1 Psychiatric Nurse - Point Loma MOB-1 - Mental Hlth/Psychiatry - Per Diem (0) Job in San Diego, CA
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Psychiatric Nurse - Point Loma MOB-1 - Mental Hlth/Psychiatry - Per Diem (0)
$81k-100k (estimate)
Per Diem | Hospital
1 Week Ago
Kaiser Permanente is Hiring a Psychiatric Nurse - Point Loma MOB-1 - Mental Hlth/Psychiatry - Per Diem (0) Near San Diego, CA
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
Qualifications:
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
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:
- This position could be assigned to work at any San Diego Mental Health location which will be determined upon hire.
Job Summary
JOB TYPE
Per Diem
INDUSTRY
Hospital
SALARY
$81k-100k (estimate)
POST DATE
05/12/2024
EXPIRATION DATE
07/10/2024
HEADQUARTERS
LOMITA, CA
SIZE
>50,000
FOUNDED
2007
CEO
THELMA NERI
REVENUE
$50M - $200M
INDUSTRY
Hospital
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