Title: RN Psychiatric

Responsibilities:

• Evaluates assigned patients and plans, implements and documents nursing care.
• Assists physicians during examinations and procedures.
• Performs various patient tests and administers medications within the scope of practice of the registered nurse.
• Promotes patients' independence by establishing patient care goals and teaching patients and families to understand conditions,
• medications, and self-care skills.
• Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals and to perform a variety of tasks.
• Requires an associate's degree and is certified as a registered nurse.
• Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field.

Education:

• Minimum one (1) year of counseling experience in an addictive disease treatment setting is preferred
• Minimum one (1) year of clinical experience in Behavioral Health, Psychiatry, or Psychology
• Graduation from an accredited program of registered nursing and possession of a valid and current Registered Nurse license