RN Psych

Registered Nurse

A Registered Nurse is responsible and accountable to perform the nursing process as a basis for patient care. RNs provide direction and oversight to other licensed and non-licensed staff. Pine Rest RNs show compassion to recipients of services, coworkers, and surrounding communities through integrity, stewardship, empowerment, the promotion of diversity, and professional excellence. The Registered Nurse must demonstrate excellent customer service and have enthusiasm for the program and the Pine Rest organization.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assesses person’s served care needs, develops a plan of care in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team, and continually reassesses plan of care according to person’s served care needs.
• In collaboration with the physician, provides/coordinates nursing care to individuals and groups of person’s served.
• Assists in the teaching of persons’ served families, and provides milieu management. Communicates with and educates persons’ served families/significant others in discharge/after care planning needs.
• Provides a safe and secure environment for persons served and staff in both individual and group settings.
• Responsible for documenting, reporting, and verifying all necessary information according to established policies and procedures.