knowledge of accreditation standards
Time Type:
Job Requisition ID:
R-20015
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Clinical Nurse (RN) PRN Behavioral Health & Psychiatric RN (Adults)
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Clinical Nurse (RN) PRN Behavioral Health & Psychiatric RN (Adults)
Strawberry Hill Campus
Position Summary / Career Interest:
The Behavioral Health and Psychiatric RN ensures that all clinical care is delivered in a manner that meets or exceeds goals and expectations for clinical outcomes, quality assurance standards, and patient satisfaction. The RN gauges the behavioral health patients' psychiatric state, collaborates with a multi-disciplinary team to support each patients' care plan, monitors adherence to all treatments, administers psychotropic and other mediations, has strong de-escalation skills, maintains patient safety during restraint, hold or seclusion events, conducts education, and helps prepare the patient and family for a safe discharge and therapeutic continuum of care.
Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions
* Provides thorough, timely and accurate documentation of all pertinent data, therapeutic interventions and patient responses including assessment, care plan, patient goals and interventions according to established standards for the care of the behavioral health care patient.
* Coordinate daily behavioral health plan of care.
* Evaluating and implementing for comfort and well-being of the patients' s medical, social, and emotional needs in the behavioral health setting.
* Provides patient and family education regarding behavioral, psychiatric, and medical needs from time of entry into the health care setting to disposition to next continuum of care.
* Safely administers medication in accordance with provider orders, protocols, and policies and monitoring effectiveness with a strong knowledge of the psychotropic drug class.
* Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team regarding care and disposition specific to the patient's behavioral, psychiatric, and medical needs.
* Delegates tasks as appropriate to Behavioral Health Technicians and other members of the behavioral, psychiatric, and medical health care teams.
* Maintains a safe behavioral health environment.
* Maintain a safe behavioral health milieu.
* Provide direct therapeutic interaction and participation with behavioral health patients and their families.
* Provides patient care based on standards of practice, procedures, and policies of the health system.
* Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
* These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.
Required Education and Experience
* Associate Degree Nursing
* 6 months or greater of RN experience
Preferred Education and Experience
* Bachelor Degree Nursing
* ADN prepared nurses hired after February 24, 2017; must complete BSN within 5 years of hire
Required Licensure and Certification
* Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Multi-State - State Board of Nursing RN license in state of practice
* Basic Life Support Heartsaver (BLS HS) (Non-Clinical) - American Heart Association (AHA) or obtained within within 14 days
* CPR/ AED/ BLS - Other BLS
Preferred Licensure and Certification
* Upon hire/transfer into role, must become certified in behavior management techniques
Knowledge Requirements
* Knowledge and understanding of physician desk reference guide
* Computer literate and proficient in various computer programs
* Knowledge of accreditation standards
Time Type:
Job Requisition ID:
R-20015
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Psychiatric RN
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As an RN in Psychiatric Acute Adult at Community Hospital of San Bernardino, you will serve as a highly skilled and adaptable professional, providing comprehensive, patient-centered care within our adult psychiatric unit. Your expertise will be instrumental in utilizing the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care for a diverse patient population. This role offers the flexibility of per diem work while entrusting you with significant autonomy, including the potential to act as a charge nurse, directing and supervising nursing care to ensure the highest standards of operation and patient well-being.
Key Responsibilities:
+ Complete thorough patient assessments (admissions, shifts, transfers, discharges) and continuously reassess patient status, identifying psycho-social, spiritual, cultural, and learning needs.
+ Develop and update individualized plans of care, prioritizing nursing diagnoses, setting expected outcomes, and integrating medical plans with age-specific needs and discharge planning.
+ Administer medications and treatments safely and accurately, including narcotics, parenterals, and blood components, understanding drug interactions and current pharmacological knowledge.
+ Independently manage emergency, life-threatening situations, documenting interventions and patient responses in a timely manner.
+ Educate patients, families, and significant others on illness management and post-discharge care, serving as a resource for complex learning needs and teaching strategies.
+ Evaluate the effectiveness of nursing interventions based on physiological, psychosocial, cultural, and educational influences, making recommendations for improved patient response.
+ Function as a clinical resource for unit personnel and other healthcare professionals, teaching staff and fostering continuous improvement in patient care practices.
This role is ideal for an experienced Registered Nurse who excels in providing advanced psychiatric care, thrives in an autonomous per diem capacity, and is committed to upholding the mission and core values of Community Hospital of San Bernardino. If you are ready to leverage your clinical expertise to make a profound difference in the lives of patients within a dynamic acute psychiatric setting, we encourage you to join our dedicated team.
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**Qualifications**
+ One (1) year and six (6) months experience in acute care nursing preferred.
+ California Registered Nurse (RN) License
+ Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
**Overview**
Founded in 1910, Dignity Health - Community Hospital of San Bernardino is a 347-bed, acute care, nonprofit, community hospital located in San Bernardino, California. Known for its programs in maternity care and pediatrics, behavioral health and long-term subacute care for adults and children, the hospital also includes inpatient and outpatient surgery. The hospital shares a legacy of humankindness with Dignity Health, one of the nation's five largest health care systems. Visit here ( for more information.
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$52.23 - $68.16 /hour
We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
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Psychiatric RN
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Current RN license, specific to the state(s) you are assigned to work. Must have one of the following to meet CMS requirements for psychiatric nursing in the home care setting: An RN with a master's degree in a mental health nursing or psychiatric specialty. Must have nursing experience in an acute treatment unit or other psychiatric setting. An RN with a bachelor's degree in nursing. Must have one year of recent nursing experience in an acute treatment unit or other psychiatric setting. An RN with a diploma or associate's degree in nursing. Must have two years of recent nursing experience in an acute treatment unit or other psychiatric setting. Please note: Experience must have been within the last three to five years. If not, documentation must support psychiatric retraining or classes or CEUs to update psychiatric knowledge. Current CPR certification. Valid driver's license, reliable transportation and liability insurance. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets and may vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amedisys is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified employees and applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, military status, sexual orientation, genetic predisposition or carrier status or any other legally protected characteristic.
Performs initial nursing evaluation, including behavioral health/psychiatric nursing needs. Observes and evaluates the physical and mental status of the patient for complications and medication side effects. Maintains awareness for indicators in patients' behavior that call for change in the treatment modality (crisis, suicidal ideation) as well as other medical signs and symptoms. Instructs patient/caregiver in cognitive and technical aspects of care, medication regimes, disease processes, safety interventions, ADL care, coping skills, symptom management and other interventions. Administers IM medications, performs lab draws and specimen collections. Acts as a case manager in coordinating care for patients as assigned. Completes documentation timely and accurately. Supervises LPNs and HHAs. Regularly communicate patient progress to the clinical manager, psychiatrist and care team.
Psychiatric RN
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Introduction
Do you have the career opportunities as a(an) Psychiatric RN you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Memorial Health University Medical Center which is part of the nations leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.
Benefits
Memorial Health University Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
* Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
* Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
* Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
* 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
* Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
* Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
* Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
* Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
* Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
* Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
* Colleague recognition program
* Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
* Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.
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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
Our teams are a committed, caring group of colleagues. Do you want to work as a(an) Psychiatric RN where your passion for creating positive patient interactions is valued? If you are dedicated to caring for the well-being of others, this could be your next opportunity. We want your knowledge and expertise!
Job Summary and Qualifications
The Registered Nurse coordinates and delivers high quality, patient-centered care per the nature and specific requirements of the department, and consistent with the scope and standards of practice for the relevant state and specialty. In collaboration with medical providers and other members of the care team, the RN provides individualized, comprehensive, and compassionate care using established nursing models such as "Assess, Perform, Teach, and Manage." The RN serves as an advocate for patients/families/caregivers and models a commitment to the organization's vision/mission/values to support an unparalleled patient experience and clinical outcomes that contribute to overall departmental performance.
What you will do in this role:
* Assesses patient condition during admission and during each shift as scheduled and/or as needed, identifying and reporting any changes in patient status.
* Performs procedures, monitoring, or other functions as ordered by the medical provider(s). Documents the administration of care in the patient medical record in a timely and thorough manner.
* Performs exceptional care by responding promptly to patient requests. Strives to anticipate patient needs and resolve them proactively.
* Manages the quality of care by collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to coordinate, evaluate, customize, and deliver a holistic patient treatment plan that promotes and supports recovery.
* Manages the continuation of care by serving as the interface between healthcare providers and community support systems who coordinate ongoing care needs for specialized patient groups.
What qualifications you will need:
What qualifications you will need:
* Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
* Nonviolent Crisis Intervention must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
* Registered Nurse
* Associate Degree, or Bachelors Degree, or Registered Nurse Diploma must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
No Travel Required
No experience Required Years of Experience
Memorial Health University Medical Center has provided quality healthcare services since 1955, giving patients access to highly-trained physicians and advanced technology. Our 600+ bed hospital is one of the regions leading acute care facilities that serves 35 counties across southeast Georgia and southern South Carolina. Located in Savannah, Georgia, we are a regional referral center for heart care, cancer care, trauma care, childrens care, high-risk pregnancies and high-risk newborn care. Our hospital includes the regions only Level I trauma center and childrens hospital, as well as the Savannah campus of Mercer University School of Medicine.
At Memorial Health, our care like family culture extends to our patients, our people and our community. We are committed to each other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way.
HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated 3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Psychiatric RN opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities and apply today!
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Psychiatric RN
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Current RN license, specific to the state(s) you are assigned to work. Must have one of the following to meet CMS requirements for psychiatric nursing in the home care setting: An RN with a master's degree in a mental health nursing or psychiatric specialty. Must have nursing experience in an acute treatment unit or other psychiatric setting. An RN with a bachelor's degree in nursing. Must have one year of recent nursing experience in an acute treatment unit or other psychiatric setting. An RN with a diploma or associate's degree in nursing. Must have two years of recent nursing experience in an acute treatment unit or other psychiatric setting. Please note: Experience must have been within the last three to five years. If not, documentation must support psychiatric retraining or classes or CEUs to update psychiatric knowledge. Current CPR certification. Valid driver's license, reliable transportation and liability insurance. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets and may vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amedisys is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified employees and applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, military status, sexual orientation, genetic predisposition or carrier status or any other legally protected characteristic.
Performs initial nursing evaluation, including behavioral health/psychiatric nursing needs. Observes and evaluates the physical and mental status of the patient for complications and medication side effects. Maintains awareness for indicators in patients' behavior that call for change in the treatment modality (crisis, suicidal ideation) as well as other medical signs and symptoms. Instructs patient/caregiver in cognitive and technical aspects of care, medication regimes, disease processes, safety interventions, ADL care, coping skills, symptom management and other interventions. Administers IM medications, performs lab draws and specimen collections. Acts as a case manager in coordinating care for patients as assigned. Completes documentation timely and accurately. Supervises LPNs and HHAs. Regularly communicate patient progress to the clinical manager, psychiatrist and care team.