Registered Nurse - Psychiatric

Key responsibilities:

• Assesses patient’s/client’s mental, physical and emotional care needs and develops care plans to meet those needs
• Communicates and works with care teams to establish comprehensive treatment plans consistent with the needs of the patient/client and keeps the psychiatrist informed of the patient’s/client’s condition and progress
• Maintaining a keen interest in the service user's progress and preparing them for eventual discharge and continued care in the community
• Sharing responsibility for ordering, dispensing, administering and the safety of drugs on the unit
• Assisting with the orientation of new staff
• Assisting in cases of emergencies, both in and out of hospital
• Conforming to the acceptable standards in the practice of nursing by demonstrating appropriate knowledge, principles, methods and techniques
• Participating in education for the patient/client, families and the community
• Participating in in-service education, both in updating their own experience and sharing with others

Qualifications & Registration required:

• RN, RMN, RNMH, RNLD, Graduate of a 3 or 4 year Psychiatric Nursing Education Program or an 18-month Post Graduate Psychiatric course approved by the Bermuda Nursing Council
• Minimum of 2 years post- registration experience of working in Psychiatric Nursing
• Registered with the Bermuda Nursing Council

Registration with Bermuda Nursing and Midwifery Council is mandatory.

This position is being advertised prior to contract renewals with a view to attracting suitably qualified Bermudians/Spouses of Bermudians & PRC Holders. 

Pre employment substance abuse screening is mandatory for all successful candidates.