Psychiatric RN-Per Diem- Lancaster

Company: Kaiser Permanente
Location: Lancaster
Posted on: September 1, 2024

Job Description:

Job Summary: Responsible for the delivery of psychiatric nursing care/services to members being treated in the behavioral health service departments. Positions assigned to this classification are characterized by providing interventions that: promote and foster health; assess dysfuntion; assist patients to regain or improve their coping abilities; maximize patient strengths and prevent further disability. These interventions focus on the psychiatric-mental health patient and include: health promotion and health maintenance; monitoring patients and assisting them with self-care activities; monitoring psycho-biological treatment regimens; providing triage decisions and facilitating patient movement into appropriate services.Essential Responsibilities:

• Coordinates with pharmacy regarding approved medications.
• Provides information and education to members in a variety of forums.
• Documents Services rendered utilizing standard nursing procedures in member chart.
• Triage phone calls and refer to appropriate staff or community resources.
• Assist Psychiatrists with coordinating internal and external hospitalizations of members.
• Performs basic physical assessments of patients including vital signs and monitoring for side effects of psychiatric active medications and referring information to physicians as appropriate.
• Provides prescribed medications to patients per physicians orders following appropriate protocol.
• Utilizes electronic medical record for medication refills.
• Reviews lab results and refers to physician within protocols and guidelines.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Department Administrator and/or Chief of Psychiatry.Basic Qualifications:Experience
• Minimum one (1) year recent (within the last three (3) years) RN Psychiatric experience.Education
• Graduate from an accredited Nursing School.License, Certification, Registration
• Registered Nurse License (California)
• Basic Life Support from American Heart AssociationAdditional Requirements:
• Psychiatric and chemical dependency knowledge.
• Able to triage and evaluate various aspects of the psychiatric population.
• Group leadership skills, excellent verbal & written communication skills.Preferred Qualifications:
• Telephone triage experience.
• BSN preferred.Notes:
• May work in other AV MOBs within the service area.
• Position may include weekends.

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