Job Description

Registered Nurse Geriatric Psych, PRN at ScionHealth summary:

A Registered Nurse specializing in geriatric psychiatric care, providing direct patient care including medication administration, clinical treatments, and monitoring patient condition. Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to coordinate care plans, patient transfers, and education for patients and families. Advocates for patients’ physical and emotional well-being while complying with nursing standards and documentation requirements.

Description

At ScionHealth , we empower our caregivers to do what they do best. We value every voice by caring deeply for every patient and each other. We show courage by running toward the challenge and we lean into new ideas by embracing curiosity and question asking. Together, we create our culture by living our values in our day-to-day interactions with our patients and teammates.

Job Summary

Provides direct patient care to patients using the nursing process in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice.

Essential Functions

• Performs plan of care intervention, including medication administration, specimen collection, clinical treatments, as well as other medical care treatment.
• Documents patient care given.
• Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate to care team, physician, patient and/or family.
• Assists patients with performing activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, elimination, nutrition, and ambulation.
• Collaborates as needed across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including patient transfer, discharge, referral and spiritual/psychosocial support needed.
• Evaluates learning needs of patient and/or family and provides patient/family education appropriate to age, culture, condition and circumstances.
• Works as an advocate for the physical and emotional well-being of the patient.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education

• Associate degree or higher in nursing

Licenses/Certifications

• Current State license or Compact State License
• BLS - required upon hire and continuously thereafter.
• CPI - required within 6 months of hire and annually thereafter.

Experience

• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgement, and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Keywords:

Registered Nurse, Geriatric Psychiatry, Patient Care, Medication Administration, Clinical Treatments, Patient Monitoring, Care Coordination, Patient Education, Healthcare, Nursing

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