MedlinkHealth Anesthesia
Registered Nurse (RN) - Behavioral Health (Nights)
Coos Bay, Oregon•Temporary
$46 - $54 hourly
$46 - $54 hourly
About the Job
Job Title: Inpatient Psychiatric Registered Nurse (Psych RN)
Job Summary: We are seeking a compassionate and dedicated Inpatient Psychiatric Registered Nurse (RN) to apply the nursing process in delivering holistic mental health care. In this role, you will assess patients, create safe therapeutic environments, manage crises, administer medications, and collaborate closely with an interdisciplinary treatment team to coordinate comprehensive psychiatric care and patient rehabilitation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Psychiatric Assessment & Care Planning: Conduct thorough physical, psychosocial, cultural, and age-specific assessments; establish nursing diagnoses and implement individualized plans of care.
- Therapeutic Milieu & Group Participation: Maintain a safe, structured therapeutic milieu on the unit; attend patient group activities and actively contribute to interdisciplinary treatment team meetings.
- Medication & Treatment Administration: Administer psychiatric and medical medications, manage pain, perform wound care, and operate biomedical equipment, infusion pumps, and monitors.
- Crisis De-escalation & Emergency Response: Effectively manage patient behavioral crises, psychiatric emergencies, and physical health changes using approved de-escalation techniques (CPI).
- Patient & Family Education: Teach patients and caregivers about mental health diagnoses, medication management, illness prevention, and wellness promotion.
- Clinical Documentation & Delegation: Accurately document assessments, interventions, and care plans in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR); supervise and direct unlicensed assistive personnel (UAPs/Techs).
Qualifications & Requirements:
- Clinical Experience: Minimum of 1+ years of dedicated inpatient psychiatric nursing experience [Required].
- Hospital Experience: Recent hospital-based experience within the last 5 years [Required].
- Licensure: Active Registered Nurse (RN) License [Required].
- Certifications:
- Active Basic Life Support (BLS) [Required].
- Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) Certification [Required].
- Core Skills: Proficiency in crisis intervention, strong critical thinking, effective communication, and adaptability in a dynamic behavioral health environment.