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RN - Psych/Mental Health *

Location: Kansas City, Kansas US

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This position is no longer open.

Requisition Number: R-20102

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External Description:

JOB DESCRIPTION -

The Behavioral Health and Psychiatric RN ensures that all clinical care is delivered in a manner that meets or exceeds goals and expectations for clinical outcomes, quality assurance standards, and patient satisfaction. The RN gauges the behavioral health patients’ psychiatric state, collaborates with a multi-disciplinary team to support each patients’ care plan, monitors adherence to all treatments, administers psychotropic and other mediations, has strong de-escalation skills, maintains patient safety during restraint, hold or seclusion events, conducts education, and helps prepare the patient and family for a safe discharge and therapeutic continuum of care.

 

JOB REQUIREMENTS -

Required:

  • ADN prepared nurses hired after February 24, 2017; must complete BSN within five years of hire
  • Certified in behavior management techniques
  • RN License in state of practice
  • CPR certification
  • Knowledge and understanding of physician desk reference guide
  • Computer literate and proficient in various computer programs
  • Knowledge of accreditation standards  
  • As a condition of your employment and continued employment with the health system, you are required to secure a Nurse Compact License (NCL) within 60 days of your date of hire.  This will enable you to perform your job duties not only in Kansas, but other compact states.   You will be responsible for any expenses you incur in securing this license, and must provide your manager with evidence of this license before the sixty-day period expires.  If you fail to secure the NCL as required, you will be immediately removed from the work schedule and placed on an unpaid administrative leave, until we can understand the reasons for your non-compliance.  Further failure to comply with the licensing requirement will result in your end of employment with the health system.  

 

Preferred:

  • BSN degree 
  • One to three years of relevant experience

COMPENSATION RANGE -

Minimum-$30.16 - Maximum-$48.26

City: Kansas City

State: Kansas

Community / Marketing Title: RN - Psych/Mental Health *

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EEO Employer Verbiage:

The University of Kansas prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, ancestry, disability, status as a veteran, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, gender identity, gender expression, and genetic information in the university's programs and activities. Retaliation is also prohibited by university policy.

Location_formattedLocationLong: Kansas City, Kansas US

Job Number: 59365