Psychiatric RN
Nashua, New Hampshire
Saint Joseph Hospital

Behavioral Psych RN - Days

Location: Nashua, New Hampshire Specialty: Nursing Employment Type: Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Days, 7a-7p Hours per Week: 36 Unit: Geropsychiatric Unit

Role Overview

A registered nurse (RN) provides comprehensive nursing care on the Geropsychiatric Unit. Responsibilities include:

• Assessing, monitoring, recording, and reporting symptoms or changes in patient condition
• Maintaining accurate patient reports and medical histories
• Performing mental and physical assessments
• Administering medications and treatments, and following physician orders
• Assisting patients with daily activities and observing their reactions
• Managing therapeutic milieu activities, including daily groups, education, and 1:1 sessions
• Completing and updating individualized treatment plans with the multidisciplinary team
• Conducting therapies according to patient diagnosis and needs
• Collaborating with physicians, team members, and outside health and social agencies
• Providing discharge plans, obtaining accurate admission histories, and completing documentation in a timely manner (admission paperwork, assessments, progress notes, interventions, evaluations, discharge paperwork)
• Ensuring quality of care by meeting therapeutic standards and measuring outcomes against care goals and regulatory standards

Required Qualifications

• Valid State of New Hampshire RN license
• 3 years of psychiatric nursing experience
• Psychiatric experience within the last year
• BLS certification
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing

Additional Information

• Up to 16 hours of orientation
• The facility may cancel up to 3 shifts per 13-week contract