Clinical Nurse (rn) Behavioral Health & Psychiatric Rn (adults)

Bmwofkansascitysouth

Kansas City, US
Psychiatric state assessment
Multi-disciplinary team collaboration
Medication administration
The Behavioral Health and Psychiatric RN ensures that all clinical care is delivered in a manner that meets or exceeds goals and expectations for clinical outcomes, quality assurance standards, and patient satisfaction

Job Summary

  • The Behavioral Health and Psychiatric RN ensures that all clinical care is delivered in a manner that meets or exceeds goals and expectations for clinical outcomes, quality assurance standards, and patient satisfaction.
  • The RN gauges the behavioral health patients’ psychiatric state, collaborates with a multi-disciplinary team to support each patients’ care plan, monitors adherence to all treatments, administers psychotropic and other mediations, has strong de-escalation skills, maintains patient safety during restraint, hold or seclusion events, conducts education, and helps prepare the patient and family for a safe discharge and therapeutic continuum of care.
  • Provides thorough, timely and accurate documentation of all pertinent data, therapeutic interventions and patient responses including assessment, care plan, patient goals and interventions according to established standards for the care of the behavioral health care patient.

Matching Summary

The Behavioral Health and Psychiatric RN ensures that all clinical care is delivered in a manner that meets or exceeds goals and expectations for clinical outcomes, quality assurance standards, and patient satisfaction.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Psychiatric state assessment
  • Multi-disciplinary team collaboration
  • Medication administration
  • De-escalation skills
  • Patient safety during restraint
  • Therapeutic continuum of care

Nice-to-have

  • Patient and family education
  • Safe behavioral health environment
  • Direct therapeutic interaction

Key Requirements

  • Associate Degree Nursing
  • 6 months or greater of RN experience
  • Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN)
  • Basic Life Support Heartsaver (BLS HS)
  • Behavior management techniques certification

Work Rights

Not specified

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