The staff nurse is responsible for providing safe, effective, nursing care to the acute psychiatric patient using the nursing processes, accepted standards of psychiatric mental health nursing and the policies and procedures of Emanate Health using individual, group and milieu modalities for the acute population of adults and geriatric patients. Care is provided through a team nursing delivery system in which the staff nurse may function as lead nurse, medication nurse, intake nurse or assigned RN.
All newly graduated nurses, re-entry nurses, and nurses new to the U.S. healthcare system must satisfactorily complete the Emanate Health R.N. New Grad Program. Excellent customer service skills required.
Previous psychiatric nursing experience is required with at least one year in psychiatric setting. Excellent customer service skills required.
Current RN license in the State of California.
BLS certification required.
Assaultive Behavior Training Certification that meets AB508 and SB1299 required upon hire/transfer. New hires that have completed Assaultive Behavior training outside of Emanate Health will be required to complete Emanate Health Work Place Violence online awareness module within 30 days of hire/transfer.
RNC preferred.
Los Angeles County LPS designation preferred.