registered nurse

registered nurse Los Angeles, CA

Kaiser Permanente
Full Time Los Angeles, CA 138897 - 90424 USD ANNUAL Today
Job description

registered

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 from American Heart Association
Additional Requirements:

  • Psychiatric and chemical dependency knowledge.
  • Able to triage and evaluate various aspects of the psychiatric population.
  • Group leadership skills, excellent verbal & written communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications:


  • Telephone triage experience.
  • BSN preferred.

PrimaryLocation : California,Los Angeles,4700 Sunset Medical Offices
HoursPerWeek : 40
Shift : Day
Workdays : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
WorkingHoursStart : 09:00 AM
WorkingHoursEnd : 05:30 PM
Job Schedule : Full-time
Job Type : Standard
Employee Status : Regular
Employee Group/Union Affiliation : B11-PSC|NUHW|NUHW Psych Social Chapter
Job Level : Individual Contributor
Job Category : Nursing Licensed & Nurse Practitioners
Department : 4700 Sunset MOB - Mental Hlth/Psychiatry-RegClin - 0806
Travel : Yes, 10 % of the Time
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.

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About Kaiser Permanente

CEO: Gregory Adams
Revenue: $10+ billion (USD)
Size: 10000+ Employees
Type: Nonprofit Organization
Website: http://www.kaiserpermanentejobs.org
Year Founded: 1945

registered nurse
Kaiser Permanente

http://www.kaiserpermanentejobs.org
Oakland, CA
Gregory Adams
$10+ billion (USD)
10000+ Employees
Nonprofit Organization
Health Care Services & Hospitals
1945
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