Registered Nurse - Adult Crisis Stabilization

Sheppard Pratt; Towson (MD); On-site; USD 51,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

The Adult Crisis Stabilization Unit at Sheppard Pratt in Towson, MD seeks an experienced Registered Nurse to join a 22-bed unit providing focused crisis intervention for major mental illnesses. Schedule includes 40 hours weekly with 7 a.m.–3 p.m. or 3 p.m.–11 p.m.

shifts and rotating weekends; in-person only. The RN will assess, plan, administer, and evaluate care, administer physician-prescribed treatments, and educate patients and families while guiding clinical staff and documenting progress

Qualifications

• Must possess a current license as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of Maryland (or compact state).
• Experience in a psychiatric nursing setting preferred.
• Comprehensive nursing knowledge gained through inpatient RN experience; LPN inpatient experience considered with experience equivalence.

Responsibilities

• Perform a full range of professional psychiatric nursing services, including assessing, planning, administering, and evaluating patient care.
• Administer medical treatment as prescribed by physician.
• Teach and provide psychosocial support to patients and their families.
• Provide day-to-day clinical direction to assigned Mental Health Workers or other staff.
• Document and report patient progress to the treatment team.

Skills

RN license

Psychiatric nursing

Inpatient experience

Job description

Schedule: 40 hours weekly, 7 a.m. - 3 p.m. and 3 p.m - 11 p.m. with rotating weekends. Type: In Person.

The Adult Crisis Stabilization Unit

is a 22-bed unit offering a highly focused crisis intervention model for the treatment of major mental illnesses where the average length of stay is 8 days.

As a Registered Nurse/RN you will:

• Perform a full range of professional psychiatric nursing services, including assessing, planning, administering, and evaluating patient care in accordance with team treatment plans.
• Administer medical treatment as prescribed by physician.
• Teach and provide psychosocial support to patients and their families.
• Provide day-to-day clinical direction to assigned Mental Health Workers or other paraprofessional staff.
• Document and report patient progress to treatment team.

Requirements:

• Must possess a current license as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of Maryland (or compact state) at time of appointment and continuously while in position.
• Experience in a psychiatric nursing setting preferred.
• Comprehensive knowledge of nursing-acquired through at least one year of inpatient RN experience; prior LPN inpatient experience will be considered with every one year of LPN experience equating to 6 months RN experience
• Weekends/holidays
• All new clinical staff will begin their extended clinical orientation/training immediately following your first day of employment.

The pay range for this position is $37.08 minimum to $56.83 maximum. Pay for this position is determined on a number of factors, including but not limited to, years and level of related experience.