Amergis Staffing is currently hiring Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurses (RN).
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care in a psychiatric facility setting
- Partners with individuals to achieve their recovery goals
- Provides health promotion and maintenance
- Conducts intake screening, evaluation, and triage
- Provides case management
- Teaches self-care activities
- Administers and monitors psychobiological treatment regimens
- Practices crisis intervention and stabilization
- Engages in psychiatric rehabilitation and intervention
- Educates patients, families, and communities
- Coordinates care within interdisciplinary teams
- Evaluates signs and symptoms indicating physiologic and psychosocial changes in the patient’s condition
- Identifies and prioritizes actions based upon patient care requirements
- Provides a safe, comfortable and therapeutic patient environment
- Revises the plan of care according to evaluation, changes in psychiatric and medical plan of care, and effective/ineffective nursing interventions
- Has strong awareness and understanding of suicide prevention
- Understands community resources and outpatient programs for mental health and substance use disorders
- Adheres to Facility/Client procedures and protocols at all times
- Performs other duties as assigned/necessary
Minimum Requirements:
- Current Registered Nurse Licensure in-state practicing
- Complies with all relevant professional standards of practice
- Participation and completion of Amergis' Competency program when applicable
- Current CPR if applicable
- Must meet all federal, state and local requirements
- Successful completion of new hire training as applicable to job site
- Understand patient confidentiality and HIPAA requirements
- Ability to effectively elicit/provide information to and from appropriate individuals (including, but not limited to, supervisors, co-workers, clients) via strong communication skills; proficiency in the English language is required
- Computer proficiency required
- Must be at least 18 years of age
- Competitive pay & weekly paychecks
- Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
- 401(k) savings plan
- Awards and recognition programs