Description: Job Summary:

Responsible for the delivery of psychiatric nursing care/services to members being treated in the behavioral health service departments. Positions assigned to this classification are characterized by providing interventions that: promote and foster health; assess dysfuntion; assist patients to regain or improve their coping abilities; maximize patient strengths and prevent further disability. These interventions focus on the psychiatric-mental health patient and include: health promotion and health maintenance; monitoring patients and assisting them with self-care activities; monitoring psycho-biological treatment regimens; providing triage decisions and facilitating patient movement into appropriate services.
Essential Responsibilities:

• Coordinates with pharmacy regarding approved medications.


• Provides information and education to members in a variety of forums.


• Documents Services rendered utilizing standard nursing procedures in member chart.


• Triage phone calls and refer to appropriate staff or community resources.


• Assist Psychiatrists with coordinating internal and external hospitalizations of members.


• Performs basic physical assessments of patients including vital signs and monitoring for side effects of psychiatric active medications and referring information to physicians as appropriate.


• Provides prescribed medications to patients per physicians orders following appropriate protocol.


• Utilizes electronic medical record for medication refills.


• Reviews lab results and refers to physician within protocols and guidelines.


• Performs other duties as assigned by the Department Administrator and/or Chief of Psychiatry.

Basic Qualifications:

Experience

• Minimum one (1) year recent (within the last three (3) years) RN Psychiatric experience.

Education

• Graduate from an accredited Nursing School.

License, Certification, Registration

• Registered Nurse License (California)

• Basic Life Support

Additional Requirements:

• Psychiatric and chemical dependency knowledge.

• Able to triage and evaluate various aspects of the psychiatric population.

• Group leadership skills, excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Telephone triage experience.

• BSN preferred.

Notes:

• Hours are variable, night shift.

• Work schedule is Monday through Friday and weekends start at 7:00 pm.

• Part of CL 24/7 Psych and ADM support in ED.

• LPS designation required.

Primary Location: California,Anaheim,Orange Co Anaheim Medical Center
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 1
Shift: Variable
Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Working Hours Start: 05:00 PM
Working Hours End: 09:00 PM
Job Schedule: Per Diem
Job Type: Standard
Worker Location: Onsite
Employee Status: Regular
Employee Group/Union Affiliation: B11-PSC|NUHW|NUHW Psych Social Chapter
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Department: OC Anaheim Medical Center - Mental Hlth/Psychiatry-RegClin - 0806
Pay Range: $64.99 - $80.48 / hour The ranges posted above reflect the location in the job posting. The salary range may vary if you reside in a different location or state than the location posted.
Travel: Yes, 50 % of the Time
On-site: Work location is on-site (KP designated office, medical office building or hospital). Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy. At Kaiser Permanente, equity, inclusion and diversity are inextricably linked to our mission, and we aim to make it a part of everything we do. We know that having a diverse and inclusive workforce makes Kaiser Permanente a better place to receive health care, a more supportive partner in our communities we serve, and a more fulfilling place to work. Working at Kaiser Permanente means that you agree to and abide by our commitment to equity and our expectation that we all work together to create an inclusive work environment focused on a sense of belonging and wellbeing.

Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or any other protected status. Submit Interest

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