RN Behavioral Health

RN – Behavioral HealthSt. Charles Health SystemThe Behavioral Health RN positions include bedside RNs on units throughout St. Charles Health System. These departments provide 24/7 specialized care to patients throughout their hospitalization and discharge.The RN provides quality patient and family centered care as a member of the health care team in accordance with St. Charles Health System mission, philosophy, policies, and procedures. Applies standards for professional nursing practice and focuses clinical care to enhance the experience for patients, families, and all others. As a nurse, this position will oversee the work of other caregivers, providing specific care to assigned patient(s) throughout the shift, as required under the scope of the RN licensure.Essential functions and duties include establishing and maintaining therapeutic nurse-patient relationships, coordinating with peers to ensure nursing interventions have been assigned or delegated effectively and efficiently, demonstrating knowledgeable and proficient medical/mental health nursing procedures, rapidly assessing and responding to crisis situations utilizing available unit, hospital and community resources, participating with team members in facilitating patient's and family's learning throughout the continuum of care, maintaining and demonstrating an in-depth knowledge of nursing principles, practices, standards, and techniques and applying this knowledge in accordance with St. Charles Health System policies and procedures and within laws and regulations governing nursing practice in the State of Oregon, assessing the patient's condition and needs using critical thinking and clinical judgment, calculating dosages and administering medications accurately, documenting all patient care with proficiency, demonstrating awareness of and supporting St. Charles departmental and operating unit goals through participation in continuous quality improvement and departmental activities, participating in activities that promote professional growth and development of self and others, communicating effectively and maintaining professional relationships with caregivers, medical staff, patients, and guests, identifying work-related problems with possible solutions and implementing solution(s) within scope of practice, supporting the vision, mission and values of the organization in all respects, supporting Value Improvement Practice (VIP- Lean) principles of continuous improvement with energy and enthusiasm, functioning as a champion of change, participating in creating a healing environment that supports all aspects of the care environment and the wholeness of each individual, patient and caregiver, participating in creating intentional relationships and demonstrating focused attitudes and behaviors that enhance the care experience, providing a therapeutic presence in service to others by purposefully responding to the needs of patients in a caring way, providing and maintaining a safe environment for caregivers, patients and guests, conducting all activities with the highest standards of professionalism and confidentiality, delivering customer service and/or patient care in a manner that promotes goodwill, is timely, efficient and accurate, performing stand by callback as assigned, and may perform additional duties of similar complexity within the organization, as required or assigned.Education: As required by RN licensure. Preferred: BSNLicensure/Certification/Registration: Required: Current Oregon RN license, AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider certification. Preferred: Department specific acute care certification.Experience: Required: N/A. Preferred: 1 year recent acute care RN. Recent experience in a residential or hospital-based designated psychiatric unit/area strongly.Personal Protective Equipment: Must be able to wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required to perform the job safely.Additional Position Information: General: Must have excellent communication skills and ability to interact with a diverse population and professionally represent St. Charles Health. Excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills. Strong teamwork and collaborative skills. Strong analytical, problem solving and decision making skills. Basic to intermediate ability and experience with computer applications, specifically electronic medical records system and MS Office.Physical Requirements: Continually (75% or more): Standing and walking, keyboard operation, use of clear and audible speaking voice and the ability to hear normal speech level. Frequently (50%): Sitting, lifting/carrying/pushing or pulling 1-25 pounds. The use and operation of a motor vehicle for Home Health and Wound Caregivers. Occasionally (25%): Bending, stooping/kneeling/crouching, climbing ladder/step-stool (varies by area), reaching overhead, lifting/carrying/pushing or pulling 25-50 pounds, grasping/squeezing, ability to hear whispered speech level. Rarely (10%): Climbing stairs. Never (0%): Climbing ladder/step-stool (varies by area), operation of a motor vehicle. Exposure to Elemental Factors Rarely (10%): Wet/slippery area, chemical solution. Never (0%): Heat, cold, noise, dust, vibration, uneven surface. Blood-Borne Pathogen (BBP) Exposure Category Risk for Exposure to BBP.