Registered Nurse - Marc Evaluation & Treatment Facility

Registered Nurse

Evaluation & Treatment Facility | Everett, WA

Shift: Full-Time Days (Mon, Tues, & Wed 7:00am-7:30pm)

Compass Health is seeking a skilled and dedicated Registered Nurse (RN) to join our Evaluation & Treatment (E&T) Facility in Everett. This is a vital opportunity to provide direct, recovery-focused care to adults experiencing psychiatric emergencies in a highly supportive inpatient setting.

Our 16-bed Evaluation & Treatment Facility offers inpatient services for adults detained under the Washington State Involuntary Treatment Act (RCW 71.05). Patients may be admitted for 72-hour involuntary holds or extended 14-day commitments. Our interdisciplinary team works together to stabilize, evaluate, and treat individuals experiencing acute psychiatric symptoms—with the goal of restoring safety, dignity, and wellness.

As a member of the multi-disciplinary team, the RN provides direct nursing services, clinical assessment, and clinical delegation consistent with the Washington Nurse Practice Act to ensure high quality clinical care. When the Assistant Clinical Nurse Manager or Director is not present, the RN serves as the highest-licensed clinical professional on shift and provides clinical guidance, not supervisory authority, to support safe and effective client care.

• Provides screening to assess that criteria for admission to the facility has been met.
• Ensures an organized and systematic method of monitoring individual client’s health status and needs.
• Facilitates appropriate admissions to the facility.
• Completes admission information and nursing assessment.
• Manages the milieu.
• Ensures clinical standards are met by clinical staff.
• Administers medication in accordance with orders from prescribers.
• Manages the medication delivery system, administers and documents medication treatment.
• Communicates and coordinates services with other medical providers.
• Transcribes medication orders written by a prescriber, as needed.
• Audits medication orders daily, and completes other audits as assigned.
• Helps to develop standards of care.
• Provides training to program staff to help them monitor psychiatric symptoms and medication side effects.
• Engages in health promotion, prevention, and educational activities.
• Assists clients with the development of strategies to maximize medication adherence.
• Provides clinical education to program staff regarding psychiatric symptoms and medication side effects within RN scope of practice.
• Provides clinical guidance and skills instruction related to nursing tasks as appropriate.
• Delegates nursing tasks in accordance with the Washington Nurse Practice Act and WAC, including providing follow-up, evaluation, and clinical feedback on delegated tasks. Delegation is strictly clinical in nature.
• Provides clinical leadership during assigned shifts; this role does not include scheduling, disciplinary action, hiring, performance evaluations, or other supervisory authority.
• Participates in regularly scheduled supervision and team meetings.
• Behaves in an ethical and professional manner consistent with agency policy, state law, and licensing entities if applicable.
• Remains compliant with required trainings and certifications. Understands and practices safekeeping of client protected health information per Compass Health’s HIPAA and other agency policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates respect for diversity and a commitment to developing multicultural competency and sensitivity.
• Demonstrates commitment to Compass Health’s Strategic Intention, core Values and Core Competencies.

• Current Washington State RN license required
• Experience in psychiatric or behavioral health settings strongly preferred
• Current First Aid & CPR certification and Food Handler’s Permit
  , or ability to obtain within 90 days

• Thorough knowledge of clinical issues of psychiatric and medical treatment of adults and older adults.
• Demonstrated knowledge regarding the management of challenging behaviors.
• Skilled in administering medications.
• Demonstrated organizational skills and the ability…