Registered Nurse (RN) - Inpatient

PrairieCare; Brooklyn Park (MN); On-site; USD 79,000 - 122,000; Full time

Job summary

PrairieCare is seeking a Psychiatric/Mental Health RN for our inpatient hospital in Minneapolis to manage care for adolescent and young adult patients with psychiatric disorders.

You will perform psychosocial, physical and behavioral assessments, monitor daily functioning, communicate with families, provide non-judgmental care, document confidential information, and administer medications and tests, with 32 hours weekly and AM/PM shift rotation every other weekend.

Qualifications

• RN licensure with Minnesota State Board of Nursing is required.
• BSN preferred.
• Includes trauma-informed care and de-escalation training.

Responsibilities

• Administer psychosocial, physical, and behavioral assessments and provide individualized interventions.
• Monitor daily functioning and assist in mental health symptom management.
• Communicate with patients and families with curiosity and compassion.
• Provide non-judgmental care sensitive to developmental age and family diversity.
• Document confidential medical and psychiatric information accurately.
• Administer medications and perform tests such as lab draws, EKG, UDS, Genesight, and HcG.

Skills

Critical thinking

Multi-tasking

Communication

Computer skills

Trauma-informed care

Education

Nursing degree

MN RN licensure

Tools

HER

Microsoft Office

Job description

What You’ll Do

Psychiatric/Mental Health RNs at our inpatient hospital in Minneapolis are responsible for managing the care of adolescent patients and/or young adult patients experiencing psychiatric/mental health disorders. Key responsibilities include:

• Administering psychosocial, physical, and behavioral assessments related to specific conditions and providing individualized interventions based on these assessments
• Monitoring patients’ daily functioning and assisting in mental health symptom management
• Communicating with patients and families using curiosity, compassion, and active listening
• Providing care in a non-judgmental, non-discriminatory manner that is sensitive to the patient’s developmental age and to the patient’s and family’s diversity
• Tracking and sharing confidential medical and psychiatric information, verbally and in written documentation
• Administering medications and performing interventions such as including lab draws, EKG, UDS, Genesight, and HcG testing

What You’ll Do

Psychiatric/Mental Health RNs at our inpatient hospital in Minneapolis are responsible for managing the care of adolescent patients and/or young adult patients experiencing psychiatric/mental health disorders. Key responsibilities include:

• Administering psychosocial, physical, and behavioral assessments related to specific conditions and providing individualized interventions based on these assessments
• Monitoring patients’ daily functioning and assisting in mental health symptom management
• Communicating with patients and families using curiosity, compassion, and active listening
• Providing care in a non-judgmental, non-discriminatory manner that is sensitive to the patient’s developmental age and to the patient’s and family’s diversity
• Tracking and sharing confidential medical and psychiatric information, verbally and in written documentation
• Administering medications and performing interventions such as including lab draws, EKG, UDS, Genesight, and HcG testing

What Makes You a Great Fit

• Graduate of an accredited nursing school with a Nursing Degree (BSN is preferred, current licensure as an RN with the Minnesota State Board of Nursing is required.)
• A purposeful, results-oriented critical thinker who can make fast, safe judgment calls in stressful situations
• Skilled at multi-tasking, prioritizing, and communicating, in both verbal and written format
• Facility with basic computer skills using Microsoft Office products and HER
• Competency in the safe use of restraints and seclusion and effective deescalation through collaborative problem-solving and trauma-informed practices
• A compassionate, patient-first mindset that supports you to reach the highest standards in delivery of care

Compensation Range:

$37.92 to $58.68 depending on education and experience

Additional Details

32 hours a week with AM / PM shift rotation with every other weekend