Adult Psychiatric Nurse

Affinity Home Health Care Inc; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Affinity Home Health Care Inc. is seeking an Adult Mental Health Nurse to provide compassionate, evidence-based psychiatric nursing care to adult patients.

You will complete mental health assessments and administer medications, while collaborating with an interdisciplinary team to develop care plans. In this role, you will educate patients and families about mental health conditions, promote safety, monitor progress, and coordinate discharge planning with community resources.

Qualifications

• Strong clinical assessment and medication administration skills.
• Ability to work effectively within a team environment.
• Excellent communication and patient education abilities.
• Commitment to providing compassionate, evidence-based care.

Responsibilities

• Provide compassionate, evidence‑based psychiatric nursing care to adult patients
• Complete mental health assessments and administer medications
• Support crisis intervention and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to develop and implement care plans
• Educate patients and families about mental health conditions and treatments
• Promote safety and monitor patient progress
• Coordinate discharge planning and connect patients with community resources

Skills

Clinical assessment

Medication administration

Team collaboration

Communication & education

Compassionate care

Job description

• Provide compassionate, evidence‑based psychiatric nursing care to adult patients
• Complete mental health assessments and administer medications
• Support crisis intervention and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to develop and implement care plans
• Educate patients and families about mental health conditions and treatments
• Promote safety and monitor patient progress
• Coordinate discharge planning and connect patients with community resources

Adult Mental Health Nurse

Responsibilities

• Provide compassionate, evidence‑based psychiatric nursing care to adult patients
• Complete mental health assessments and administer medications
• Support crisis intervention and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to develop and implement care plans
• Educate patients and families about mental health conditions and treatments
• Promote safety and monitor patient progress
• Coordinate discharge planning and connect patients with community resources

Qualifications & Skills

• Strong clinical assessment and medication administration skills
• Ability to work effectively within a team environment
• Excellent communication and patient education abilities
• Commitment to providing compassionate, evidence‑based care

Additional Information: The role offers a supportive, team‑focused culture with ongoing professional development and opportunities for career growth within an innovative behavioral health setting.