A-Line Staffing is now hiring a Psychiatric Nurse. This would be full time / 40+ hours per week.

If you are interested in this Psychiatric Nurse Opportunity, please contact Michelle at 586-422-1171 or Mmansoor@alinestaffing.com

Psychiatric Nurse Hours

• 2^nd and 3^rd shift are available – required to work every other weekend and holiday
• Will consider 12 hour shifts

Psychiatric Nurse Compensation

• The pay for this position is $47.00-52.00 per hour
• Benefits are available to full-time employees after 90 days of employment
• A 401(k) with a company match is available for full-time employees with 1 year of service on our eligibility dates

Psychiatric Nurse Responsibilities

• Develops, implements, updates, evaluates and revises as appropriate an interdisciplinary age-specific patient Plan of Care; based on continuous assessment and interpretation of all available patient data - to meet the identified patient care goals.
• Demonstrates integration of general nursing practice with intervention for emotionally ill patients based on approved Standards of care and practice as well as the patient’s treatment plan
• Identifies and utilizes effective de-escalation measures as alternative to seclusion/restraints
• Provides for patient safety at all times.
• Aware of patient safety measures (i.e. contraband, restraint/seclusion, suicide precautions). Maintains routine regular rounds (according to Facility policy) 1:1, precautionary monitoring (suicidal, elopement, contraband, seclusion/restraint), reporting and recoding patient physical and emotional status, activity and behavior
• Demonstrates knowledge of milieu management in daily practice.
• Demonstrates effective de-escalation techniques
• Provides for spiritual and emotional needs of the patient/significant others in times of stress/maladaptive behavior
• Verbalizes understanding of differences between voluntary and involuntary admissions
• Verbalizes understanding of legal issues involved with competency and guardianship, and psychiatric care of minors.
• Demonstrates understanding of suicide and homicide risks and precautions and crisis interventions.

Psychiatric Nurse Requirements

• State license as RN in the state of Pennsylvania
• CPR certification
• Minimum of 1 year experience in a psychiatric setting

If you think this Psychiatric Nurse position is a good fit for you, please reach out to me - feel free to call, e-mail, or apply to this posting!

• State license as RN in the state of Pennsylvania
• CPR certification
• Minimum of 1 year experience in a psychiatric setting