What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinical Pysch RN position at J Arthur Dosher Memorial Hospital?
Description:
(PRN) as needed
Provide clinical supervision, coordination and technical guidance to other nursing staff and, may participate on and/or coordinate interdisciplinary treatment teams composed of medical and mental health professionals
Functions of the Position (not an exhaustive list):
- Demonstrates and teaches principles of nursing process including: bio-psychosocial assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care.
- Provides psychotherapeutic services to clients such as individual, group and family counseling and consultation.
- Leads psycho-educational groups
- Investigates patient complaints.
- Acts as patient advocate.
- Determines treatment effectiveness.
- Works individually with nursing staff to identify options and plans for difficult patients or to provide technical training
- Makes recommendations and assists with the development of action plans to improve nursing care
Education:
- Graduate of an approved school of nursing
- Current licensure in the state of North Carolina
- Master’s Degree or higher from an accredited U.S. college or university
- Current BLS/ACLS certification