Job Summary:

Responsible for the provision of care to promote behavioral health and wellness by completing the nursing process; collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary team members; providing biopsychosocial interventions to patients and families. Ensures that each patient is included in healthcare decision-making, as well as works toward creating and sustaining an environment that humanizes and individualizes the care for each patient. Provides a range of clinical services to include, but not limited to, assessments of individual biopsychosocial needs, acute stabilization, treatment, and crisis prevention. Clinical supervision of unlicensed team members on assigned shifts.

Supervisory Responsibility:

None

Position Qualifications:

Graduate of accredited school of nursing

Current Ohio Registered Nurse license

Current BLS

One year of nursing experience, minimal

Bachelor’s degree in nursing, preferred

Experience in psychiatric nursing, preferred

Key Responsibilities / Job Accountabilities:

• Establishes a compassionate environment by providing physical, emotional, and spiritual support to patients and families.

• Assesses and identifies patient care requirements by utilizing evidence-based assessment and screening tools.
• Collaborates with other disciplines to develop a treatment plan that reflects patient assessments, goals of patient and family, and functionality.
• Promotes patient's independence by establishing patient care goals; teaching patient and family to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills, as appropriate.
• Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustments; following hospital and nursing department philosophies and standards of care set by state board of nursing, state nurse practice act, The Joint Commission, Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, and other governing agency regulations.
• Resolves patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.
• Maintains safe and clean environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations, with assistance from unlicensed support personnel.
• Provides effective crisis intervention through clinical leadership, teamwork, and respect for patient to ensure that best outcome.
• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.

Additional Skills / Qualifications:

Knowledge of psychopathology and general knowledge of medical care of patients

Understanding of resiliency and recovery in mental illness and substance abuse, and treatment approaches and techniques.

Interest in working with patients with psychiatric diagnoses.

Ability to work under stress with patients who may require constant observation.

Flexibility in work schedule.

Benefits:

Blue Cross Blue Shield Medical

Dental 

Vision

401 (k)

PTO