Registered Nurse (RN) - Geriatric Psych
Overview
At North Vista Hospital, our dedicated team of professionals are committed to our core values of quality, compassion, and community. As a member of Prime Healthcare, a Top-15 hospital system in the United States, North Vista Hospital is actively seeking new members to join its award-winning team! North Vista Hospital is an accredited 177-bed state-of-the-art hospital located in North Las Vegas, Nevada. North Vista offers comprehensive healthcare services, including mental health care, emergency care, heart care, advanced surgical procedures, diagnostic imaging and help for a broad range of medical conditions. Equipped with advanced medical technology and staffed by a team of highly skilled healthcare professionals, North Vista is committed to providing high-quality care in a friendly hospital environment. The hospital has achieved numerous quality award distinctions including Patient Safety Excellence Award, Bariatric Surgery Excellence Award, Heart Failure recognition and more. For more information, please visit www.northvistahospital.com .
Responsibilities
- Treat patients
- Educate patients about mental and medical conditions
- Provide advice and emotional support to patients and/or family members
- Run therapeutic groups
- Perform psychiatric crisis intervention
- Implement seclusion and restraint of patients
- Record patients’ medical histories and symptoms
- Assist with performing diagnostic tests and analyze results
- Operate medical machinery
- Administer treatment and medications
- Assist with patient follow‑up and rehabilitation
- Teach patients and their families how to manage their illness or injury, diet and exercise programs, and self‑administration of medication and physical therapy
- Other related duties
Qualifications
- Current and valid State license as a Registered Nurse
- Current BLS certification upon hire and maintain current
- Obtain ALS certification within 120 days of hire and maintain current; employees hired prior to February 1, 2026, must obtain their ACLS certification by May 15, 2026
- Working knowledge of Mental Health Laws and practice standards
- Working knowledge of interdisciplinary treatment team process, behavioral health programming and daily nursing functions for inpatient and outpatient behavioral health units
- Working knowledge of the continuum of care for behavioral health care
Employment Status: Full Time; Shift: Days