Psychiatric Nurse
Torrance, PA US
Job Description
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
PRN weekends, 1st and 2nd shift, 16 hours accommodated for this every weekend
Psychiatric Nurse Compensation
- The pay for this position is $41.00-46.00 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!
Job Requirements
- State license as RN in the state of Pennsylvania
- CPR certification
- Minimum of 1 year experience in a psychiatric setting