Registered Nurse (RN) - Psych Acute
Garden Grove, California
Registered nurses (RNs) perform basic duties that include treating patients, educating patients about mental and medical conditions, and providing advice and emotional support to patients’ and/or family members, running therapeutic groups, psychiatric crisis intervention, seclusion and restraint of patients.
- Eligibility
- Psychiatric NursingPsychiatric Care
Posted Oct 8 · Applications close Oct 8, 2027
- Shift and hours
- Nights
- Unit and setting
- Psych Acute · Hospital Registered Nurse (RN) - Psych Acute
- License
- RN license Must have current and valid State license as a Registered Nurse.current and valid State license as a Registered Nurse
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- License
- current and valid State license as a Registered Nurse Must have current and valid State license as a Registered Nurse.
- Certification
- current BLS certificate upon hire Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current.
- Also asks
- working knowledge of Mental Health Laws and practice standards Working knowledge of Mental Health Laws and practice standards.
- Also asks
- working knowledge of interdisciplinary treatment team process, behavioral health programming and daily nursing functions for inpatient and outpatient behavioral health units Working knowledge of interdisciplinary treatment team process, behavioral health programming and daily nursing functions for inpatient and outpatient behavioral health units.
- Also asks
- working knowledge of the continuum of care for behavioral health care Working knowledge of the continuum of care for behavioral health care.
What it pays
- Tuition assistance
- tuition reimbursement
- Pay reviews
- starting pay set by skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure
Benefits
- Benefitspaid time offpaid time off
- Benefits401K retirement plana 401K retirement plan
- Benefitsmedical, dental, and vision coveragemedical, dental, and vision coverage
- Benefitstuition reimbursementtuition reimbursement
- Benefitsvoluntary benefit optionsmany more voluntary benefit options
- Benefitscomprehensive health benefitsComprehensive health benefits
More benefits (1)
- Benefitseducation supportEducation support
The role and schedule
- Union
- benefits vary by collective bargaining agreement Benefits may vary based on collective bargaining agreement requirements and/or the employment status, i.e. full-time or part-time.
- Day to day
- treating patients treating patients
- Day to day
- educating patients about mental and medical conditions educating patients about mental and medical conditions
- Day to day
- advice and emotional support to patients and/or family members providing advice and emotional support to patients’ and/or family members
- Day to day
- running therapeutic groups running therapeutic groups
- Day to day
- psychiatric crisis intervention psychiatric crisis intervention
- Day to day
- seclusion and restraint of patients seclusion and restraint of patients
- Day to day
- record patients’ medical histories and symptoms RNs record patients’ medical histories and symptoms
- Day to day
- help perform diagnostic tests and analyze results help to perform diagnostic tests and analyze results
- Day to day
- operate medical machinery operate medical machinery
- Day to day
- administer treatment and medications administer treatment and medications
- Day to day
- help with patient follow-up and rehabilitation help with patient follow-up and rehabilitation
- Day to day
- teach patients and families to manage illness or injury, diet and exercise programs, and self-administration of medication and physical therapy teach patients and their families how to manage their illness or injury, diet and exercise programs, and self-administration of medication and physical therapy
- Details
- 167-bed hospital is a 167-bed community hospital
The workplace
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through the pay period for the posted pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for 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.
Original listing
Posted on Prime Healthcare’s careers page.
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Overview
Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! Garden Grove Hospital Medical Center, a member of Prime Healthcare, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference. Founded in 1982, Garden Grove Hospital Medical Center is a 167-bed community hospital centrally located in beautiful Southern California dedicated to providing our community with high-quality, compassionate healthcare.
Garden Grove Hospital Medical Center has received “Top 100 Hospital” in the nation accolades from Truven Health Analytics and is a recipient of the Patient Safety Excellence Award from Healthgrades. Key services include general medical/surgical inpatient care and treatment, critical care, emergency services, orthopedics, maternity care, and wound care. The facility offers a full spectrum of acute care services for the residents of Garden Grove and the surrounding communities.
Located near the corner of Harbor and Garden Grove Boulevards, Garden Grove Hospital is close to the Disneyland Resort, the Anaheim Convention Center, and the many hotels situated in the area. For more information, visit gardengrovehospital.com.
Responsibilities
Registered nurses (RNs) perform basic duties that include treating patients, educating patients about mental and medical conditions, and providing advice and emotional support to patients’ and/or family members, running therapeutic groups, psychiatric crisis intervention, seclusion and restraint of patients. RNs record patients’ medical histories and symptoms, help to perform diagnostic tests and analyze results, operate medical machinery, administer treatment and medications, and help with patient follow-up and rehabilitation. RNs teach patients and their families how to manage their illness or injury, diet and exercise programs, and self-administration of medication and physical therapy.
Other related duties.
Qualifications
Education, experience, training
- Must have current and valid State license as a Registered Nurse.2. Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current.3. Working knowledge of Mental Health Laws and practice standards. 4. Working knowledge of interdisciplinary treatment team process, behavioral health programming and daily nursing functions for inpatient and outpatient behavioral health units. 5. Working knowledge of the continuum of care for behavioral health care.
Pay Transparency
Garden Grove Hospital Medical Center offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs. Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to, paid time off, a 401K retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and many more voluntary benefit options. Benefits may vary based on collective bargaining agreement requirements and/or the employment status, i.e. full-time or part-time.
The current compensation range for this role is $50.82 to $63.47. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.
Employment Status
Full Time
Shift
Nights
Equal Employment Opportunity
Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf
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What's around it?
Garden Grove, CAFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 11% above the US average
- Median rent
- $2,012/mo
- Household income
- $92,174/yr, all local households, not nurse pay