Psychiatric Nurse 2

The Position

Psychiatric Nurses provide professional nursing care to individuals with developmental delays, developmental disabilities, intellectual disabilities or social, emotional and/or behavioral disorders, in an institution or out-patient setting in accordance with the authorized scope of practice specified in the Nurse Practice Act.

Incumbents possess a degree of knowledge and proficiency sufficient to perform work independently with little or no additional training.

The Nevada Department of Corrections has multiple vacancies for a Psychiatric Nurse 2 at Northern Nevada Correctional Center (NNCC), in Carson City, Nevada. Incumbent will work both inpatient and outpatient units for the mentally ill inmates.

Workdays and shifts may vary dependent on the facility needs. Incumbents will be passing medications, triaging medical conditions, performing physical assessments, processing intakes, responding to medical emergencies and other duties as assigned. Applicants should be aware that this position does not entail only psychiatric duties.

Duties may be primarily medical. The incumbent assists in the development and implementation of care plan management; communicates plans with team members by attending treatment team meetings and use of inter-shift report as appropriate; psychotherapeutic interventions; identify inmate's response to health problems and help inmates modify or eliminate those issues that are dysfunctional; formulate modifications of psychotherapeutic techniques; performs patient interaction; encourages patient participation in developing a self-care plan; protect patient's rights and confidentiality; medical intervention; and document all medical interventions per protocol. The State of Nevada is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action in recruitment of its employees and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages. * THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON.

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