Clinical RN - Transition

Job Summary:

The Registered Nurse is responsible for independently utilizing the nursing process to safely, therapeutically and efficiently care for a group of patients based on HMNH’s policies, procedures and all regulatory requirements.

Licensure and Certification:

• Current California RN license
• Current BLS provider card
• Workplace violence/de-escalation training required
• Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing certification preferred

Additional Licensure and Certification (BHU):

• LAC DMH LPS Evaluator & Allied Health Credentialed Professional required in 6 months post hire

Education:

• Associate’s degree in Nursing (ASN) required
• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN) strongly preferred

Experience:

• Minimum (2) years psychiatric acute care experience preferred
• Minimum (1) year acute hospital experience preferred

Knowledge and Skills:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Critical thinking skills
• Problem solving skills
• Basic computer skills 

Physical Demands - Patient Care:

• Continuous standing/walking and occasional/intermittent sitting.
• Continuous use of bilateral upper extremities in fine motor activities requiring fingering, grasping, and forward reaching between waist and shoulder level to handle/operate medical equipment/devices.
• Frequent reaching above shoulder level and overhead.
• Frequent forward bending, twisting, squatting and kneeling; occasional climbing.
• Occasional repositioning and transferring patients weighing up to 200 pounds between bed, chair, and gurney.
• Occasional lifting and carrying equipment weighing up to 25 pounds.
• Occasional/intermittent pushing of gurneys, wheelchairs, bed and other medical equipment over tiled and carpeted surfaces.
• Continuous use of near vision to read medical equipment such as monitoring devices and reading documents and computer screens; hearing and verbal communication to interact with patients, co-workers, and other customers.