Registered Nurse (Psychiatry) (AM, PM and NOC Shift)
Aurora San Diego·San Diego, California
Aurora San Diego·San Diego, California
Provide general and psychiatric nursing care to adults with emotional or psychiatric disorders. Responsibilities include medication management, patient assessment, and facilitating discharge planning to improve patient coping abilities.
As a Registered Nurse for Aurora Behavioral Healthcare San Diego, you'll provide general and psychiatric nursing care to adults with emotional or psychiatric disorders. You will provide interventions that: promote and foster health; assess dysfunction; assist patients to regain or improve their coping abilities; maximize patient strengths and prevent further disability. These interventions focus on the psychiatric-mental health patient and include health promotion and health maintenance; monitoring patients and assisting them with self-care activities; monitoring psycho-biological treatment regimens; providing triage decisions and facilitating patient movement into appropriate services. *Pay Range: $50/hr. to $67/hr. *Available Shifts: Full Time: AM Shift (7:00 A.M. to 3:30 P.M.), PM Shift (3:00 P.M. to 11:30 P.M.), NOC Shift (11:00 P.M. to 7:30 A.M.) Part Time: AM Shift (7:00 A.M. to 3:30 P.M.), PM Shift (3:00 P.M. to 11:30 P.M.), NOC Shift (11:00 P.M. to 7:30 A.M.) *Please Indicate the Preferred Shift
Collects and analyzes data regarding the patient’s physical, psychological, self-care, educational, and anticipated discharge planning needs Develops a comprehensive outline of care to be delivered to attain expected outcomes; includes in this plan, specific goals and interventions delineating nursing actions unique to each patient Maintains effective communication with all units and departments Supervises direct patient care as required Carries out medication management responsibilities Conducts patient community meetings Provides input into the discharge planning process Maintain patient, and unit related documentation Maintain a safe, orderly, and therapeutic environment for patients Skills: Demonstrates sound leadership skills and critical thinking Basic knowledge of abnormal psychology as typically found in the adult psychiatric population The familiarity of Psychopharmacy and the use of psychotropic medications with the adult psychiatric population Basic teaching and training skills helpful; problem-solving; organizational and time management; crisis intervention skills Current California Registered Nurse License BLS (Basic Life Support ) Certification for Healthcare Providers - American Heart Association Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse (PMHN) HIGHLY preferred 3 to 5 years of RN Psychiatric experience HIGHLY preferred Full Time 401K Retirement Plan Health Insurance Vision Insurance Dental Insurance Pet Insurance Healthcare Spending Account & Dependent Care Spending Account Life Insurance (Supplemental Life, Term, and Universal plans are also available.) PTO Plan Holiday Premium Pay PTO Cash Out option Sick Pay Short and Long-Term Disability (with additional buy-in opportunities) Tuition Reimbursement Employee Assistance Program ID Theft Protection Employee Appreciation Events Employee Discount Opportunities Part Time 401K Retirement Plan Vision Insurance Dental Insurance Pet Insurance Healthcare Spending Account & Dependent Care Spending Account Life Insurance (Supplemental Life, Term, and Universal plans are also available.) PTO Plan Holiday Premium Pay PTO Cash Out option Sick Pay Short and Long-Term Disability (with additional buy-in opportunities) Tuition Reimbursement Employee Assistance Program ID Theft Protection Employee Appreciation Events Employee Discount Opportunities
Requires a current California Registered Nurse License and BLS Certification. A Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse certification and 3 to 5 years of psychiatric RN experience are highly preferred.
Market context
In California, behavioral-health roles tied to substance use disorder counseling and case management are typically supported by ongoing community and treatment-program demand. These positions are competitive because employers often look for a high school diploma, at least 2 years of SUD counseling or case management experience, and current Registered or Certified Drug and Alcohol Counselor status. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to quickly compare fit and note that professional development and paid continuing education are listed as benefits.
