Psych RN

Calibre Talent Group; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare staffing agency is seeking a Psychiatric Nurse in Hartford, Connecticut. Responsibilities include collaborating on psychiatric intervention plans, administering medications, and monitoring treatment adherence. Candidates should have an associate's or bachelor's degree in nursing, with a preference for a bachelor's degree, and the PMHNP-BC certification is preferred. Strong communication and interpersonal skills, along with clinical judgment capacity, are essential for this role.

Qualifications

• Associate's or bachelor's degree in nursing, with a preference for a bachelor's degree.
• Preferred certification: PMHNP-BC.
• Receipt of BLS training required.
• Familiarity with cultural perceptions about psychiatric difficulties.
• Well-honed triaging, diagnostic, and clinical judgment capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Collaborating on psychiatric intervention plans.
• Administering psychotropic and similar medications.
• Monitoring adherence to non-medicinal treatment regimens.
• Removing potentially harmful and triggering environmental features.
• Restraining, consoling, and sometimes medicating highly unsettled patients.
• Recording patients' health journeys and reporting on notable alterations.
• Conducting targeted psychoeducation, particularly within families.

Skills

Interpersonal abilities

Communication skills

Clinical judgment

Empathy

Collaboration abilities

Education

Associate's or bachelor's degree in nursing

PMHNP-BC

BLS training

Job description

• Collaborating on psychiatric intervention plans.
• Administering psychotropic and similar medications.
• Monitoring adherence to non-medicinal treatment regimens.
• Removing potentially harmful and triggering environmental features.
• Restraining, consoling, and sometimes medicating highly unsettled patients.
• Recording patients' health journeys and reporting on notable alterations.
• Conducting targeted psychoeducation, particularly within families.

Psychiatric Nurse Requirements:

• Associate's or bachelor's degree in nursing, where the latter is preferred.
• PMHNP-BC is preferred.
• Receipt of BLS training.
• Familiarity with cultural perceptions about psychiatric difficulties.
• Well-honed triaging, diagnostic, and clinical judgment capacities.
• Superb interpersonal and collaboration abilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Resilience, immense empathy, and resolution.