The Registered Nurse (RN) provides comprehensive, patient-centered nursing care to individuals receiving services. The RN is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, coordinating, and evaluating nursing care in collaboration with providers and members of the multidisciplinary team. Responsibilities include completing nursing assessments, administering medications and treatments, monitoring patient response to treatment, coordinating admissions, transfers, and discharges, providing patient and family education, and maintaining accurate clinical documentation. The RN demonstrates knowledge of crisis intervention, trauma-informed care, and verbal de-escalation techniques, responding effectively to psychiatric emergencies while promoting the least restrictive interventions necessary to maintain the safety of individuals and staff. The RN collaborates with interdisciplinary team members to ensure continuity of care, individual safety, and positive clinical outcomes while maintaining compliance with organizational policies, the Nurse Practice Act, Joint Commission standards, and all applicable federal and state regulatory requirements. The RN also participates in quality improvement initiatives, supports orientation and education of new staff as assigned, maintains required competencies, and contributes to a culture of professionalism, teamwork, safety, and continuous improvement.