Psychiatric RN-Per Diem- Lancaster

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.

Essential Responsibilities :

• 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.

Basic Qualifications :

Experience

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

Education

Graduate from an accredited Nursing School.

License, Certification, Registration

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

Additional Requirements :

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

Preferred Qualifications :

• Telephone triage experience.
• BSN preferred.

Notes :

• May work in other AV MOBs within the service area.
• Position may include weekends.
13 days ago