Psychiatric Nurse Manager who will practice psychiatric-mental health nursing. Provides clinical supervision, of LPN’s, RN’s, Charge nurses, and non-licensed nursing staff in the holistic care and treatment of patients including psychiatric and medical needs. Assists with hiring and onboarding within nursing department. Nurse supervisors may function as liaison with educational institutions, coordinating student tours and practicum placement. This professional nurse shall possess specialized knowledge, skills, and abilities that have been obtained through education and experience in caring for persons with behavioral health needs, psychiatric disorders, co-occurring psychiatric and substance abuse disorders.
Expectations include participation in the assessment, nursing diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementing, coordination of care, health teaching and health promotion of a unique patient population. Psychiatric-mental health nursing care functions include counseling (individual and group counseling) and safety management of the therapeutic milieu in a secure forensic facility. Provide counseling interventions including communication and interviewing techniques, problem-solving activities, crisis intervention, stress management, supportive skill building and educational groups, relaxation techniques, assertiveness training, and conflict resolution.
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Time Type:
Full time
Seven Counties Services is a Community Mental Health Center that offers a full range of mental and behavioral health services, substance abuse treatment, and intellectual and developmental disabilities services in a seven-county region in Kentucky. Counties served include Jefferson, Oldham, Bullitt, Shelby, Spencer, Trimble, and Henry.
Seven Counties Services is fully accredited by The Joint Commission. With more than 1,300 staff members serving around 30,000 people annually, we continually help our community flourish...one life at a time.
