Registered Nurse- (RN) - Child Behavioral Health Unit - Maine Health

The Registered Nurse provides patient care utilizing the nursing process in an inpatient setting. The Child Psychiatric Unit at Spring Harbor Hospital specializes in the care of children. We offer a 12-bed unit designed for the care of children, generally ages from 6-12 years old and as young as 4, who require acute mental health treatment. Typically, these patients are animminent risk to themselves or others, or are unable to function at a lower level of care due to their psychiatric symptoms. Our multidisciplinary patient care team specializes in the treatment of diagnoses most commonly found in children and adolescents.

These include:

• Depression
• Disruptive Behavior Disorders
• Emerging Psychotic Disorders
• Anxiety Disorders
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Substance Use Disorders

Unit programming includes comprehensive psychiatric evaluation, medication management, individual and family therapy, occupational therapy and on-site academic tutoring. Our facility also includes access to a gym and outside playground and courtyard areas.

Spring Harbor treats children and adolescents from throughout Maine. Our multidisciplinary team includes medical providers, occupational therapists, social work clinicians, and nursing staff.

Treatment plans for youth are individualized. Treatment may include engagement in dialectical behavioral therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy skills groups, psychoeducation groups, individual and milieu therapies, occupational therapy, and Individual psychotherapy. Medication providers may also recommend psychotropic medication as part of the treatment.

Position Summary

• The Registered Nurse provides patient care utilizing the nursing process in inpatient and outpatient facilities.

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

• Education:Bachelor’s degree in Nursing or a graduate of an accredited Nursing program required.
• License/Certifications:Licensed as a registered professional nurse by the Maine State Board of Nursing required.
• Experience:1+ year of psychiatric nursing experience preferred.
• Knowledge of counseling theory, physical and psychological effects of mental illness and substance abuse preferred
• Knowledge of bio-psychosocial assessments required.