Registered Nurse – Inpatient Psychiatry
Provide comprehensive, patient-first psychiatric nursing care in an inpatient setting. Perform patient assessments, administer medications, and deliver crisis intervention when needed. Educate patients and families to support recovery and informed care.
Key responsibilities
- Assess psychiatric patients and monitor clinical status
- Administer medications and follow evidence-based nursing practices
- Provide crisis intervention and support safety within a therapeutic milieu
- Educate patients and families on care, medications, and coping strategies
- Collaborate with psychiatrists and an interprofessional team
Qualifications & skills
- Current RN licensure
- Strong assessment, medication administration, and crisis response skills
- Ability to work effectively in a team-based, interprofessional environment
- Compassionate, patient-centered approach and commitment to a safe therapeutic environment
- Clear communication and ability to provide effective patient/family education