What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse (RN ) position at Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services?
Join our mission to help individuals with mental illness and addictions to lead healthy and productive lives. GCBHS has an immediate opening for a Psychiatric Registered Nurse (RN) to provide nursing services to adults experiencing mental health and substance use disorder. The GCB Nurse provides direct nursing care in accordance with the Ohio Board of Nursing and established GCB policies, procedures, and protocols. Follows the steps in the nursing process to implement and monitor a holistic plan of care for behavioral health patients. The GCB nurse may serve as a coordinator in collaboration with other disciplines for purposes of coordination of patient care issues. Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition and carries out physician and nursing orders.
Our Nursing positions have flexible scheduling - no evenings or weekends plus 10 paid holidays!
Why Work at GCBHS?
- GCBHS is a pioneer in the field of behavioral health treatment for adults, children, and families
- Top Workplace every year since 2010
- Paid Time Off, Paid Sick Time, and Paid Holidays
- Flexible work schedules
- 403(b) Retirement with Match
- Quarterly Productivity Bonuses
- Professional development opportunities and no cost to you CEU's
- Public Student Loan Forgiveness
The ideal candidate for our Nurse position will have experience working with adults in a psychiatric setting.
Responsibilities for the Nurse:
- Provide nursing services (primarily med/somatic) on-site and within communities to clients with a psychiatric nursing focus
- Administer medications and injections and provide medical/health screening and minor physical health duties (dressing changes/blood pressure screening/monitoring glucose levels/etc.)
- Provide psychiatric nursing assessment of individual clients as it relates to medication complications
- Assess the effectiveness of psychotropic medication therapy and educate clients on topics such as medications, side effects, and drug interactions.
Attends ACT team meetings - May be assigned to initiate, coordinate, and monitor evaluations necessary to identify patient needs in areas to include: living arrangements, financial concerns, physical/psychiatric health, activities of daily living, vocational/educational, social supports, leisure and recreation
- By assertive outreach, attempts to engage the patient in identifying and expressing his/her own needs, offers services to assist in meeting these needs within job duties, and re-assesses needs and outcomes with the patient
- A primary focus will be relapse prevention/mental and physical health promotion; will work closely with the teams to identify/evaluate factors leading to relapse, and will collaborate with team and other providers to develop and implement service interventions to ensure patient holistic health stability
Requirements for Registered Nurse (RN):
- OH Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license.
- Experience working with persons who have chronic mental illness preferred
- Excellent communication, documentation, and time management skills.
- Ability to be flexible with work schedule and assignments.
- Experience with working or living in the Warren County area is a plus
GCBHS has been named a Top Workplace in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky every year since 2010!
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