Registered Nurse (RN) - Psych Acute

About the role

Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! Huntington Beach Hospital, a member of the Prime Healthcare Foundation, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.

Responsibilities

• Treat patients
• Provide emotional and educational support to patients and/or family members
• Run therapeutic groups
• Crisis intervention
• Seclusion and restraint of patients
• Record patients’ medical histories and symptoms
• Perform diagnostic tests and analyze results
• Operate medical machinery
• Administer treatment and medications
• Help 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

Requirements

• Current and valid State license as a Registered Nurse
• Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current
• 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

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred
• Experience: Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience required

Skills

• Strong communication skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Knowledge of mental health and behavioral health principles

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Reasonable compensation estimate for this role is $57.22 to $57.22
• The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure

Pay

• $57.22 to $57.22 per hour

Schedule

• Per Diem Nights

Company

• Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
• Prohibits discrimination based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws