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Position Overview

Deliver quality general and psychiatric nursing care to patients with emotional or psychiatric disorders; serve actively and constructively as a member of the multi-disciplinary treatment team; and to ensure the safety and well-being of each patient. 

Job Functions

• Displays basic knowledge of treatment procedures

• Knowledge of interventions common to acute psychotic as well as to non-violent crises intervention practice

• Proven record of consistently high quality of clinical and interpersonal skills to be a role model to others;

• Basic knowledge of abnormal psychology; application of this knowledge to nursing care;

• Basic knowledge of medical terminology; thorough familiarity of psychopharmacy and the use of psychotropic medications;

• Basic teaching and training skills helpful;

• Problem-solving; organizational and time-management ; crisis intervention skills;

• Written and oral communication skills;

• Skills in facilitating and/or co-facilitating process oriented and didactic groups;

• Must meet eligibility requirements for CPR, and CPI certification

• Skills in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships in a variety of clinical and support team members;

• Flexibility regarding hours and scheduled work is required;

• Maintaining information as highly confidential mandatory;

• Prior knowledge and experience working in a therapeutic treatment environment is a plus;

• Provides resident assessment, nursing care and evaluation of nursing care

• Ensures consistent use of the nursing process in providing quality resident care

• Acts as a resource to residential care staff

• Serves as a role model for residents to observe and learn socially effective values, attitudes & behaviors

• Responsible for Medication Administration, Maintaining documentation

• Develops treatment plans, Carry out physicians orders, etc.

• Ensure the safety of residents by ensuring that precautions are being followed as written by physician

• Basic knowledge of abnormal psychology; application of this knowledge to nursing care