Psychiatric RN-Per Diem - Sylmar

Job Summary

Responsible for the delivery of psychiatric nursing care/services to members being treated in the behavioral health service departments. Positions assigned to this classification are characterized by providing interventions that: promote and foster health; assess dysfuntion; assist patients to regain or improve their coping abilities; maximize patient strengths and prevent further disability. These interventions focus on the psychiatric-mental health patient and include: health promotion and health maintenance;

monitoring patients and assisting them with self-care activities; monitoring psycho-biological treatment regimens; providing triage decisions and facilitating patient movement into appropriate services.

• Coordinates with pharmacy regarding approved medications.
• Provides information and education to members in a variety of forums.
• Documents Services rendered utilizing standard nursing procedures in member chart.
• Triage phone calls and refer to appropriate staff or community resources.
• Assist Psychiatrists with coordinating internal and external hospitalizations of members.
• Performs basic physical assessments of patients including vital signs and monitoring for side effects of psychiatric active medications and referring information to physicians as appropriate.
• Provides prescribed medications to patients per physicians orders following appropriate protocol.
• Utilizes electronic medical record for medication refills.
• Reviews lab results and refers to physician within protocols and guidelines.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Department Administrator and/or Chief of Psychiatry.

• Minimum one (1) year recent (within the last three (3) years) RN Psychiatric experience.

• Graduate from an accredited Nursing School.

• Registered Nurse License (California)
• Basic Life Support from American Heart Association

• Psychiatric and chemical dependency knowledge.
• Able to triage and evaluate various aspects of the psychiatric population.
• Group leadership skills, excellent verbal & written communication skills.

• Telephone triage experience.
• BSN preferred.
• Outpatient Psychiatry is preferred.
• Spanish speaking preferred.

• Requires covering SCL clinic, as needed.

Primary

Location:

California,Sylmar,Sylmar Behavioral Health

Scheduled Weekly

Hours:

1

Shift: Day

Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed , Thu, Fri

Working Hours Start: 09:00 AM

Working Hours End: 05:30 PM

Job Schedule: Per Diem

Job Type: Standard

Worker

Location:

Onsite

Employee Status: Regular

Employee Group/Union Affiliation: B11-PSC|NUHW|NUHW Psych Social Chapter

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Department: Sylmar Medical Offices - Mental Hlth/Psychiatry-Reg Clin - 0806

Pay Range: $72.34 - $93.16 / hour

Kaiser Permanente strives to offer a market competitive total rewards package and is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not reflect the full value of our total rewards package. Actual base pay determined at offer will be based on labor market data, internal alignment, and a candidate's years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location.

Travel: Yes, 15 % of the Time

Work Setting: Onsite

Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy.

Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.