Behavioral Health

Rn Psychiatric Inpatient

Pay Rate: 32.22 - 45.33 Hourly

Work Type:
Full Time

Shift: Days

Department:
Behavioral Svcs at MATS Center

Category:
Registered Nurse

Facility:
Lomas Campus

Sign-On Bonus Available

Relocation Assistance Available

Receive 17 Weekday Nights 26 Weekend Nights and 15 Weekend Day Shift Differentials

Minimum Offer 32.22/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.

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 ensure 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.

• 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 preceptor training assume precepting and evaluation responsibilities of new personnel
• Tests and Procedures:
  Assist with special tests and procedures ensure proper consent has been obtained
• Emergency Measures:
  Assist with or institute emergency measures for sudden adverse developments in patients
• Medication:
  Administer medication including IV medication via the Seven Rights document and communicate clinical findings
• Environment:
  Maintain a safe comfortable and therapeutic environment for patients/families in accordance with Hospitals standards
• Patient Safety 1:
  Follow patient safety-related policies procedures and protocols
• Patient Safety 2:
  Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes
• Patient Safety 3:
  Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk
• Patient Safety 4:
  Report potential or actual patient safety concerns medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner
• Patient Safety 5:
  Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may "not seem right"

Education:

• Essential:
  Program Graduate
• Nonessential:
  Bachelor's Degree
• Education Specialization:
  
  Essential:
  Nationally Accredited Nursing Graduate
• Nonessential:
  Nursing

Experience:

• Essential:
  None
• Nonessential:
  Bilingual English Spanish Keres Tewa Tiwa Towa Zuni or Navajo 1 year directly related experience

Credentials:

• Essential: CPR for Healthcare/BLS Prov or Prof Rescuers w/in 30 days RN in NM or as allowed by reciprocal agreement by NM

Physical Conditions:

Heavy Work:
Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects or people. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Medium Work.

Working Conditions:

• Essential:
  Sig Haz:
  Physical risk/injuries due to combative patients Sig Hazard:
  Chemicals Bio Hazardous…