RN - PHP
Grand Rapids, Michigan
As a part of our continued success and growth, we are seeking qualified applicants for a Psych RN in our Partial Hospitalization Program. This one is per diem, so you pick up the shifts you want. Forest View Hospital is a specialty hospital.
Posted Oct 15 · New grads welcomed
- Unit and setting
- Partial Hospitalization Program · Behavioral Health Patient population serviced includes both adolescents and adults.adolescents and adults
- License
- RN license Current RN licensure in the state of Michigan.Current RN licensure in Michigan
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed New grads are welcome to apply!
- License
- Current RN licensure in Michigan Current RN licensure in the state of Michigan. Check your license
- Education
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
- Also asks
- Clinical competency in providing general nursing care Demonstrates clinical competency in providing general nursing care.
- Also asks
- Basic understanding of psychiatric nursing theory
Preferred
- Certification
- CPR/Handle With Care certification CPR/Handle With Care certification preferred.
- Experience
- 6-12 months previous psych nursing 6-12 months of previous Psych Nursing preferred, demonstrating a strong understanding of the unit they will be assisting in leadership.
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies →4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs →2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questions →Around graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license →
Why start this early?
Advocate describes a 6–9 month application runway for several regional RN programs. These milestones are a planning guide, not deadlines for every employer. See program calendars.
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- Assists with discharge planning and works with patient’s discharges Assists with discharge planning and works with patient’s discharges.
- Day to day
- Medication teaching, side-effect and efficacy assessment, and assists physicians with informed consent Medication teaching activities, assessment of medication side effects and medication efficacy, and assists physicians in obtaining informed consent.
- Day to day
- Ensures physician-ordered prescriptions are sent home to the parent on the day they are written Ensures that physician ordered prescriptions are sent home to the parent on the day they are written.
- Day to day
- Handles incoming crisis calls, makes referrals and completes assessments as necessary Demonstrates the ability to handle incoming crisis calls, make referrals and complete assessments as necessary.
- Day to day
- Provides nursing interventions and education groups per program and schedule Provides nursing interventions and education groups in accordance with the program and schedule.
- Day to day
- Assesses and reassesses patient pain and provides nursing care as needed Assesses and reassesses patient’s pain and provides nursing care as needed.
- Details
- 108-bed psychiatric facility a private 108 bed psychiatric facility
The workplace
You would be walking into a private 108-bed psychiatric hospital about seven miles southeast of downtown Grand Rapids—children, adolescents, and adults on the same campus, State of Michigan licensed and Joint Commission accredited, with more than 45 years behind it.…
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Your fit
On your path
Psychiatric is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.
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Responsibilities
Forest View Hospital, located just seven miles southeast of downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan, is a private 108 bed psychiatric facility that serves children, adolescents and adults. We are licensed by the State of Michigan, fully accredited by The Joint Commission and we bring more than 45 years of experience to the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of behavioral health problems. As a part of our continued success and growth, we are seeking qualified applicants for a Psych RN in our Partial Hospitalization Program. New grads are welcome to apply!
The RN PHP provides nursing care to patients on each clinical unit as assigned, utilizing the nursing process. Patient population serviced includes both adolescents and adults.
Essential Job
Responsibilities
- Utilizing the nursing process, the RN develops an initial nursing treatment plan for each admitted patient.
- Competent in assessing, planning, and delivering care for patients with co-occurring disorders.
- The nurse continually assesses and reassesses the patient’s medical and psychiatric status and changing needs.
- Participates with other team members in planning and implementing the patient’s treatment plan.
- Directs and participates with other personnel in maintaining a safe and therapeutic milieu.
- Assists with discharge planning and works with patient’s discharges.
- Provides nursing interventions and education groups in accordance with the program and schedule.
- Medication teaching activities, assessment of medication side effects and medication efficacy, and assists physicians in obtaining informed consent.
- Communicates with patients and parents the appropriate procedure for sending medication to the PHP program, and provides education about those medications. Ensures that physician ordered prescriptions are sent home to the parent on the day they are written.
- Maintains professionalism and adheres to the determined standards of care and performance.
- Accurately transcribes physician orders according to nursing policy and procedure.
- Adheres to the Infection Control policies and procedures of the hospital and follows standard precautions at all times.
- Assesses and reassesses patient’s pain and provides nursing care as needed.
- Attend Monthly Clinical Staff meetings or read minutes and sign form of
- Maintains and stays current with nursing standards of care and nursing practices.
- Demonstrates the ability to handle incoming crisis calls, make referrals and complete assessments as necessary.
- Demonstrates ability to maintain therapeutic relationships, which do not allow self-disclosure of personal/social information to patients and adheres to the Professional Boundary Policy.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
About Universal Health Services
One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $14.3 billion in 2023. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 96,700 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries.
Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U. S. States, Washington, D. C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. www.uhs.com
Qualifications
Education and Experience
Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
- 6-12 months of previous Psych Nursing preferred, demonstrating a strong understanding of the unit they will be assisting in leadership. .
- Current RN licensure in the state of Michigan.
- Demonstrates clinical competency in providing general nursing care. Basic understanding of psychiatric nursing theory
- CPR/Handle With Care certification preferred.
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What's around it?
Grand Rapids, MIFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 5% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,266/mo
- Household income
- $69,108/yr, all local households, not nurse pay