Psychiatric Outpatient Nurse - Day Shift Impact & Care

UNMH Jobs; Moriarty (NM); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

UNMH Jobs seeks a licensed RN to provide professional nursing care in a mental health/psychiatric setting. You will design care plans and coordinate overall patient care to support recovery, ensuring adherence to hospital policies.

Care may involve pediatric to geriatric patients. This is a full-time Days shift position with differential incentives for Weekday Nights, Weekend Nights, and Weekend Days.

Qualifications

• RN license in good standing; psychiatric/mental health experience preferred.
• Ability to design and implement nursing care plans and coordinate care across teams.

Responsibilities

• Interview, examine, and assess psychiatric patients across age groups.
• Observe behavior and mental status; perform triage and crisis intervention.
• Write treatment plans; coordinate medications and procedures; provide nursing care.
• Document patient status and changes; may perform data entry.
• Perform nursing intakes and collect specimens as needed.
• Educate patients and families on treatments; offer emotional support and advocacy.
• Coordinate information flow between physicians, students, staff, patients, families, and community.

Skills

Nursing care

Patient assessment

Care planning

Education

RN license

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

UNMH Jobs seeks a licensed RN to provide professional nursing care in a mental health/psychiatric setting. You will design care plans and coordinate overall patient care to support recovery, ensuring adherence to hospital policies.

Care may involve pediatric to geriatric patients. This is a full-time Days shift position with differential incentives for Weekday Nights, Weekend Nights, and Weekend Days.