Registered Nurse (RN) – Adult Psych

Location

Kansas City, MO

General Information

• Unit Specifics:
  • Number of Beds:
    • Adolescent: 18
    • Serenity: 24
    • Intensive Treatment Unit (ITU): 32
    • Senior Residential Adult (SRAD): 16
    • VINE: 9
  • Patient Ratios: Nurses 8:1, Mental Health Technicians (MHTs) 12:1
  • Unit Description:
    • Adolescent unit cares for patients aged 12-18 years.
    • Serenity is a lower acuity adult unit.
    • ITU is a higher acuity adult unit, focusing on patients with thought disorder diagnoses.
    • SRAD caters to patients living a senior lifestyle.
    • VINE serves as a lower acuity adult unit.
  • Documentation System: Meditech
  • Staffing Requirements: Coverage is required for three 12-hour shifts each day, seven days a week, including weekends. Please note that days off may not be guaranteed unless specified in the contract.
  • Floating Policy: Staff will float to areas of greatest need.

Role Responsibilities

• Assessment: Evaluate patients’ mental health status, recognizing signs of psychiatric disorders, substance use, and behavioral issues. This includes comprehensive patient histories, behavior observations, and using diagnostic tools.
• Care Planning: Develop individualized care plans tailored to the needs of patients with mental health and behavioral issues, including goal setting, intervention implementation, and outcome evaluation.
• Medication Management: Administer psychiatric medications and monitor for side effects or adverse reactions. Knowledge of psychotropic medications is essential.
• Crisis Intervention: Provide immediate, short-term support to patients in crisis, utilizing de-escalation techniques and appropriate medication management.
• Therapeutic Communication: Build trust and rapport with patients through effective communication, active listening, and empathy.
• Monitoring: Observe patients for physical and psychological symptoms, including vital signs, mental status changes, and medication effects.

Qualifications

• Active Blue Card and Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) certification is required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required.

Dress Code

• Nurses are required to wear navy blue scrubs.
• Mental Health Technicians (MHTs) wear green or black scrubs.

Additional Information

We pride ourselves on upholding core values of integrity, compassion, always, and respect while ensuring a positive patient experience through effective communication. Staff members are encouraged to exemplify these values in their interactions with patients.