+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Summary: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Pine Belt Mental Healthcare | | | Resources has an opening for | | | a Registered Nurse at | | | our Crisis Stabilization | | | Unit *(CSU) to provide services | | | for a crisis management center | | | in *Gulfport, MS.  | | | 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. | | | | | | CSU is a 24 hour facility open | | | 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 Forrest, Hancock, | | | Harrison, Jones, Lamar, | | | Covington, Greene, Jeff Davis, | | | Marion, Pearl River, Perry, | | | Stone and Wayne Counties.   | | | | | | Pine Belt Mental Healthcare | | | Resources offers a competitive | | | benefits package including | | | employer paid life insurance and | | | LTD, along with optional Health, | | | Dental, Vision, FSA and HSA, | | | cafeteria options and a 403(b) | | | plan, along with a generous leave | | | and holiday policy.   | | | | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | | | | 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 individuals | | | receiving medications. | | | - Provides coordination and | | | monitoring of psychiatric | | | schedule. | | | - Provides emergency services | | | as needed. | | | - Provides general | | | psychotherapeutic nursing and | | | educational interventions to | | | clientele. | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+