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Windsor Laurelwood is seeking a compassionate and dedicated Psychiatric Nurse to join our healthcare team. The ideal candidate will provide high-quality care to patients with mental health conditions, ensuring their physical and emotional well-being. This role involves working closely with patients, families, and interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement effective treatment plans tailored to individual needs. The Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse provides comprehensive, patient-centered nursing care to individuals across the lifespan experiencing acute and chronic mental health and substance use disorders. This role integrates psychiatric nursing theory, evidence-based practice, and regulatory standards to assess patient needs, develop and implement individualized treatment plans, and evaluate patient progress. The nurse functions as a clinical caregiver, patient advocate, educator, and interdisciplinary team member while maintaining a safe, therapeutic milieu.

Responsibilities & Duties

• Maintains and applies standards of care for patients with medical, surgical, and psychiatric comorbidities.
• Implements psychiatric and physician orders in a timely, clinically effective manner.
• Observes and reports changes in mental/physical status, behavior, appearance, and functioning.
• Assesses risk factors for violence and documents appropriately.
• Manages and monitors suicidal patients with appropriate observation, reassessment, and documentation.
• Manages, monitors, and provides care for patients at risk for elopement.
• Provides therapeutic 1:1 interactions to support stabilization and treatment goals.
• Facilitates psychoeducational and therapeutic groups.
• Provides structured counseling and ensures required out of cell time (e.g., 2 hours/day for Level II patients).
• Uses early intervention strategies to prevent escalation.
• Demonstrates skill in verbal de-escalation and crisis stabilization.
• Responds to Behavioral Codes and applies restraints safely and in policy alignment.
• Documents incidents, assessments, interventions, and clinical outcomes in the medical record.
• Coordinates psychiatric services and communicates medication compliance, status changes, and lab results to psychiatrists.
• Collaborates with Health Services, emergency medical teams, and administrative staff.
• Provides patient/family education and supports discharge planning.

Qualifications Requirements & Qualifications

• Must be available for rotating holiday & weekend shifts
• Current RN license in good standing in Ohio or in another state that participates in the Nurse Licensure multi-state license required.
• Bachelor's degree in nursing preferred.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association preferred.

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