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Boston, MA
Rn-behavioral Health
Boston, MA
Balistreri-Satterfield
Boston, MA
Rn-behavioral Health
  • Assistance with performance of special procedures, techniques, or patient care
  • · Works rotating shifts, weekends and holidays as scheduled
  • Administers nursing care to patients, including assessment, planning, implementing and evaluation of the patient’s care plan in coordination with the physician
  • Utilizes hospital information systems to process orders/data and retrieve patient information. Provides psycho-education services (individual and group)
  • Provides addiction specific education to patient population
  • · Administers nursing care to patients, including assessment, planning, implementing and evaluation of the patient’s care plan in coordination with the physician
  • Performs initial and on-going bio-psychosocial assessments according to accepted standards of nursing practice
Los Angeles, CA
RN Behavioral Health
Los Angeles, CA
Kreiger-Cassin
Los Angeles, CA
RN Behavioral Health
  • Provides patient/family education and assists in discharge planning utilizing resources and considering patient/family readiness barriers and alternatives
  • Provides direct nursing care, alongside a coach, in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization
  • Participates in process improvement activity standards
  • Current certification as a BLS Healthcare Provider
  • Crisis Prevention within 60 days of hire or transfer
  • Maintains responsibility for patients assigned to LPN or Nurse Technician staff, directs activities of the LPN or Nurse Technician staff within their scope of practice
  • Establishes effective caring relationships with staff patients families and other members of the health care team
present
Dallas, TX
Lead RN Behavioral Health Nights
Dallas, TX
Rau, Feeney and Waelchi
present
Dallas, TX
Lead RN Behavioral Health Nights
present
  • Provides opportunities for employee development
  • Utilizes quality improvement as basis to improve department processes
  • Pursues own professional growth and development
  • Communicates effectively with staff, peers, external and internal customers
  • Assists with thorough and complete orientation of all incoming personnel, utilizing the department orientation plan and ensuring all aspects of the orientation process are completed in a timely manner
  • Monitors staffing to volumes
  • Demonstrates clinical competence to practice within the departments’ scope of service
Education Education
Bachelor’s Degree in Creativity
Bachelor’s Degree in Creativity
North Carolina State University
Bachelor’s Degree in Creativity
Skills Skills
  • Reads and writes Basic English with the basic skills necessary to transcribe physician’s orders
  • Possess good organization skills and be able to act on multiple tasks
  • Understand and be able to train on all the state and federal standards regarding behavioral health assessment, petition, medical screening and patient rights
  • Demonstrates knowledge of the occurrence reporting system. Uses system to report potential patient safety issues
  • Able to use multiple means of technology to complete job functions
  • Knowledge of body substance isolation
  • Basic computer skills
  • Possess good communication skills verbal and written
  • Possess a thorough knowledge of current behavioral health concepts, principles and methods of treatment
  • Regular, punctual and dependable attendance
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RN Behavioral Health Resume Examples & Samples

  • Performs duties in accordance with unit specific standards of care as evidence by documentation, observation and competencies. Includes, but not limited to (2) patient identifiers (arm band & picture), hand off communication
  • Assessment completed within 4 hours of admission, each shift and as needed by patient condition
  • Nursing Plan of Care is developed to meet individual patient needs according to nursing standards of care/practice within 24 hours of admissions
  • Plan is updated with any change in patient condition and at least every 24 shift
  • Delivers care with respect to the individual’s spiritual and cultural needs
  • Changes in patient’s physiological, behavioral and medical status are recognized, reported and documented as they occur
  • Manages pain through assessment (with appropriate pain scale) intervention, re-assessment within one hour of intervention
  • Orders are implemented as ordered
  • Physical and psychosocial needs are met for assigned group of patients
  • Maintains responsibility for patients assigned to LPN or Nurse Technician staff, directs activities of the LPN or Nurse Technician staff within their scope of practice
  • Delivers medication according to policy; to include eMAR scanning where available and Medication Reconciliation
  • Follow policies and procedures regarding safety and precautions, uses all safety devices and processes
  • Observe patients closely to prevent falls. In the event of a fall, immediately assess and reassess within 2 hours
  • Keeps supplies at par level, ordering when necessary
  • Previous Psych/Geriatric experience preferred
  • Crisis Prevention within 60 days of hire or transfer
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RN Behavioral Health PRN Resume Examples & Samples

  • RN License - NH
  • PRN position
  • Experience as a Behavioral Health RN
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RN Behavioral Health Resume Examples & Samples

  • Patient Rights - The Registered Nurse – Behavioral Health will work to support and protect the rights of each patient served, treat each patient with dignity and care, and maintain patient confidentiality/privacy
  • Patient Safety – The Registered Nurse – Behavioral Health demonstrates commitment to patient safety initiatives including patient falls, medication safety, National Patient Safety Goals, critical value reporting, and administration of blood products
  • Graduate of School of Nursing program (required)
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RN Behavioral Health Resume Examples & Samples

  • NH RN license
  • CPR Card
  • Willing to nights and rotate weekends
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Lead RN Behavioral Health Nights Resume Examples & Samples

  • Serves as the Team Leader to ensure efficient operation of the department
  • Serves as a resource and mentor for staff in the clinical area
  • Assumes responsibility for decisions and actions in the lead clinical role
  • Provides opportunities for employee development
  • Communicates effectively with staff, peers, external and internal customers
  • Monitors staffing to volumes
  • Utilizes quality improvement as basis to improve department processes
  • Assists with thorough and complete orientation of all incoming personnel, utilizing the department orientation plan and ensuring all aspects of the orientation process are completed in a timely manner
  • Maintains readiness for regulatory surveys
  • Demonstrates clinical competence to practice within the departments’ scope of service
  • Communicates effectively with leadership, staff, peers, and physicians
  • Assists with departmental Quality Initiatives, outcomes management projects, and other hospital initiatives in compliance with Federal, State, and Joint Commission regulatory/accreditation bodies. Functions effectively as a team member, triage, charge nurse and preceptor
  • Pursues own professional growth and development
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Rn-behavioral Health Resume Examples & Samples

  • RN currently licensed by the State of Texas
  • Handle With Care and BLS Certification prior upon hire and maintain certification throughout employment
  • Behavioral/Non-Behavioral Restraint Training
  • Patient's Rights and Professional Conduct
  • Pavilion Specific Policy/Standards Review
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RN Behavioral Health PRN Resume Examples & Samples

  • Required - Current Virginia license or license pending state board approval
  • Preferred - One year experience in Behavioral Health services
  • EDUCATION
  • Required - Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
  • Preferred - Enrolled in a bachelors of nursing program
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RN Behavioral Health Resume Examples & Samples

  • Possess a minimum of an Associate’s Degree in Nursing
  • Registered Nurse in the State of Florida
  • 2 years of Behavioral Health experience required, 3 years with Psychiatric Assessment/Intake preferred
  • Possess a thorough knowledge of current behavioral health concepts, principles and methods of treatment
  • Possess good organization skills and be able to act on multiple tasks
  • Understand and be able to train on all the state and federal standards regarding behavioral health assessment, petition, medical screening and patient rights
  • Able to use multiple means of technology to complete job functions
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RN Behavioral Health Unit Resume Examples & Samples

  • Current Wyoming State RN License
  • Must have knowledge through training or experience in patient care activities for adult patients (age 18-64) and geriatric patients (age 65+)
  • Must be capable of meeting the stresses and demands of the position as listed in the Working Conditions Section
  • Must be able to communicate and comprehend effectively in written and spoken English
  • Must be able to add, subtract, multiply and divide all units of measure
  • 1-2 years experience required
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Rn-behavioral Health Resume Examples & Samples

  • · Administers nursing care to patients, including assessment, planning, implementing and evaluation of the patient’s care plan in coordination with the physician
  • · Provides patient/family or caregiver education and counseling in recognition and solution of physical, emotional and environmental health problems
  • · Supervises health care members (i.e., Psych Techs) with patients
  • · Utilizes hospital information systems to process orders/data and retrieve patient information. Provides psycho-education services (individual and group)
  • · Completes mental health/substance abuse assessments (including urgent/emergency assessments), biopsychosocial assessments and integrated summaries
  • · Works rotating shifts, weekends and holidays as scheduled
  • · Initiates emergency support measures (i.e., CPR, protecting patient from injury)
  • · Demonstrates mental health/substance abuse assessment skills, utilizing DSMIV criteria and axis/ASAM criteria
  • · Functions as a consultation liaison role (Mercy inpatient units, Emergency department, nursing homes and/or community agencies)
  • · Completes health screenings and medication education/monitoring, including patient/family education
  • · If designated ECT nurse: coordinates ECT scheduling with professional team and patients/families and functions as a team leader
  • · Functions as a mentor for less experienced staff (case review, observation)
  • · Assists with patient care duties/tasks as required
  • · Assists with clerical duties as required
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RN, Behavioral Health Resume Examples & Samples

  • Provides urgent care as needed for patients requiring hospitalization
  • Enters orders for lab tests and places PPDs per nursing standing orders, signed by Behavioral Health physician
  • Administers breathalyzer
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RN Behavioral Health Resume Examples & Samples

  • Associates Degree in Nursing required;Bachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred
  • Minimum 1 year experience in acute care facility
  • Current BLS (Basic Life Support) required within 30 days of hire
  • Current CPI (Crisis Prevention Intervention) required within 60 days of hire. Fingerprints upon hire
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Rn-behavioral Health PES Resume Examples & Samples

  • Current CA RN license; BLS certification
  • 1 year acute care nursing experience
  • Psych. Emergency experience and Charge Nurse capabilities preferred
  • Good customer service skills
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Rn-behavioral Health Resume Examples & Samples

  • Charge nurse responsibilities
  • Direct nurse/patient care duties, therapy procedures, techniques, or patient care
  • Medication administration and monitoring
  • Treatment team responsibilities
  • Assistance with performance of special procedures, techniques, or patient care
  • Patient and family teaching, counseling and therapeutic intervention
  • Student and staff orientation and mentoring
  • Nursing care planning and management
  • Prior Med Surg. and/or Psych experience preferred
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RN Behavioral Health RN Psych Resume Examples & Samples

  • Displays effective communication skills as evidenced by the ability to maintain therapeutic relationships with patients, families, physicians and staff
  • Has an accurate knowledge of psycho-dynamics and therapeutic processes as demonstrated by effective intervention and resolution of problems as they occur, and communication of the processes to others
  • Demonstrates behavior that is consistent with leadership
  • Demonstrates good organizational skills based on the needs of the patients and program as evidenced by following through on assigned tasks in a smooth and effective manner and determining priorities
  • Demonstrates skills in admission, discharge and transfer of patients
  • Acts as a role model, by utilizing professional standards, motivating peers and co-workers, stimulating growth and development in others
  • Responsible for maintaining upgraded knowledge in psychiatric nursing by engaging in activities that will enhance current knowledge base
  • Attends unit meetings as specified by Nurse Manager in order to receive current information, and assists the Nurse Manager in communication of this information to other staff members. Complete all competency requirements in a timely manner
  • Performs other duties and special projects as assigned by Nurse Manager. Helps promote program through referral development and community education events as assigned by Nurse Manager
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RN Behavioral Health Resume Examples & Samples

  • Current CA RN licensure and BLS certificate from the American Heart Association
  • 2 years acute Mental Health RN experience
  • Maintaining current competencies and certifications required by department
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Rn-behavioral Health Resume Examples & Samples

  • Active registration for Registered Nurse – Board of Nursing, State of Iowa Psychiatric Nursing experience preferred
  • Must be BLS certified within 3 months of hire
  • Bachelors Degree of Nursing preferred; must obtain within 6 years of hire, effective 04/01/2012
  • Membership in an appropriate professional nursing organization is recommended
  • Must be capable of problem solving, critical thinking and assessment of patient conditions
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Rn Behavioral Health Per Diem Flexible Resume Examples & Samples

  • BLS certification & CPI Certification
  • Successful Florida Protective Services background check
  • Two or more years of Behavioral health experience highly preferred
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RN Behavioral Health Lifeline, PRN Resume Examples & Samples

  • Actively seeks ways to control costs without compromising patient safety, quality of care or the services delivered
  • Participates and cooperates in the unit based Performance Improvement processes, and utilizes Performance Improvement Plan to improve patient safety
  • Adheres to organizational policies, procedures, established processes and rules
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Rn-behavioral Health Resume Examples & Samples

  • Nursing Process Related to Psychiatric/Mental Health Patient Population
  • Assessment – A Resource to staff in assessment and data collection in a systematic manner to assure quality care
  • Outcomes Identification - Facilitates participation of the nursing team and other team members in identifying patient outcomes. Planning - Assists staff in creating a relevant comprehensive plan of care
  • Evaluation - Facilitates the participation of staff in the ongoing evaluation of programs, processes and desired outcomes
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Rn-behavioral Health Resume Examples & Samples

  • Performs initial and on-going bio-psychosocial assessments according to accepted standards of nursing practice
  • Develops a nursing plan of care consistent with the master treatment plan
  • Collaborates with the treatment team to revise goals, objectives and interventions appropriate to the changes in patient status
  • Provides addiction specific education to patient population
  • Bachelor's degree preferred and Associate's degree required
  • Minimum of 6 months Med/Surg experience needed
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Rn-behavioral Health Resume Examples & Samples

  • Participates in the performance improvement process within the Network, Hospital, and department
  • Associates or higher Degree from an accredited school of professional nursing
  • Current Registered Nurse (RN) licensure by theBoard of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas required or proof of reciprocity of licensure between the State of Texas and another state. Must be maintained throughout employment
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Rn-behavioral Health Emergency Services Resume Examples & Samples

  • Demonstrates knowledge regarding the biological, psychosocial, ethnic and religious needs of the patient population, in addition to the age-specific learning needs, and incorporates those needs into the individualized plan of care. Acts as a resource to the novice nurse to address individualized patient care
  • Diagnosis: Analyzes assessment data to determine potential nursing diagnoses/patient problems
  • Outcomes Identification and Planning: Collaborates with patients/families, nursing care team, and multidisciplinary team to identify expected outcomes/goals of care for each patient and contributes to care planning to achieve individualized patient goals. Recognizes patient/family as an integral member of the healthcare team. Shows ability to independently problem solve and shares perspective with the multidisciplinary team
  • Implementation: RN II implements the identified plan of care by providing evidence-based interventions. Efficiently coordinates patient care for assigned patient load and support others to provide care to the larger team of patients. The RN II identifies elements of care that are appropriate to delegate to unlicensed assistive personnel and provides follow up to ensure all delegated care is provided. Provides detailed instruction and feedback to unlicensed assistive personnel. Coordinates patient care needs, including discharge planning, with appropriate departments and identifies patient/family discharge needs
  • Evaluation: Evaluates effectiveness of plan of care by assessing patient/family response to interventions. Collaborates with nursing care team and multidisciplinary team to alter plan of care as needed based on patient response
  • 18 months of experience as a Registered Nurse
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RN Behavioral Health Resume Examples & Samples

  • Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide nursing care based on physical psychosocial educational safety and age-related criteria pertinent to the patients served in his/her assigned area
  • Provides patient/family education and assists in discharge planning utilizing resources and considering patient/family readiness barriers and alternatives
  • Establishes priorities for patient care delivery and uses critical thinking skills coordinates and completes patient care responsibilities independently or by appropriately delegating
  • Administers medication and parenteral therapy in accordance with policy and procedure including blood administration
  • Documents patient assessment reassessment progress toward goal achievement and all other required documentation accurately and timely
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Rn-behavioral Health Center Resume Examples & Samples

  • Diagnosis - Reviews the patient population and supports staff in decisions to determine relevant problems and needs
  • Implementation - Actively supports staff in implementation and evaluation of care in a knowledgeable, skillful, and consistent manner
  • Graduate of an accredited program of nursing required
  • Inpatient psychiatric nursing experience preferred
  • Required to have an active California RN license required