Registered Nurse Senior Behavioral Health

Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community at Lower Bucks Hospital, a member of Prime Healthcare. Located in historic Bristol, Pennsylvania, Lower Bucks Hospital is a community hospital serving the Lower Bucks County region with medical, surgical, and emergency care. The hospital is well-known for its knowledgeable medical staff in cardiology, orthopedics, radiology, wound care, and general surgery, with more than 200 physicians and 700 employees.

Responsibilities

• Treat patients, educate them about mental and medical conditions, and provide advice and emotional support to patients and/or family members.
• Run therapeutic groups and perform psychiatric crisis intervention, including seclusion and restraint of patients.
• Record patients’ medical histories and symptoms.
• Assist in performing diagnostic tests and analyzing results.
• Operate medical machinery and administer treatment and medications.
• Assist with patient follow-up and rehabilitation.
• Teach patients and their families how to manage illness or injury, including diet and exercise programs, and self-administration of medication and physical therapy.
• Other related duties.

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.

Employment Status: Full Time
Shift: Nights