RN ED Behavioral Health Psych Observation Dept
Listed on 2026-10-09
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Nursing
Healthcare Nursing, RN Nurse, Mental Health Nurse, Nurse Practitioner
Job Summary and Qualifications
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PositionObjective:
The RN Behavioral Health is primarily responsible for adhering to the hospital's Standards of Patient Care to deliver safe and quality patient care. The RN performs all treatments and procedures as outlined in the Standards Manual and applicable regulatory and professional entities/ guidelines, standards, protocols and procedures within the scope of RN practice.
Patient Population Served :The Emergency Department Behavioral Health RN is expected to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care based on the physical ability, intellectual development, psychosocial, education and safety needs of the behavioral health patient.
Essential Position Functions :The following functions must be able to be carried out by the incumbent with or without reasonable accommodation:
- Assessment
- l Interviews patient and caregiver/family on admission to obtain a bio-psycho-social history relevant to reason for evaluation.
- l Assesses the patient's physical. emotional and psychosocial status.
- l Reviews all test results including neuropsychological, lab, x-ray for ongoing assessment and reporting to physicians.
- l Assesses patient and family/caregiver for discharge needs.
- l Assesses patient status on an ongoing basis.
- l Communicates patient needs/assessment to physicians/APRN/PA, social work (PARS).
- l Assesses for developmental needs.
- l Develops a written nursing care plan with patient and family input that is individualized to patient needs, supportive of clinical diagnostic presentation and supportive of all skills and abilities.
- l Coordinates and documents the interdisciplinary plan of care.
- l Directs the patient's participation in the therapeutic milieu and bio-psychosocial program.
- l Develops teaching plans to meet the learning needs of patients, family, and caregiver relevant to discharge needs.
- l Acknowledges, validates accurate transcription, coordinates and implements physician orders.
- l Applies the interdisciplinary
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