Registered Nurse - Mental Health Unit 2
Core
Provide assessment and evidence-based nursing care for patients with acute mental health needs, including suicidal individuals and those with severe psychiatric disorders.
Role type
Registered Nurse (Mental Health)
Builds
Therapeutic interventions and care plans for in-patient mental health unit
Domain
Healthcare / Mental Health
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Mental status examination, therapeutic interventions, mental health legislation knowledge, psychopharmacology knowledge, crisis intervention, case management, computer skills
Preferred skills
Primary nursing model, leadership skills, conflict resolution, empathy
Technologies
Electronic health records (implied by computer skills)
Responsibilities
Perform mental status examinations, implement therapeutic interventions (one-on-one and group), educate patients and families on mental health, advocate for patients using mental health legislation, manage care plans over patient admission duration
Seniority
Entry to Mid-level, hands-on IC