Behavioral Health Nurse

Behavioral Health Nurse at University of New Mexico - Hospitals summary:

The Behavioral Health Nurse provides professional nursing care to psychiatric patients, focusing on medication support, treatment coordination, and health assessment in forensic and community settings. The role involves patient evaluations, crisis intervention, education, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to support individuals with severe mental health issues. Additional responsibilities include policy adherence, emergency response, administrative duties, and precepting new personnel.

Sign-On Bonus Available

Relocation Assistance Available

Additional $6.00/hr safety Incentive Pay

Receive 17% Weekday Nights, 26% Weekend Nights and 15% Weekend Day shift differentials

Minimum Offer

$35.22/hr.

Maximum Offer

$45.33/hr.

Compensation Disclaimer

Compensation for this role is based on a number of factors, including but not limited to experience, education, and other business and organizational considerations.

Department: BH Forensic ACT-Tech

Forensic Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) is an evidenced based model that provides wrap around mental health services in the community to adults experiencing persistent and severe mental health issues, and criminal justice involvement. The FACT RN is a part of a multidisciplinary team and is primarily responsible for providing medication support and physical health appointment coordination support to clients. FACT RN is also responsible for managing the FACT medication room.

Most of the services provided by the FACT RN take place in the community, MDC, and other nontraditional settings which includes clients’ homes and shelters.

FTE: 1.00
Full Time

Shift: Days

Position Summary:

Provide professional nursing care for assigned patients in a mental health/psychiatric environment. Design nursing care plans and assist in the development of overall care plans for psychiatric patients, ensuring administration of appropriate overall care in a manner conducive to recovery. Ensure adherence to Hospitals and departmental policies and procedures. Patient care assignment may include pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric age groups.

Detailed responsibilities:

* PATIENT CARE - Interview, examine, and assess the health status of psychiatric patients with various cognitive, emotional, developmental, social, and behavioral disorders

* PATIENT CARE - Observe patient behavior, activities, and mental status; perform triage and crisis intervention

* PATIENT CARE - Write treatment plans; coordinate patient drug and procedure activities; administer medication and treatment; provide and coordinate nursing care of assigned patients; may facilitate group therapy and/or education sessions

* PATIENT CARE - Chart and report observed symptoms, reactions, treatments, and changes in the patients' conditions; collect and document data and information; may perform computerized data entry

* PATIENT CARE - Perform nursing intakes, draw blood and other patient specimens; may perform or coordinate laboratory tests

* PATIENT CARE - Educate patients and families on treatment regimens, management of side effects, and compliance with the treatment plans; provide emotional support and acts as advocate for patients and families

* PATIENT CARE - Provide information and facilitate communication between physicians, medical students, staff, patients, families, and community; coordinate and consult with a milieu of service providers

* POLICY & PROCEDURE - Follow established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and/or infection control standards

* DEVELOPMENT - Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in-services, meetings and workshops

* ADMINISTRATION - Perform various administrative functions such as monitoring expenditures and preparing reports and correspondence; may participate in a variety of research projects to develop service plans; may propose changes to program policies and procedures

* PRECEPTOR - Participate in orientation, and having successfully completed…