Geriatric Psychiatric RN – Day Shift, Compassionate Care

UTHealth Houston; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% paid medical premiums

Generous time off

Longevity Pay

Retirement/pension plan

Wellbeing and employee discounts

Job summary

UTHealth Houston’s John S. Dunn Behavioral Sciences Center is hiring a Registered Nurse II to join the day-shift team on the 4B geriatric psychiatric unit.

You will deliver professional nursing care to geriatric patients with various psychiatric diagnoses and supervise nursing staff on the unit. The role emphasizes patient safety, dignity, and recovery, with orientation and mandatory training, and a benefits package including comprehensive insurance, generous leave, longevity pay and a pension

Qualifications

• Current Texas RN license required.
• CPR certification required.
• Bachelor's degree in nursing with 1 year nursing experience; OR ADN with 3 years; OR Nursing Diploma with 2 years; OR HCPC Staff Nurse I pathway.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient needs, plans and implements patient care activities and evaluates the patients’ response to the treatment.
• Assist patient and families in discharge planning, including medications, safety issues post-discharge, home care, potential problems and appropriate follow-up for additional support needed.
• Participate in regularly scheduled team conferences and collaborates with health care providers in treatment, discharge planning and provisions of care.
• Functions as the liaison between patients and physicians, other multidisciplinary team members and community agencies/resources.
• Documents patient care and outcomes per hospital policy and accrediting agencies.
• Administers medication and other therapeutic interventions, as ordered by the physician.
• Makes decisions based on experience and training as to whether emergency situation exists and responds to emergency situations. May administer CPR and/or other first aid measures.
• Remains abreast of developments in nursing by attending seminars and workshops, reading pertinent literature.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Compassionate care

Team collaboration

Nursing assessment

Patient safety

Education

Bachelor's degree in nursing

Associate degree in nursing

Nursing Diploma

ADN with HCPC experience

Job description

UTHealth Houston’s John S. Dunn Behavioral Sciences Center is hiring a Registered Nurse II to join the day-shift team on the 4B geriatric psychiatric unit.

You will deliver professional nursing care to geriatric patients with various psychiatric diagnoses and supervise nursing staff on the unit. The role emphasizes patient safety, dignity, and recovery, with orientation and mandatory training, and a benefits package including comprehensive insurance, generous leave, longevity pay and a pension