Behavioral Health RN: Compassionate Psychiatric Care

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare is seeking a Registered Nurse in Psychiatry to provide direct and indirect care within a collaborative team. You will apply the nursing process autonomously and contribute to a safe, therapeutic care environment.

This role includes leadership, mentoring and role modeling for other health care team members, coordinating and delegating care while upholding patient rights, dignity, confidentiality and needs.

Qualifications

• Graduate of approved school of nursing.
• Bachelor degree in nursing preferred.
• Current licensed in the State of Florida to practice professional nursing (RN).
• Must have a current Basic Life Support (BLS) or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification.

Responsibilities

• Assumes direct and indirect responsibility for the patient's care environment.
• Provides care through collaboration with team members and the autonomous application of the nursing process.
• Provides leadership, mentoring and role modeling for other members of the health care team.
• Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, coordination and delegation of care in a safe, secure and clean environment.
• Ensures care provided displays respect for the patient’s rights, dignity, values, confidentiality and expressed needs.
• Is adaptable, using evidenced based practice and information technologies while maintaining focus on providing comfort, relieving pain and alleviating anxiety.
• Practices under the Department of Nursing and within the scope of the Florida Nurse Practice Act.
• Follows all policies, procedures, and requirements, and actively supports a commitment to the mission and vision of TMH, consistently displaying behaviors in harmony with the ICARE values.

Skills

Nursing

Education

Graduate of approved school of nursing

Bachelor Degree in Nursing

Job description

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare is seeking a Registered Nurse in Psychiatry to provide direct and indirect care within a collaborative team. You will apply the nursing process autonomously and contribute to a safe, therapeutic care environment.

This role includes leadership, mentoring and role modeling for other health care team members, coordinating and delegating care while upholding patient rights, dignity, confidentiality and needs.