Job Brief
1 Opening
Pay Range: CLINICAL RN- $51.31 to $78.76
Job Summary
The Registered Nurse is responsible for independently utilizing the nursing process to safely, therapeutically and efficiently care for a group of patients based on HMNH's policies, procedures and all regulatory requirements.
Licensure And Certification
- Current California RN license
- Current BLS provider card
- Workplace violence/de-escalation training required
- Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing certification preferred
Additional Licensure And Certification (BHU)
- LAC DMH LPS Evaluator & Allied Health Credentialed Professional required in 6 months post hire
Education
- Associate's degree in Nursing (ASN) required
- Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN) strongly preferred
Experience
- Minimum (2) years psychiatric acute care experience preferred
- Minimum (1) year acute hospital experience preferred
Knowledge And Skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Problem solving skills
- Basic computer skills
Physical Demands - Patient Care
- Continuous standing/walking and occasional/intermittent sitting.
- Continuous use of bilateral upper extremities in fine motor activities requiring fingering, grasping, and forward reaching between waist and shoulder level to handle/operate medical equipment/devices.
- Frequent reaching above shoulder level and overhead.
- Frequent forward bending, twisting, squatting and kneeling; occasional climbing.
- Occasional repositioning and transferring patients weighing up to 200 pounds between bed, chair, and gurney.
- Occasional lifting and carrying equipment weighing up to 25 pounds.
- Occasional/intermittent pushing of gurneys, wheelchairs, bed and other medical equipment over tiled and carpeted surfaces.
- Continuous use of near vision to read medical equipment such as monitoring devices and reading documents and computer screens; hearing and verbal communication to interact with patients, co-workers, and other customers.
Key for Physical Demands
Continuous
66 to 100% of the time
Frequent
33 to 65% of the time
Occasional
0 to 32% of the time
