RN - FT Nights Geriatric Inpatient Psych - SAM
Locations: Samaritan Hospital - Troy, New York
Time Type: Full time
Posted on: Posted 4 Days Ago
Job Requisition ID: 00546555
Employment Type:
Full time
Shift:
12 Hour Night Shift
Description:
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - Samaritan Hospital Registered Nurse
Our Behavioral Health Unit provides you the opportunity to work with mental health patients. We serve persons who are experiencing a severe psychiatric crisis and in need of an inpatient setting for safety, care and treatment to stabilize the immediate crisis. Treatment is individualized and quality care is provided that best suits the needs of our patients. There is an emphasis on maintaining safety, medication stabilization and the development of individualized coping skills in response to the crisis.
You will support your main unit, but be cross-trained in all four units. Varying shifts available in the following units:
Adult Psych Unit - We are a 26 bed Inpatient Adult Psych unit caring for the stabilization of acute symptoms of the psychiatrically impaired population. During the course of admission, we address acute psychiatric intervention and facilitate discharge planning to facilitate safe transitions to the next level of care or return to the community.
Senior/Geriatric Psych Unit - This is a 20 bed unit. This unit addresses the medical and psychiatric needs of aging patients experiencing mental health and substance abuse problems.
MICA (Mentally Ill/Chemically Addicted) - This unit is a 14 bed unit. Drug addiction rehab program to help people suffering from both mental illness and substance abuse.
CRISIS ER - Crisis is a 6 bed, locked unit within the emergency department. Patients are evaluated during a mental health crisis for safety to determine whether or not they require admission to one of our inpatient Behavioral Health units.
What you will do:
- Addresses the medical and psychiatric needs of patients experiencing mental health and substance abuse problems.
- Affording all patients and their families with a professional, caring, and safe environment.
- Providing clinical and safety standards in order to ensure the highest quality of patient care.
- The RN is responsible for assessing the needs of each patient where assigned.
- Planning the nursing care needed, including spiritual, emotional and physiological needs.
- The RN is directly accountable to the Nurse Manager for the quality of patient care delivered.
- The RN modifies and delivers care that is specific to the age, growth and development of patients according to the unit scope of services.
- When serving in the charge role, the RN is responsible for clinical and leadership functions.
What you will need:
- A NYS License.
- BLS Required.
- Registered Nurses must possess the ability to assess, plan, direct, intervene and evaluate patient care.
- The RN must be able to communicate effectively, verbally and written.
- 1 year of RN experience preferred.
Pay Range: $36.50 - $49.95
Pay is based on experience, skills, and education. Exempt positions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) will be paid within the base salary equivalent of the stated hourly rates.
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