Registered Nurse - Psych

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General Information
915 Mountain View Rd, Rapid City, SD 57702 - 15 minutes away from Hospital
Beds: 52
Minimum Experience: 1 year - Please let CRT know if offer details if candidate has less than 1.5 years of experience - they will need to send profile to manager for approval Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes, only if greater than 2 years of experience
Travelers must live 100 miles away from any *** facility
Permanent staff must wait 1 full year to return as a traveler
Patient Types:
Psychiatric - Child/adolescents ages 5-17 & Adults
Please make sure traveler understands they will work with peds
No dementia, severe autistic or forensic patients, no inmates
Diagnoses include, but are not limited to: Depression, Anxiety, Schizophrenia, Psychosis, Adjustment Disorder
No ECT
No forced medication
Patient Ratios:
RN: 1:8 with a tech
LPN: 1:8 with a tech
Required Certifications:
RN & LPN: BLS and CPI (preferred to have prior to start but can obtain on assignment)
Required Education:
Completion of a nursing education program that is approved by a board of nursing; Registered Nurse (RN) - South Dakota Board of Nursing
Skills required:
RN: Be able to do a take down and physical restraint on an agitated patient if necessary, verbal de-escalation, group didactic skills, good communication skills; Team Nursing approach - RN will administer their own meds (injectable and PO) pass meds, evaluate care plans and note progress and documentation, admission screens, Assessments, minor wound care, EKGS (we train), glucometer, take telephone or verbal orders, acknowledge orders, vital signs, the Columbia suicide risk screen, end of shift report, log in patient belongings, screenings and discharge planning
LPN: they need to be able to pass meds, evaluate care plans and note progress and documentation, admission screens (anything that says assessment on it an RN must do), minor wound care, EKGS (we train), glucometer, take telephone or verbal orders except restraints, acknowledge orders, vital signs, the Columbia suicide risk screen, end of shift report, log in patient belongings, screenings (except discharge planning - RN)
Support on the Unit:
CNA (Ratio: 1:5-6 Psych techs not CNAs)
Charge nurse: one RN team- leader on day/eves per unit; working on getting CRN support overnight
Phlebotomy? Lab comes every day and draws our blood, we do stats
IV/VAT Team? No
Resource Nurse: We have 1 on nights 2300-0930, recruiting for a second one
RT: No
Hospitalist: No
Charting System/Equipment:
EPIC - must request approval from CRT if they do not have EPIC experience
Med Dispensing: Omnicell
Floating:
If we are over staffed for census we float usually techs to the ED or towers. We are located off site of main campus, across town about 15 min. away.
RN's/LPN's could float between the (3) floors at this off site Behavioral Health facility
Could be floated within scope of practice and below
Orientation: (facility and unit)
(3) 8 hour days here at Behavioral Health. One day I-learn and 2 days Dept.
Scheduling:
Blocked scheduling will NOT be accommodated
Most openings will be posted for variable shifts, meaning there will be no guarantee of nights or days throughout contract
Weekend rotation: every other weekend; 12 hours on the weekend and also could be a combo on Fri, Sat or Sun; Combo shifts are 2 12's and 2 8's in a week;
8 hr Days: 0800-1600
8 hr Eves: 1600-0030
8 hr Nights: 0000-0830
12 hr Days: 0800-2030
12 hr Nights: 2000-0830
Will they be on call? They could be low census on call depending on acuity.
Holiday Expectations: If you work one major holiday of Thanksgiving or Christmas, you get the other one off each year. Other holidays are first request or as the schedule allows. 2/4 holidays are required.
Approval of time off? Through Supervisors. No RTO during Sturgis Bike Rally (first 3 weeks in August)
Other notes:
Scrub Color: Navy
Free Parking