Job Summary
Psychiatric Unit Nurse (Psych) – Newark, NY
This position involves providing specialized nursing care within a neurobehavioral rehabilitation program focused on residents with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia exhibiting unpredictable aggressive behaviors. The role supports behavioral management, medication management, and discharge planning to facilitate residents' stabilization and safe return to their previous settings.
Job Details
- Certifications, Education Requirements, Degree Requirements, Location Requirements, and Years of Experience: NY license in hand, minimum of 2 years of experience in psychiatric nursing, and EPIC charting experience.
- Shift: Evenings, 8 hours shift, minimum 40 hours per week.
- Required Qualifications: Valid NY license, minimum of 2 years of psychiatric nursing experience, EPIC charting experience, and familiarity with behavior management techniques and clinical skills listed in the skills section.
- Skills: Admission of Patients, Ambulation, Antianxiety medication management, Antidepressants, Antihypertensives, Antipsychotics, Bedside bathing procedures, BiPAP/CPAP management, Blood Glucose Monitoring/Testing, Colostomy/ileostomy care, CVA (Cerebrovascular Accident) management, De-Escalation Protocols, Ear Drops, End of life care, Eye Drops, Feeding tube care and management, Foley catheter insertion (female and male), Follow-up phone calls, IM & SQ injections, Intake and Output monitoring, Laboratory results interpretation, Isolation Precautions/PPE, Specimen labeling, Locked Unit, Managing Assaultive Behavior, Medication reconciliation, Mood disorders, Mood stabilizer, Mouth care, Nasal Cannula, NG Tube/G Tube, Urine collection, Oral care, Oral suctioning, Oxygen therapy, Pain assessment & management, Patient/Family education and support, Permanent Pacemaker, Phlebotomy, Pressure Ulcer Assessment/Prevention, Sedatives, Seizure disorders, Dressing changes, IV start and maintenance, Subcutaneous injections, Throat specimen collection, Vaccination administration, Vital Sign monitoring, Wound Care, Wound drains/JP/Hemovac.
- Additional Information: Candidates must have at least 1 year of specialized psychiatric nursing experience, familiarity with Epic electronic medical record, and be able to float as needed.
- Submission requirements: Valid NY license in hand and Ability to work scheduled evenings.
Benefits
- The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:
- Private housing or generous housing allowance
- Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
- Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
- Competitive salaries
- Referral bonuses
- Travel reimbursement
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Direct deposit/free checking
- Unlimited free CE credits
