Travel LPN (Day Shift)/ Nashville, TN, (Onsite)3+ Months Contract

Mental Health Nurses

Location: Nashville, TN (Onsite) Duration: 3+ Months Number of Positions: 1

Work Activities:

• Supervises the application of nursing techniques required in care and treatment of patients.
• Advises subordinate staff in policies and procedures.
• Observes employees as they perform tasks to ensure efficiency in work activities.
• Identifies exceptional performance characteristics through employee discussions and personal observations.
• Discusses methods to improve performance and motivate employees by discussing employee performance.
• Resolves disputes among employees following organizational policies and procedures.
• Implements corrective measures to staff for inappropriate actions through discussions, written warnings, and recommendations for suspension or termination.

Assisting and Caring for Others:

• Provides nursing care and procedures according to physicians orders and nursing protocol.
• Administers medication according to the physician's orders and protocol.
• Evaluates possible side effects and the overall effectiveness of medication.
• Performs BLS (Basic Life Support), CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation), and other emergency responses.
• Participates in emergency response setting.
• Mental Health monitoring.

Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work:

• Prioritizes tasks based on importance, urgency, and other scheduled activities.

Performing Administrative Activities:

• Reviews records to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Prepares written work schedules.
• Interviews prospective employees to gather information of their work history, training, and education.
• Asks questions to assess applicant's ability to meet job requirements.
• Selects applicants to recommend for hiring.

Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others:

• Evaluates nursing plan of care and makes adjustment as needed.

Train and Teaching Others:

• Identifies training needs of employees and instruction detailing procedures, policies, and/or regulations pertaining to a specified area of nursing care operations.

Scheduling Work and Activities:

• Assigns staff to work plans and activities by comparing the patient needs with the staff's availability, experience, independence, and training.

Documenting/Recording Information:

• Counts and tracks drugs, instruments, and other accountable items.
• Records all nursing care in patient files and maintains file systems.

Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material:

• May maintain health care equipment, supplies, and inventory

Competencies:

• Dealing with Ambiguity Decision Quality Delegation Organizing Planning Conflict Management Perseverance Written Communications Ethics and Values Integrity and Trust Knowledge:
• Knowledge of accepted nursing practices and techniques and complex medical treatments
• Knowledge of applicable laws, policies, procedures, agency administrative directives, regulations and rules
• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction
• Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to assess and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures
• Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders

Skills:

• The skill in the application of complex professional nursing techniques
• The skill to demonstrate critical thinking techniques to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
• The skill to understand the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making
• The skill to give full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times
• The skill to select and use training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things
• The skill to monitor/ access performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action
• The skill to understand written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents
• The skill to use scientific rules and methods to solve problems
• The skill to adjust actions in relation to others' actions
• The skill to being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do
• The skill to identify complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions
• The skill to consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one

Abilities:

• The ability to function independently without close/continuous supervision
• The ability to manage change
• The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events)
• The ability to communicate (verbally and written) information and ideas
• The ability to assess and monitor healthcare outcomes
• The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem
• The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong
• The ability to multitask between two or more activities or sources of information
• The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects
• The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing
• The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer)
• The ability to see under low light conditions
• The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you
• The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person
• The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness