Registered Nurse - Mental Health

Job Description : Qualifications :

Minimum Education

AHA CPR is required.

Associate degree in nursing required, bachelor's degree preferred

Required Licenses

Registered Nurse, Current MA License

Minimum Work Experience

Experience handling crisis and emergency situations.

One year acute Psychiatric Inpatient experience desired.

Required Skills

Ability and desire to work with Mental Health issues and patients who have identified psychiatric / mental health needs.

Good interpersonal skills, knowledge and skills required for the position.

Experience working with substance abuse population preferred.

Physical Requirements :

Exerts 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and / or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and / or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Frequently reaches (extending hands and arms in any direction), handles (seizing, holding, grasping, turning, or working with hands), and feels (perceiving attributes of items such as size, shape, temperature, or texture by means of fingertips). Occasionally stoops (bending the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist), and kneels (bending the legs at knee to come to rest on knee or knees). Rapid physical movements (walking rapidly, running up and down stairs) and lifting and / or holding of patient's extremities may be required in the event of responding to behavioral emergencies (i.e Code100's).

Position Urgency : Normal

Shifts :

24 hours, evening, every other weekend, every other holiday

State License Details :

Must Be Currently Active

Minimum Years of Experience :

Less than 1 year

Minimum Guaranteed Hours :

24

Specialty Type : Nursing

Sub Specialty : Registered Nurse

General Certifications :

ACLSBLS / BCLSPALSNRPATT

Bilingual : No

EMR Used : Meditech

Holiday Coverage Required :

Yes