What You'll Be Doing • Provides professional nursing direct patient care in compliance with professional practice and unit standards. Promotes a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach towards patients, families and all stakeholders. • Primary Responsibilities: include the following but not limited to: • Manages and coordinates the care of patients in a defined care delivery model, utilizing the nursing process, which includes assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patients with primarily Psychiatric illness. • Provides direct care and or delegates care to other team members in accordance with their education, credentials, and demonstrated competence. • Demonstrates competent professional practice and engages in opportunities for professional growth. • Participates and engages team in the development of and maintains established hospital policies, procedures and objectives, quality improvement, safety, environmental and infection prevention program. • Collaborates and communicates effectively with the interdisciplinary team. • Accountable for patient/family education in collaboration with interdisciplinary care team and patient/family. • Documents nursing care and patient status in accordance with the nursing process and standards of care. • Provides a safe environment and promotes quality patient care through adherence to established standards. • Identifies opportunities for and participates in performance improvement activities. • Engages self and team in establishing evidence-based practice and high standards of professional practice • Contributes to the productivity and professional environment of the department. • Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to adapt for improvement of patient care and therapeutic processes • Provide skilled nursing care to patients, including medication administration and monitoring patient status in the management of their physical and psychosocial needs • Perform clinical assessment and treatment procedures as ordered by Licensed Independent Practitioner (LIP) • Provide a safe, therapeutic environment that protects patient rights • Using therapeutic communication skills to develop a therapeutic rapport with assigned clients to facilitate effective therapies in psychosocial treatment in collaboration with clinical team • Develop care plans using assessment data that integrates medical and nursing therapies per facility protocol • Develops long and short-term goals consistent with treatment plans, standards of practice, and the plan of care, incorporating patient preference and discussing plan of care with patient • Collaborate with other health care team members in delivery of health care services according to established standards and patient care principles • Monitor client behavior to intervene when appropriate for therapeutic continuity and patient safety • Observe clients for critical changes and initiates appropriate emergency procedures • Provide effective management of crisis in acute psychiatric situations • Evaluate, promote and educate patient health education • Educate clients and staff in a variety of prevention, health promotion and maintenance interventions within specific nursing scope of practice • Assist medical director in evaluating medication compliance and knowledge of the clients' prescribed medications • Conduct nursing group therapy and/or education sessions • Performs related duties as assigned What We're Looking For • NJ License. Graduate of accredited Nursing school • BSN Preferred • Specialty Certification Preferred- Psychiatric Mental Health Certification • At least two years acute care Psychiatric experience preferred in all patient population Full-time, Night shift. 7pm to 7:30am. Rotational weekend Saturday and Sunday.