Registered Nurse - Behavioral Health Emergency Services

Fishersville, VA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The Registered Nurse Behavioral Health Emergency Services is responsible for the delivery of patient care for assigned patients on a specific shift worked. This role coordinates the nursing plan of care as well as carrying out physician orders and nursing standards of care using the nursing process of assessment planning intervention and evaluation of patient care outcomes. This role also directs and guides other members of the patient care team while maintaining standards of professional nursing. Registered Nurse Behavioral Health Emergency Services uses therapeutic communication and skills to manage behavioral health care in the emergency room setting

Required Qualifications:

Nursing Diploma and/or Associate Degree in Nursing
Educational requirements per hospital certifications (Example: Stroke Orthopedic/Spine
Current and valid Registered Nurse license in the Commonwealth of Virginia or from a state that is part of a Compact agreement with Virginia
BLS
De-escalation certification within 30 days of hire and annually

Preferred Qualifications:

BSN MSN
Specialty Certification
One year experience in psychiatry mental health care and/or chemical dependency treatment.
One year experience in emergency room setting.

Skills:

Must be able to participate in crisis intervention techniques.
Human Rights Training
Restraint Competency
Practices within scope of Nurse Practice Act.
Clinical competence in all aspects of the preferred Emergency Department behavioral health unit and Crossroads.
Must demonstrate good leadership and communication skills.
Ability to meet physical and mental requirements for job in a fast paced emergency care setting.
Must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide a safe environment and therapeutic milieu based on the age of the patients served.
Completion of annual Augusta Health education requirements and unit competencies. Knowledgeable of HIPPA.
Knowledgeable of location and content of departmental policies and procedures.
Must be able to provide the care needed as described in the departments policies and procedures.
Demonstrates job related computer competence as seen in patient documentation and information retrieval.
Must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in the Emergency
Room setting including the principles of growth and development over the life span.
Must possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patients status and interpret the information needed to identify each patients requirements relative to the patients age specific needs

Some benefits of working at Augusta Health include:

Generous paid time off to promote work life balance
Free onsite parking
Shift and weekend differentials
Tuition reimbursement
Onsite child care

Company Information:
Augusta Health is a mission-driven independent nonprofit community health system located in Fishersville Virginia in Virginias scenic Shenandoah Valley. Augusta Health offers a full continuum of inpatient and outpatient services which includes Augusta Medical Center a 255 bed inpatient facility and Augusta Medical Group which is comprised of 40 practice locations and four urgent care locations.

Equal Opportunity :
Augusta Health recruits hires and promotes qualified candidates for employment without regard to age color disability gender identity or expression marital status national or ethnic origin political affiliation race religion sex (including pregnancy) sexual orientation veteran or military discharge status and family medical or genetic information.

Required Qualifications:

Nursing Diploma and/or Associate Degree in Nursing
Educational requirements per hospital certifications (Example: Stroke Orthopedic/Spine
Current and valid Registered Nurse license in the Commonwealth of Virginia or from a state that is part of a Compact agreement with Virginia
BLS
De-escalation certification within 30 days of hire and annually

Preferred Qualifications:

BSN MSN
Specialty Certification
One year experience in psychiatry mental health care and/or chemical dependency treatment.
One year experience in emergency room setting.

Skills:

Must be able to participate in crisis intervention techniques.
Human Rights Training
Restraint Competency
Practices within scope of Nurse Practice Act.
Clinical competence in all aspects of the preferred Emergency Department behavioral health unit and Crossroads.
Must demonstrate good leadership and communication skills.
Ability to meet physical and mental requirements for job in a fast paced emergency care setting.
Must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide a safe environment and therapeutic milieu based on the age of the patients served.
Completion of annual Augusta Health education requirements and unit competencies. Knowledgeable of HIPPA.
Knowledgeable of location and content of departmental policies and procedures.
Must be able to provide the care needed as described in the departments policies and procedures.
Demonstrates job related computer competence as seen in patient documentation and information retrieval.
Must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in the Emergency
Room setting including the principles of growth and development over the life span.
Must possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patients status and interpret the information needed to identify each patients requirements relative to the patients age specific needs

Some benefits of working at Augusta Health include: