Psychiatric Registered Nurse

Pennant; Mobile (AL); On-site; USD 34,000 - 52,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401K and employer match

Paid time off

Job summary

Access Home Health is seeking a Part-Time Psychiatric Registered Nurse to join its Mobile, Alabama home health team. The RN will perform initial psychiatric evaluations, manage care, supervise staff, and coordinate with the care team.

The role emphasizes patient education, accurate documentation, and communication with the clinical manager and psychiatry team. CMS requirements apply for psychiatric home health nursing.

Qualifications

• Current RN license for the state(s) assigned.
• CMS requirements: master’s in mental health nursing or bachelor’s in nursing with psychiatric experience, or diploma/associate with two years of psychiatric nursing experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform initial nursing evaluation including psychiatric nursing needs.
• Observe and evaluate physical and mental status for complications and medication effects.
• Monitor for crisis indicators (crisis, suicidal ideation) and other medical signs.
• Instruct patient/caregiver in care, medications, disease processes, safety, ADL, coping, and symptom management.
• Administer IM medications, perform lab draws and specimen collections.
• Act as a case manager coordinating care for assigned patients.
• Complete documentation timely and accurately.
• Supervise LPNs and HHAs.
• Regularly communicate patient progress to the clinical manager, psychiatrist and care team.

Skills

RN license or certification

Behavioral health nursing

Case management

Education

Master’s in mental health nursing

Bachelor’s in nursing

Diploma/associate degree in nursing

Tools

None specified

Job description

Job Title: Psychiatric Registered Nurse

Job Location: Mobile, AL

Job Type: Part Time

We are looking for a Psychiatric Registered Nurse (RN) to join our Home Health team. Come make a difference in the Mobile area and surrounding communities! At Access Home Health, our employees enjoy:

• Opportunities to build trusted relationships and connections while providing care to patients.
• To be valued and respected by patients and their families.
• A sense of security, incredible team support, and flexibility for work-life balance.
• Leadership development opportunities – we value internal advancement in areas of interest to our employees.

POSITION OVERVIEW

• Performs initial nursing evaluation, including behavioral health/psychiatric nursing needs.

• Observes and evaluates the physical and mental status of the patient for complications and medication side effects.

• Maintains awareness for indicators in patients’ behavior that call for change in the treatment modality (crisis, suicidal ideation) as well as other medical signs and symptoms.

• Instructs patient/caregiver in cognitive and technical aspects of care, medication regimes, disease processes, safety interventions, ADL care, coping skills, symptom management and other interventions.

• Administers IM medications, performs lab draws and specimen collections.

• Acts as a case manager in coordinating care for patients as assigned.

• Completes documentation timely and accurately.

• Supervises LPNs and HHAs.

• Regularly communicate patient progress to the clinical manager,psychiatristand care team.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Current RN license, specific to the state(s) you are assigned to work. Must have one of the following to meet CMS requirements for psychiatric nursing in the home care setting:
  • An RN with a master’s degree in a mental health nursing or psychiatric specialty. Must have nursing experience in an acute treatment unit or other psychiatric setting.
  • An RN with a bachelor’s degree in nursing. Must have one year of recent nursing experience in an acute treatment unit or other psychiatric setting.
  • An RN with a diploma or associate’s degree in nursing. Must have two years of recent nursing experience in an acute treatment unit or other psychiatric setting.

Full-Time Benefits Include:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Disability, Pre-Tax Savings Accounts, and ancillary benefits
• 100% Employer Paid Basic Life Insurance & Employee Assistance Program
• Generous Paid Time Off plan and 6 paid holidays annually
• Employee Referral Bonuses
• 401K Retirement Plan & Employer Match

Please note: Experience must have been within the last three to five years. If not, documentation must support psychiatric retraining or classes or CEUs to update psychiatric knowledge.

The employer for this position is stated in the job posting. The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US. Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets. More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at http://www.pennantgroup.com.