Registered Nurse- Inpatient Psychiatry -Day Shift- Medstar Washington Hospital Center

Overview

The Inpatient Adult Behavioral Health & Psychiatry program provides a therapeutic environment through individualized treatment.  The Registered Nurse promotes and restores patients' health by completing the nursing process, collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary team members, providing physical and psychological support to patients and families, and supervising assigned team members as necessary.

Major Duties and Essential Functions :

• Educating patients and their family members
• Documenting all treatments, medications, and other patient care aspects in medical records
• Responding to emergency psychiatric situations
• Conducting screenings and evaluations and monitoring patients
• Administering medications and monitoring responses to medication
• Following the Doctor’s orders and treatment plans
• Communicating & collaborating with other medical professionals and care team members

Requirements / Qualifications

Salary

$89,612 to $109,526

salary is based on experience

EOE

Hospital / Program Description

Hospital / Program Description

MedStar Washington Hospital Center is a 912-bed acute care hospital and part of the. MedStar Health system. The system combines the best aspects of academic medicine, research, and innovation with a complete spectrum of clinical services to advance patient care. As the largest healthcare provider in Maryland and the Washington, D.C., region, MedStar Health’s 10 hospitals, MedStar Health Research Institute, and a comprehensive scope of health-related organizations are recognized regionally and nationally for excellence in medical care. MedStar Health has one of the largest graduate medical education programs in the country, training 1,100 medical residents annually, and is the medical education and clinical partner of Georgetown University.