Intake Registered Nurse (Psychiatry) (Part Time) (NOC)

This is a position working in a behavioral healthcare hospital. To deliver quality general and psychiatric nursing care to patients who present for a behavioral health assessment or are hospitalized for treatment of psychiatric or emotional disorders; to serve actively and constructively as a member of the multi-disciplinary treatment team, supporting the organization philosophy of care; to ensure the safety and well-being of each patient.

*Pay Range: $50/hr. to $67/hr.

*Work Schedule: Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 11:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.

Responsibilities:

Conduct medical screens for all patients who present for Intake

Determine if the patients are medically stable and can be treated safely on-site. Must be able to identify neurological deficits and level of consciousness

Conduct vital signs, breathalyzer, O2 saturation levels, and glucometer levels

Calculate and interpret BMI

Competent in assessment of communicable disease exposure, risk, and interventions

Complete a pain assessment. Understanding of general and psychiatric medications

Demonstrate understanding of EMTALA regulations and implementation

Able to evaluate for emergency medical conditions and competent in assessing when stabilizing treatment is necessary

Able to perform appropriate transfers to other facilities, including identification of risks and benefits of a transfer out

Review of labs and medical histories of patients in medical facilities to determine medical appropriateness for admission

Understanding of medical exclusion criteria and how to assess for conditions that are not medically appropriate for admission

Able to perform case consultations with other RNs and physicians to determine medical appropriateness

Ability to assess for substance intoxication and withdrawal symptoms. Assess for behavioral health symptomatology

Conduct case consultations with physicians to determine the level of care for patients presenting for treatment

Assess patients for self-harm/suicide risk and consult with a physician to determine appropriate monitoring levels for inpatient admissions

Able to manage patients at risk of self-harm or harm to others while in Intake

Complete risk assessments for AWOL, danger to others, sexual acting out behavior, and vulnerability

Knowledge of DSM-5 diagnoses

Skills:

Demonstrates sound leadership skills and utilizes these skills in organizing the activities and schedules for medical and/or non-medical tasks of the patient for a given shift

Record of consistently high quality of clinical and interpersonal skills to be an exemplary role model to others

Displays basic knowledge of treatment procedures, interventions common to acute psychotic as well as to non-violent crises intervention practice

Basic knowledge of abnormal psychology as typically found in the general psychiatric population; application of this knowledge to patient nursing care; basic knowledge of medical terminology especially those terms associated with psychiatric care

Through familiarity of Psychopharmacy and the use of psychotropic medications with the psychiatric population

Basic teaching and training skills helpful; problem-solving; organizational and time management

Crisis intervention skills; written and oral communication skills; skills in facilitating and/or co-facilitating process orientated and didactic groups

Skills in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships in a variety of clinical and support team members; empathy for patients and their families; skills in maintaining information as highly confidential