Psychiatric Registered Nurse – Outpatient Care

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

Job summary

UNMH Jobs is seeking a dedicated registered nurse to provide professional nursing care in a mental health/psychiatric environment. You will design care plans, administer medications, and coordinate services to support patient recovery across pediatric to geriatric populations.

You will educate patients and families, collaborate with physicians and staff, and participate in quality improvement and policy adherence to ensure safe, effective care within UPC General Specialty Clinics.

Responsibilities

• Interview, examine, and assess the health status of psychiatric patients with various cognitive, emotional, developmental, social, and behavioral disorders
• Observe patient behavior, activities, and mental status; perform triage and crisis intervention
• Write treatment plans; coordinate patient drug and procedure activities; administer medication and treatment; provide and coordinate nursing care of assigned patients; may facilitate group therapy and/or education sessions
• Chart and report observed symptoms, reactions, treatments, and changes in the patients' conditions; collect and document data and information; may perform computerized data entry
• Perform nursing intakes, draw blood and other patient specimens; may perform or coordinate laboratory tests
• Educate patients and families on treatment regimens, management of side effects, and compliance with the treatment plans; provide emotional support and acts as advocate for patients and families
• Provide information and facilitate communication between physicians, medical students, staff, patients, families, and community; coordinate and consult with a milieu of service providers
• Follow established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and/or infection control standards
• Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in-services, meetings and workshops
• Perform various administrative functions such as monitoring expenditures and preparing reports and correspondence; may participate in a variety of research projects to develop service plans; may propose changes to program policies and procedures
• Participate in orientation, and having successfully completed preceptor training, assume precepting and evaluation responsibilities of new personnel
• Adhere to and promote the core expectations of the Patient Centered Medical Home or Patient Centered Specialty Practice as applicable
• Assist with or institute emergency measures for sudden, adverse developments in patients
• Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols
• Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes
• Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk

Skills

Nursing care

Patient assessment

Communication with physicians

Job description

UNMH Jobs is seeking a dedicated registered nurse to provide professional nursing care in a mental health/psychiatric environment. You will design care plans, administer medications, and coordinate services to support patient recovery across pediatric to geriatric populations.

You will educate patients and families, collaborate with physicians and staff, and participate in quality improvement and policy adherence to ensure safe, effective care within UPC General Specialty Clinics.