Inpatient Behavioral Health RN – Lead Care

Universal Health Services; Walteria (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Compensation & Generous PT

Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and药

Job summary

Del Amo Behavioral Health System, a subsidiary of Universal Health Services (UHS), is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) for a full-time position in our psychiatric program. You will provide safe and effective nursing care in assigned units, organize and direct patient care, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to support recovery.

The role emphasizes leadership, sound clinical judgment, and compassionate patient interaction in a demanding environment.

Qualifications

• Graduate of accredited nursing school required.
• Licensure by the California Board of Registered Nursing required.
• Clinical experience in a psychiatric setting preferred.
• 1-3 years' experience with military and behavioral health population preferably in an inpatient setting.
• Must be able to interact positively with patients on a daily basis.
• Must be able to demonstrate leadership ability and provide appropriate supervision/oversight of staff.
• Must be able to work successfully under highly stressful conditions.
• Must be able to make sound, independent judgments based on scientific and/or ethical principles.
• Must be able to comprehend and perform oral and written instructions and procedures.
• Must be able to collaborate with other multidisciplinary team members in an appropriate fashion.
• Must be capable of adapting to varying workloads and work assignments on a constant basis.
• Must have math skills to enable calculation of drug dosages and infusion rates.

Responsibilities

• Organize and direct care of patients, setting priorities and formulating assignments to include the most skilled staff to care for the most acutely ill patients.
• Ensure staff complete assigned duties & patient care responsibilities during the assigned shift.
• Provide thorough unit orientation to new staff.
• Staff Nurse functions as Charge Nurse when assigned.
• Assess each patient, complete plan of care, formulates a nursing diagnosis based upon assessment findings.
• Document patient behavior, condition, and care in an accurate, timely and legible manner on all assigned patients, including in RN progress notes and pertinent graphics every shift.
• Provide shift report using concise, meaningful language with all pertinent information, including patient name, diagnosis, physician, precautions, and levels of supervision, legal status, and discharge status, if known.
• Follow safety procedures. Utilize appropriate observation level for patient: Q15 minute checks, 1:1 monitoring, and/or specific precautions.
• Provide nursing care, within the scope of practice, to meet the unique needs of each patient.
• Actively attend and encourage participation of patients in milieu activities.
• Anticipate emergent situations; intervene early and appropriately
• Intervene in managing complex patient care situations, utilizing departmental policies and procedures that promote the most therapeutic alternatives. Prioritize interventions in rapidly changing patient situations.

Skills

Leadership

Staff supervision

Communication skills

Clinical judgment

Collaboration

Adaptability

Dosage calculation

Documentation

Education

RN License California

Nursing School Graduate

Job description

Del Amo Behavioral Health System, a subsidiary of Universal Health Services (UHS), is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) for a full-time position in our psychiatric program. You will provide safe and effective nursing care in assigned units, organize and direct patient care, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to support recovery.

The role emphasizes leadership, sound clinical judgment, and compassionate patient interaction in a demanding environment.