+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Summary: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Pine Belt Mental Healthcare | | | Resources has an opening for a | | | Registered Nurse at our acute | | | care residential facility in | | | Laurel, MS. The Registered Nurse | | | position would require 12-hour | | | shifts (7p-7a). This position | | | plays a significant role in | | | coordinating medical services and | | | providing nursing needs for | | | adults suffering from serious | | | mental illness. The ideal | | | candidate will have previous | | | experience in behavioral health | | | as well as a professional and | | | compassionate demeanor. The RN | | | works in conjunction with | | | the mental health care team to | | | provide safe and effective | | | treatment to the consumer during | | | time of crisis in an effort to | | | promote a positive environment in | | | order to return to their | | | community. | | | | | | WestWay is a 24 hour facility | | | opened 365 days per year.  | | | | | | For 50 years, Pine Belt Mental | | | Healthcare Resources has served | | | individuals throughout the Pine | | | Belt.  Through an extensive | | | continuum of care, we strive to | | | enable adults with serious mental | | | illnesses, children with serious | | | emotional disturbances, and | | | individuals with an addiction or | | | developmental disability to live, | | | work, learn, and participate | | | fully in their communities.  Our | | | eighteen county service area | | | includes Amite, Franklin, | | | Forrest, Hancock, Harrison, | | | Jones, Lamar, Lawrence, | | | Covington, Greene, Jeff Davis, | | | Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, | | | Stone, Walthall, Wayne | | | Counties.  | | | | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | | | | Requirements: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | - Minimum of an Associate | | | Degree in Nursing required | | | - MS RN Licensure required | | | - Experience working in a | | | crisis unit preferred | | | - Independent work ability | | | required | | | - Crisis de-escalation skills | | | required | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | | | | Responsibilities: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | - Monitors clients receiving | | | medications. | | | - Provides coordination and | | | monitoring of psychiatric | | | schedule. | | | - Provides emergency services | | | as needed. | | | - Provides general | | | psychotherapeutic nursing and | | | educational interventions to | | | clientele. | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+