Psych RN (PHP) – Impactful Mental Health Care

Universal Health Services; Eastmont (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Forest View Hospital, part of Universal Health Services, seeks a Psych RN for its Partial Hospitalization Program near Grand Rapids, MI. New grads welcome.

The RN PHP provides nursing care to adolescent and adult patients, utilizing the nursing process and participating in team-based treatment planning. Responsibilities include education, medication management, discharge planning, and crisis assessment.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• 6-12 months of previous Psych Nursing preferred, demonstrating a strong understanding of the unit they will be assisting in leadership.
• Current RN licensure in the state of Michigan.
• Demonstrates clinical competency in providing general nursing care.
• Basic understanding of psychiatric nursing theory.
• CPR/Handle With Care certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Utilizing the nursing process, the RN develops an initial nursing treatment plan for each admitted patient.
• Competent in assessing, planning, and delivering care for patients with co-occurring disorders.
• The nurse continually assesses and reassesses the patient's medical and psychiatric status and changing needs.
• Participates with other team members in planning and implementing the patient's treatment plan.
• Directs and participates with other personnel in maintaining a safe and therapeutic milieu.
• Assists with discharge planning and works with patient's discharges.
• Provides nursing interventions and education groups in accordance with the program and schedule.
• Medication teaching activities, assessment of medication side effects and medication efficacy, and assists physicians in obtaining informed consent.
• Communicates with patients and parents the appropriate procedure for sending medication to the PHP program, and provides education about those medications.

Skills

Psych Nursing

Nursing process

Discharge planning

Education/Patient teaching

Crisis intervention

Professional boundaries

Education

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.

Current RN licensure in the state of Michigan.

CPR certification preferred

Tools

Handle With Care certification

CPR certification

Job description

Forest View Hospital, part of Universal Health Services, seeks a Psych RN for its Partial Hospitalization Program near Grand Rapids, MI. New grads welcome.

The RN PHP provides nursing care to adolescent and adult patients, utilizing the nursing process and participating in team-based treatment planning. Responsibilities include education, medication management, discharge planning, and crisis assessment.