Travel Nurse RN - Psychiatric - $2,188 per week

Company: Cynet Health
Location: Elmira
Posted on: September 17, 2023

Job Description:

Cynet Health is seeking a travel nurse RN Psychiatric for a travel nursing job in Elmira, New York.Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Psychiatric
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/02/2023
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, evenings
• Employment Type: TravelWeekly Pay Range - $1937 To $2152
  
  
  Position Summary:
  • PSYCHIATRIC/PSYCHE NURSE is a registered nurse (RN) with expertise in mental illness.
  • He or she use skills to help those with mental illness live fulfilling and productive lives.
  • He or she may help in mental health crisis intervention and therapy; aid in medication management; and even assist the patient in daily activities that are stressful. Duties and Responsibilities:
    • Performs head-to-toe assessments, manages/assists group/behavior therapies and other interventions within scope of practice.
    • Observes for normal vs. abnormal findings and reporting of abnormal findings to Charge Nurse, M.D., if warranted
    • Intervene with appropriate intervention for urgent/emergent care.
    • Performs direct care to acute and chronically ill psych patients as well as pediatric, adolescent and geriatric population as related to psychiatric disorders including medication calculation & administration.
    • Performs basic medical emergency procedures & care within company & facility's policy's & procedures.
    • Identifies and manages life-sustaining physiologic and psychiatric functions in unstable patients
    • Communicates therapeutically to patients.
    • Able to care and manage patients with eating disorders, drug/ETOH detox, manic depressive, hallucination-delusions, suicidal, organic seizure disorders, and management of patients on seclusion procedures
    • Participates in psych emergency response team including rapid tranquilization.
    • Applies restraints, including 4-point, wrist and posey net full body. Minimum Job Requirements:Qualifications:
      • Current registered nurse licensure in the state of practice.
      • Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification and ACLS Education:
        • Bachelor's Degree in Nursing Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Board Certified preferred, Experience A minimum of two years' psychiatric nursing experience in a healthcare setting Cynet Health Job ID #21951772. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.

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