Registered Nurse (RN) - Inpatient Psychiatry

Matrix Providers is hiring a Registered Nurse (RN)- Inpatient Psychiatry to join our team of talented professionals who provide health care services to our Military Service Members and their families at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA.

• Employment Status: Full-Time
• Compensation: This is an hourly position, paid bi-weekly.
  • $43 per hour plus $5.42 H&W
• Schedule: Sunday-Saturday, 0645-1915, 3 days per week.
• Benefits: Competitive financial package with a comprehensive insurance package including health, dental, vision, and life coverage.
  • Accrued Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Paid Holidays (Outlined in Handbook)
  • 401(k) Plan

The Registered Nurse (RN)- Inpatient Psychiatry must have and meet the following:

• Degree: Associates Degree of Nursing.
• Education: Graduate from a college or university accredited by Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), or may be a graduate of a state accredited professional nursing program.
• Experience: Possess a minimum of one (1) year of experience within the last two (2) years working as an inpatient Psychiatric RN.
• Certification: Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers, American Heart Association, or American Red Cross Healthcare Provider Course.
• Licensure: Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a Registered Nurse.

Registered Nurse (RN)- Inpatient Psychiatry Core Job Duties:

• Practice effective problem identification and resolution skills as a method of sound decision making.
• Apply in-depth knowledge of nursing theory and principles relative to the care of patients with complex psychiatric conditions, to include substance abuse, milieu therapy, group dynamics, use of psychotropic medications and crisis intervention.
• Participate in discharge planning utilizing available resources, to include rehabilitation as appropriate.
• Assess and intervene in clinical situations (including suicidal, homicidal, or elopement behavior) that may require intervention to maintain a safe and therapeutic environment.
• Follow Command and clinic specific policies for adverse situations (including suicidal, homicidal, assaultive, or elopement behavior) that may require intervention to maintain a safe and therapeutic environment.
• Obtain twelve (12) lead Electrocardiograms (EKGs), determine implications, and take indicated actions.
• Oversee, escort, or act as a therapeutic participant in patient activities outside of the clinic as required.
• Liaison with patient's military command as needed, communicating outpatient needs and discharge plans within current Command policy and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) guidelines for disclosure of information.

Matrix Providers will never request any form of payment from candidates in exchange for consideration for employment. Furthermore, all communication from Matrix Providers will be conducted exclusively through official Matrix Providers email addresses. Any correspondence from alternative email addresses should be considered fraudulent.