NPD Practitioner (Psychiatric Nurse Educator) - 3S Observation/Short Stay - Full Time

NPD Practitioner (Psychiatric Nurse Educator) - 3S Observation/Short Stay - Full Time
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Requisition # HRC0870334B

Are you ready to be a leader? Do you inspire?

Are you ready to be a leader? Do you encourage?

A true leader strives to inspire—and at Cedars-Sinai, that’s exactly what our Behavioral Nurse Educators do. They have a strong combination of clinical skills, management abilities and integrity, and as a result, they play an indispensable role in the success of our organization. They are also part of the foundation for the world-class healthcare provided at Cedars-Sinai. Our people bring an unmatched passion to their craft and it shows in everything they accomplish, including achieving Magnet® designation for an outstanding five times! Now we invite you to join us. From working with a team of dedicated healthcare professionals to using state-of-the-art facilities, you’ll have everything you need to do something incredible—for yourself, and for others.

As a Behavioral Nurse you will take a leadership role in the development, coordination, implementation and evaluation of education programs and projects for patients, personnel and community with an emphasis adult medical patient care.

• You will work on a peer level with the Clinical Nurse Specialists, NPD Practitioners, and Associate Directors.
• You will provide mentorship, direction and assistance to the health care team in maintaining and providing optimum quality of nursing care for patients
• You will assume the role of leader, clinician, researcher, educator, patient care advocate, consultant, inter and interdepartmental liaison, and resource professional.
• You will maintain competency skills including the ability to deliver care to special patient populations and patients with diverse cultural backgrounds.
• You will identify safety concerns and institute measures to provide a safe environment and, provide appropriate assessment, intervention and evaluation of patients with consideration of developmental achievements in these patient populations.
• You will support Dr. Strong efforts and staff debriefing.
• You will educate staff on behavioral de-escalation and psychopharmacology.
• You will educate staff on behavioral health diagnosis and possible interventions for each diagnosis.
• You will support staff during crisis that could cause emotional impact.
• You will maintain behavioral contracts, provide limit setting, behavior modification plans and aggressive behavior education for staff.
• You will provide restraint education,
• You will evaluate and support sitters for behavioral patients.

Educational Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree required.
• Master's degree in Nursing or related field preferred.

License/Certification Requirements:

• Valid California Registered Nurse license.
• American Red Cross or American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification required.
• National Specialty certification required.
• Psychiatric and/or Mental Health certification highly preferred.

Experience:

• Minimum 3 years of recent acute psychiatric inpatient experience.
• Expert psychopharmacology knowledge required.
• Meets specialty specific clinical competencies for assigned area.

Working Title:

NPD Practitioner (Psychiatric Nurse Educator) - 3S Observation/Short Stay - Full Time

Department:

Med Surg 3-S Short Stay

Business Entity:

Nursing

Job Category:

,Nursing,Nursing

Job Specialty:

Nurse Education

Position Type:

Full-time

Shift Length:

8 hour shift

Shift Type:

Day

Cedars-Sinai is an EEO employer. Cedars-Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information), marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age (40 or older), military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

Cedars-Sinai will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, in accordance with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.

At Cedars-Sinai, we are dedicated to the safety, health and wellbeing of our patients and employees. This includes protecting our patients from communicable diseases, such as influenza (flu) and COVID-19. For this reason, we require that all new employees receive a flu vaccine based on the seasonal availability of flu vaccine (typically during September through April each year) as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter as a condition of continued employment, subject to medical exemption or religious accommodation. For the same reason, you may also be required to receive other vaccines such as COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Cedars-Sinai reserves the right to make modifications to its required list of vaccines as required by law and/or policy.

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