rn psych evaluation team

Returning candidates, log in here! RN Psych Evaluation Team Requisition ID 2025-447971 Department Behavioral Health Hours / Pay Period 12 Shift Varies Standard Hours 0:700 am - 19:00pm weekends included Location CA-GLENDALE Posted Pay Range $25.00 - $30.26 /hour Company Name Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Telecommute No Where You’ll Work Founded in 1926, Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center is a 334-bed, acute care, nonprofit, community hospital located in Glendale, California. The hospital offers a full complement of services, including its award winning heart center, the colorectal surgery institute, a gastrointestinal program, and is a Los Angeles County approved primary stroke center. The hospital shares a legacy of humankindness with Dignity Health, one of the nation’s five largest health care systems. Visit here https://www.dignityhealth.org/socal/locations/glendalememorial for more information.One Community. One Mission. One California  Job Summary and Responsibilities As our Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery.Every day, you will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing patient care plans. You'll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes.To be successful in this role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment will not only support patient recovery but also fuel your own career advancement. The Psychiatric Evaluation Team RN is an authorized Registered Nurse having completed all requirements for Los Angeles County LPS designation to evaluate and/or place mentally disordered persons from surrounding communities meeting criteria for Involuntary Hospitalization on 5150 Holds to Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center for 72-hour emergency intervention.Will work ON CALL, 12 hour shiftsCompensation is a combination of call back pay and $150 per assessmentPerforms clinical assessments of patients; evaluates mental status, psychiatric, drug history and other psychosocial needs and makes appropriate recommendations for disposition. Contacts families/placements if appropriate to assist with assessment. Reviews recommendations with appropriate psychiatrist before determining disposition.Communicates with treatment team staff on each evaluation prior to dispositioning the patient to either inpatient or outpatient status. Continues to maintain effective communication with treatment team staff as appropriate throughout the process of evaluation and disposition. Documents all evaluations, 72-hour holds, treatment plans and continuing care plans in standardized format and according to established policies and procedures, LPS criteria, and California mental health statutes. Documents in medical record appropriately.​We are not currently accepting new graduate or new to speciality applications.   The most current information for new graduate (<12 months experience as an RN) and fellowship programs  (>12 months experience as an RN) can be found at  National Nurse Residency Program .  Position is represented by CNA. Job Requirements Required 6 months previous acute care RN experince in same unitGraduate of Accredited RN school of NursingRegistered Nurse with current California license requiredCurrent AHA BLS requiredPreferredCurrent certification in psychiatric nursing or alcohol and drug abuse counseling and Management of Assaultive Behavior (MAB) or Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) training preferredLos Angeles County Lanterman-Petris Short (LPS) certification...