The Behavioral Health RN's primary role is to function independently in providing comprehensive care to patients who are experiencing mental illness - both acute and chronic disease states.
Job Responsibilities::

• Identifies needs and nursing diagnosis, and assigns priorities to a plan of care based on a holistic approach.

• Utilizes discharge outcome criteria to evaluate the plan of care for each patient.

• Individualizes the health care plan of care for each patient. Appropriately utilizes pre-printed care plans.

• Demonstrates and maintains clinical expertise in providing care to the patient.

• Takes responsibility for identifying unmet learning needs and seeks assistance from supervisor and peers to maintain currency with nursing skills.

• Utilizes appropriate psychiatric nursing skills to meet the unique needs of each patient.

• Provides for client participation in health promotion, maintenance, and restoration.

• Collaborates with community agencies to coordinate patient care and facilitate discharge planning.

• Meets with the Manager at least once per month to communicate the status of patients and concerns.

• Utilizes principles of the nursing process to assist in data collection, planning, and evaluation of nursing care.

• Demonstrates nursing knowledge and skills in the implementation of prevention, therapeutic, and rehabilitative nursing care.

• Utilizes effective interviewing techniques; sets limits, and collects data based on specific roles.

• Communicates and collaborates effectively with health care providers, third parties, patients, and families based on specific roles.

• Explains processes, procedures, and treatments to patients to gain cooperation, understanding, and ease apprehension.

• Maintains awareness of the comfort and safety needs of patients.

• Observe patients, record significant conditions and reactions, and notify the supervisor or Physician of the patient's condition and reaction to drugs, treatments, and significant incidents.

• Responds to life-saving situations based on nursing standards, policies, procedures, and protocols.

• Uses oral and written communication to convey pertinent information to members of the health care team promptly.

• Complies with company policies and procedures.

• Completes all required forms, reports, time cards, itineraries, etc, accurately and within the designated timeframe.

• 1 years of experience in working with Behavioral Health, Mental Health, and/or Psych Patients

• Associate's Degree in Nursing or higher

• Registered Nurse, licensed in the State of Ohio

• Basic Life Support

• Valid Driver's License

• Experience working as part of a team and working effectively with persons and communities from diverse cultural, social, and ethnic backgrounds. The ability to work in a complex institutional structure requires significant collaboration.

• Strong planning and organizational skills.

• Demonstrated ability to work well under pressure, within strict time parameters, and with a strong attention to detail.

• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

• Demonstrated ability to maintain strict confidentiality.

• Bi-lingual a plus.