RN - Psych

RN - Psych

Profession: Nursing

Specialty: RN

Duration: 12 months

Shift: 3x12 Third Shift

Hours per Shift: 12

Experience: No experience required. Previous nursing experience preferred.

License: Active, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in the applicable state.

Certifications: BLS preferred.

Must-Have:

• Accepts responsibility for words, actions, attitude, and results while meeting deadlines and performance expectations.
• Practices effective, clear, and respectful communication (both verbal and written) and demonstrates attentiveness through active listening and engaged body language.
• Collaborates, respects, and cooperates with all co-workers, valuing differences and addressing concerns directly, while actively contributing to the vision and results of the team.
• Warmly, personally, and professionally greets all internal and external customers, promoting a high level of satisfaction by providing information about what to expect, actively listening, and intentionally following up on questions and concerns, including taking corrective action when necessary.
• Shows an understanding and knowledge of computer systems and applications and/or ability to be trained.
• Ability to communicate/collaborate with other care team members.
• Ability to assess age-specific patient safety issues and implement appropriate safety devices for all patients.

Description:The RN implements professional nursing practice centered on the patient as a whole person.The focus is on creating a caring environment centered on healing and wellness.Nursing practices are based on evidence, current research, hospital and departmental policies and procedures, regulatory standards, and professional guidelines.Clinical decision-making incorporates all four phases of the nursing process, critical thinking, and creativity.Nursing excellence is promoted through helping relationships among nursing staff and across other disciplines.Responsibilities include coordinating, ensuring, and providing direct patient care activities on the unit.This includes nursing rounds, assessments, treatments, admission, transfer, and discharge activities.Provides patient and family-centered education, care coordination, and individualized treatment planning as applicable.Key responsibilities include the assessment of patient needs, performing and documenting a comprehensive assessment.Consideration of the patient’s culture, age, and developmental level is essential.Identifying patient risk factors and presenting complaints is critical.The RN collects objective and subjective patient data and verifies initial admission assessments.Developing a problem list and prioritizing patient needs based on inter-professional team input is fundamental.The RN designs actions and interventions relevant to the patient's culture and age.Determining desired outcomes in coordination with the patient and family is part of the role.Full implementation of patient care therapies and procedures occurs within the scope of practice.The RN explains procedures, treatments, and processes to patients and families.Initiating actions to alleviate patient stress and discomfort is expected.Recognizing, responding to, and communicating changes in patient condition appropriately is essential.Ongoing assessment and response to procedures and therapies are documented according to hospital policy.Delegating tasks appropriately and overseeing team members in patient care activities is required.Monitoring the accuracy and completeness of delegated patient care provided by team members is part of the responsibility.Identifying and addressing educational needs of patients based based on prioritized problems is important.Facilitating the patient discharge process by executing discharge orders in a timely manner is required.Providing input into patient/nurse assignments based on staffing, unit activity, and patient acuity is expected.The RN actively participates in unit-based activities supporting organizational values and priorities.Promoting a positive group dynamic and healing environment through words and actions is essential.Nursing excellence must align with accepted standards, evidence-based practice, and a caring philosophy.Active participation in quality improvement activities and core measures is required.A holistic perspective regarding patient care is essential.