Demonstrated knowledge & understanding of psychiatric disorders & patients.  Use therapeutic communication skills in individual & group interactions with psychiatric patients.  Provide 1-to-1 interventions with patients.  Crisis identification & management including de-escalation.  Assist nursing staff with variety of tasks/activities.  Thorough, accurate, timely documentation of tasks/activities.  Through the model of Shared Governance, collaborate with all members of the health care team with a focus on promoting evidenced based care within a healing culture for the patients and their families.  Embrace and exhibit PRIDE core values.