Behavioral Health RN — Crisis Intervention & Care

Pacifica Hospital of the Valley; Sun Valley (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Pacifica Hospital of the Valley seeks a Registered Nurse to collaborate with an interprofessional team, delivering therapeutic patient- and family-centered care. You will collect and assess data on mental health status to develop, execute, and evaluate the plan of care.

The role requires CA RN license, at least one year in behavioral health or chemical dependency, and active BLS; LPS certification within 60 days of hire is preferred. Join our compassionate acute care team.

Qualifications

• Valid CA Registered Nurse license.
• One year experience in a behavioral health or chemical dependency environment.
• Management of Assaultive Behavior certification.
• Valid BLS certification.
• LPS certified or LPS eligible by Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health within 60 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing services to individuals with mental health and/or substance use disorders.
• Engage in clinical nursing assessment and identify medical or psychiatric symptoms that need intervention.
• Identify the need for crisis intervention and clinical nursing practice including personal care services, monitoring and reporting findings, medication administration and monitoring, client teaching and health education, emergency intervention and other nursing services within professional scope of practice.
• Coordinate medical care and intervention with program staff, mid-level providers and/or psychiatrist.
• Develop a therapeutic relationship with patients. Develop and implement crisis stabilization plan of care.
• Observe and document patient's behavior and changes in status throughout the observation and crisis stabilization process.
• Identify early warning signs of a patient going into crisis and is effectively able to intervene before patient escalates into full psychiatric agitation or crisis.
• Help patient improve coping abilities.

Skills

Behavioral health nursing

Crisis intervention

Team collaboration

Education

California RN license

LPS certification

BLS certification

Job description

Pacifica Hospital of the Valley seeks a Registered Nurse to collaborate with an interprofessional team, delivering therapeutic patient- and family-centered care. You will collect and assess data on mental health status to develop, execute, and evaluate the plan of care.

The role requires CA RN license, at least one year in behavioral health or chemical dependency, and active BLS; LPS certification within 60 days of hire is preferred. Join our compassionate acute care team.