(Archived) Registered Nurse (RN) - Behavorial Health Care (Primary Care)

Contract position with a Spring 2019 start date. Position contingent on contract award. Incumbents highly encourage to contact us. Come join our team of healthcare professionals!

Registered Nurse (RN) - Behavorial Health Care (Primary Care) job in Anchorage, Alaska.

The Registered Nurse (RN) - Behavorial Health Care (Primary Care) job is within the military medical system and is a civilian position. Civilian and military personnel work together in the extensive military medical system. The hospitals and medical clinics provide services to the active duty military service members, military retirees, and their families and provide a full range of medical services.

Our employees are our best assets! Come join our team of healthcare professionals where you are valued.

• Monday-Friday
• Days!
• Fantastic PTO accrual rate
• Competitive Compensation
• Benefit Package (health, dental, and vision plans)
• Dedication Program Manager to support your employment

Registered Nurse (RN) - Behavorial Health Care (Primary Care) Job Overview:

• Coordinate patient care in collaboration with a wide array of healthcare professionals.
• Facilitate the achievement of optimal outcomes in relation to clinical care, quality and cost effectiveness.
• Ensure compliance with standards of care and practice in accordance with all established procedures.
• Perform physical exam and health histories.
• Provide health promotions, counseling, and education.
• Administer medications, wound care, and numerous other personalized interventions.
• Direct and supervise care provide by other healthcare professionals.
• Accountable for making patient care assignments based on the scope of practice and skill level of assigned personnel.
• Recognize adverse signs and symptoms and quickly react in emergency situations.
• Communicate and collaborate with a diverse group of people for the purpose of informing the healthcare team of plans/actions, for teaching/education to benefit the patient/family and organization.
• Make referral appointments and arrange specialty care as appropriate.
• Perform nursing services in an outpatient family practice setting
• Conduct research in support of improved practice and patient outcomes.

Registered Nurse (RN) - Behavorial Health Care (Primary Care) Job Qualifications:

• BLS
• Computer Competency
• RN Licensure: Current, full, active, and unrestricted license. Any U.S. state license.
• Associates Degree of Nursing (ADN)
• Graduate from a NLNAC or CCNE accredited college or university
• 1 year outpatient experience as an ambulatory care nurse with experience such as psychiatric nursing or behavioral health and wellness counseling within the last two years
• At least three years of total nursing experience in a direct patient care clinical setting
• Certified/CE by ANCC as a Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse

• Knowledge of mental health levels of care to include post-hospital and acute care illness stabilization. Ability to anticipate and articulate to health management, and/or interdisciplinary team members, the patients' needs requirements, abilities and limitation
• Knowledge of human growth and development, and pathophysiology of disease processes, as they apply to the care environment for all ages of the spectrum
• Knowledge of psychopharmacological agents used in patient treatment, the desired effects, side effects and complications for their use, as well as accurate administration of the psychopharmacologic agents
• Possess skill and tact in communicating with people who may be physically or mentally ill, uncooperative, fearful, emotionally distraught, and occasionally dangerous
• Forms of Communication include telephonic assessment and in person assessment