Job Description

Responsibilities

Position Summary

The Resource Nurse / Nursing Educator - Behavioral Health provides clinical expertise, education, and realtime support to Psychiatric Nursing staff to promote safe, therapeutic, and evidencebased care in a behavioral health setting. This role supports nursing practice related to psychiatric assessment, milieu management, deescalation, restraint and seclusion standards, medication administration, and documentation, while reinforcing regulatory compliance and patient safety. The Resource Nurse serves as a clinical role model and trusted educator, supporting staff development without direct disciplinary authority.

Qualifications

Required

• Current, unencumbered Registered Nurse (RN) license in the applicable state.
• Minimum 3-5 years of Behavioral Health or Psychiatric nursing experience .
• Demonstrated clinical competence in psychiatric nursing practice.
• Strong communication, coaching, and interpersonal skills.

Preferred

• Prior experience in nursing education, charge nurse, or preceptor roles.
• Certification in PsychiatricMental Health Nursing (RNBC or equivalent).
• Experience with restraint and seclusion training or Behavioral Health regulatory compliance.
• Experience with quality improvement or staff development initiatives.

Qualifications

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Behavioral Health Clinical Resource Support

• Serves as a clinical resource for nursing staff regarding psychiatric nursing care, patient assessments, medication administration, and documentation.
• Provides justintime coaching and guidance related to:
• Crisis intervention and deescalation techniques
• Therapeutic communication
• Milieu management
• Suicide risk and safety assessments
• Supports staff during highrisk or complex patient situations.
• Reinforces traumainformed and recoveryoriented care principles.
• Assists with patient care during staffing needs as appropriate, while maintaining primary education and support responsibilities.

Education and Staff Development

• Participates in the orientation, onboarding, and mentoring of new Behavioral Health nursing staff.
• Provides education and competency validation related to:
• Behavioral Health nursing standards
• Observation levels and safety precautions
• Restraint and seclusion policy and monitoring requirements
• Psychiatric medications and sideeffect monitoring
• Develops and delivers unitbased education, skills labs, and refresher training.
• Identifies learning gaps and provides targeted education and remediation.
• Supports annual competencies, regulatory training, and skills verification.

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