Nurse Clinician - Crisis Stabilization
Location: Richmond, Virginia
Description: VCU Health System is hiring Nurse Clinician - Crisis Stabilization right now, this position will be dwelled in Virginia. More complete informations about this position opportunity please read the description below. Job Details: - 3-5 years experience is required
VCU Health System is currently searching for an experienced RN to work with our Adult Psychiatry units! as a Nurse Clinician. This is a full-time, day shift opening.
The Department of Psychiatry offers a full continuum of programs and services to meet the mental health needs of Richmond residents and the referral needs of clinicians from around the Commonwealth of Virginia and the surrounding region. These programs and services are unsurpassed in their application of the latest research and clinical knowledge.
Each inpatient treatment team is led by a faculty psychiatrist who specializes in the research and treatment of a specific area of mental illness. This focused knowledge-base makes the inpatient service uniquely suited to treat the primary care patient as well as those who have experienced a relapse or treatment failure in other mental health settings. Inpatient care is provided by the following subspecialty teams: Medical Psychiatry Services, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Service at the Virginia Treatment Center for Children, Affective Disorders Service! s, Geriatric Psychiatry Services, Schizophrenia Services, Shor! t Treatment and Assessment.
A 23-hour Crisis Stabilization Unit is available for patients who require rapid stabilization and intensive crisis intervention until the patient is psychiatrically stabilized and community resource support can be arranged.
The Nurse Clinician will demonstrate a high level of expertise in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of the complex patients and their responses to actual or potential health problems. Assist the health care team with the prevention of illness and injury, maintenance of wellness, and provision of comfort. To provides direction, education, leadership and accountability for program development, implementation and evaluation in area of responsibility. Includes professional development and empowerment of staff as well as management of resources to promote desired outcomes with attention to quality, efficiency and cost
Licensure, Certification, or Registration Requirements for Hire:
Current RN licens! ure in Virginia or eligible or compact state
Level and type of experience REQUIRED:
3 years nursing experience required
Minimum of one year experience in the position's specialty patient population or practice setting
Level and type of experience PREFERRED
Experience in staff education and professional development (orientation, preceptorship, in-services education, etc.
Academic health care experience preferred
Advanced Practice Nursing Role or Clinical Leadership Role Experience preferred
Psychiatric experience strongly preferred
Education/training REQUIRED
Masters Degree in Nursing or related field, or within one semester of completion. If the Master’s Degree is not in Nursing, then it is required to have a Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing*
Education/training PREFERRED
Master’s Degree in Nursing from an accredited program
Certification in specialty area preferred
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If you were! eligible to this position, please send us your resume, with salary req! uirements and a resume to VCU Health System.
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This position will be started on: Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:43:19 GMT
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