Psychiatric Registered Nurse

Mental Health Association of Rochester; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Mental Health Association of Rochester seeks an RN – Psychiatry to provide compassionate, evidence-based mental health nursing care in an academic healthcare setting. You will perform comprehensive psychiatric assessments, monitor medications, and support patients during acute episodes using crisis-intervention skills.

Collaborating with psychiatrists, therapists, and social workers, you will develop individualized care plans and coordinate discharge with community resources while educating

Qualifications

• RN licensure with strong clinical judgment, assessment and safety skills.
• Medication monitoring proficiency and crisis-intervention capability.
• Effective interdisciplinary collaboration and communication.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive psychiatric and safety assessments.
• Administer, monitor, and manage psychotropic medications.
• Use therapeutic communication and crisis-intervention skills during acute episodes.
• Collaborate with psychiatrists, therapists, and social workers on care plans.
• Coordinate discharge planning and connect patients with community resources.
• Educate patients and families to support understanding and ongoing care.
• Contribute to a patient-first, team-oriented culture with opportunities for development.

Skills

RN licensure

Clinical judgment

Assessment skills

Safety skills

Medication monitoring

Crisis intervention

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Communication skills

Job description

RN – Psychiatry provides compassionate, evidence-based mental health nursing care in a collaborative, academic healthcare environment.

• Perform comprehensive psychiatric and safety assessments.


• Administer, monitor, and manage psychotropic medications.


• Use therapeutic communication and crisis-intervention skills to support patients during acute episodes.


• Collaborate with psychiatrists, therapists, and social workers to develop individualized care plans.


• Coordinate discharge planning and connect patients with appropriate community resources.


• Educate patients and families to support understanding and ongoing care.


• Contribute to a patient-first, team-oriented culture, with opportunities for professional development and involvement in research, quality, and innovation.

Qualifications & skills:

Registered Nurse licensure, strong clinical judgment, assessment and safety skills, medication monitoring proficiency, crisis-intervention capability, and effective interdisciplinary collaboration and communication.