Registered Nurse (RN) - Psychiatric
RWJ Barnabas
Elizabeth, NJ

Registered Nurse (RN), Emergency Screening Department Psych Full Time Evening

Job Overview: The Trinitas Department of Behavioral Health and Psychiatry, part of Trinitas Regional Medical Center and an RWJBarnabas Health facility, offers comprehensive treatments for daily stress, aging challenges, child development, and chemical dependency alternatives. With specialized care for adults, children, adolescents, and families, including provisions for mentally ill/developmentally-disabled individuals in a 98-bed inpatient facility, we serve individuals from Union County and across New Jersey. Providing over 200,000 outpatient visits annually, our services range from Mobile Crisis Units to Inpatient and Outpatient care, staffed by a diverse, multi-disciplinary team of practitioners, including bilingual staff. Renowned for excellence and innovation, we lead in areas such as inpatient psychiatric care for individuals with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities, Dialectic Behavioral Therapy, and trauma-focused residential programs for adolescent girls, making us one of New Jersey s premier hospital-based Behavioral Health providers. The Trinitas Psychiatric Emergency Room offers 7 beds and provides evaluations and stabilization for patients in psychiatric crisis 24 hours a day. Our team has the skills and experience in helping patients of every ethnic and socio-economic background who are struggling with a range of psychiatric issues, including anxiety, depression and bipolar disorder, cognitive and memory problems, substance abuse disorders, and psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia. Trinitas s Emergency Mental Health Services include a crisis intervention team for immediate response, onsite psychiatric emergency services, off-site/mobile psychiatric emergency services for those who can't reach the hospital, and walk-in services for unscheduled psychiatric emergencies. Qualifications: Required: * ASN or Nursing Diploma * Strong communication and organizational skills * Proficient computer skills Preferred: * Med./Surg. Telemetry and/or ER nursing experience *