Registered Nurse - Psychiatric

Registered Nurse - Psychiatric

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The Kerrville State Hospital is the only one of its kind in the state. "We're a 100% mental health facility," said Forensic Psychiatrist, Matthew Faubion, M.D, who is also the Clinical Director for the facility. There are currently 202 patients at the facility, "And that is our maximum," Faubion added. Patients at the hospital have been found not guilty by reason of insanity; others are incapable of going to court. "So they're sent to our facility for what we call restoration of competence," Faubion went on to say. "The patients are mandated to the hospital through the Texas court system, and they come statewide."

721 Thompson Dr, Kerrville, TX 78028

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (included but not limited to):

• Performs routine nursing work at the competent level in a State Mental Health Hospital.
• Conducts comprehensive assessments of patient's nursing care needs using specialized skills in (depending on the setting) psychiatric or medical-surgical nursing.
• Identifies nursing diagnoses or problem lists and formulates an initial plan of care based on assessment data.
• Serves as a team leader and provides clinical supervision to other nursing staff members including Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN) and Psychiatric Nursing Assistants (Client) as necessary.
• Establishes unit routines and develops and maintains the therapeutic milieu.
• Observes patient behavior and status and report to the physician, other team members, and supervisor as appropriate.
• Carries out nursing interventions as identified in the multi-disciplinary recovery plan. Administers medications as ordered and maintains medication administration and controlled drug records according to facility policy.
• Serves as group leader for therapeutic patient groups or patient teaching activities as necessary or as requested.

Requirements:

• Must have a license to practice professional nursing in the state of Texas or a state that recognizes reciprocity through the Nurse Licensure Compact
• Complete immunization record
• CPR Certification and Heimlich
• Ability to physically be trained on and conduct Treatment Intervention and Preventative Strategies (TIPS)
• BLS/ACLS
• Psychiatric or Med-Surg hospital experience preferred

Kerrville State Hospital (all shifts: Day-Eve-Noc)