RN Psych Travel PAL

Duties: To deliver quality general and psychiatric nursing care topatients with emotional or psychiatric disorders; serve actively and constructively as a member of the multi-disciplinary treatment team; and to ensure the safety and well being of each patient. Demonstrates sound leadership skills and utilizes these skills in organizing the activities and schedules for medical and/or non-medical tasks of the unit for a given shift; record of consistently high quality of clinical and interpersonal skills to be an exemplary role model to others; displays basic knowledge of treatment procedures; interventions common to acute psychotic as well as to non-violent crises intervention practice; record of consistently high quality of clinical and interpersonal skills to be a role model to others; basic knowledge of abnormal psychology; application of this knowledge to nursing care; basic knowledge of medical terminology; thorough familiarity of psychopharmacy and the use of psychotropic medications; basic teaching and training skills helpful; problem-solving; organizational and time-management ; crisis intervention skills; written and oral communication skills; skills in facilitating and/or co-facilitating process oriented and didactic groups; eligible for CPR and CHI certification; skills in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships in a variety of clinical and support team members; empathy for patients and their families; flexibility regarding hours and scheduled work; skills in maintaining information as highly confidential; skills in applying these concepts within a therapeutic treatment environment; skills in limit and boundary setting.

Skills: Graduate of an accredited school of college of nursing. Minimum of one (1) year of recent experience. Age-Specific Competencies: Child/ Adolescent

Education: Education: Graduate of an accredited school of college of nursing Handle with Care training preferred

Schedule Notes: (1) RN Needed 2nd Shift 6p-6a 13 Weeks
Required Skills: PSYCHIATRIC/BEHAVIORAL,
Additional Skills:
Hours Per Day: 12.00
Hours Per Week: 36.00
Languages: English( Speak, Read, Write )
Department: 571 : Palmetto Summerville Behavioral Health
Job Category: Clinical Nursing Travel