Mental Health Registered Nurse (RN) - Night Shift

Nursing Position
Utilizing the nursing process, is responsible for providing for the acute and long-term nursing care needs of patients, families, and generic Program milieu within the context of Program, Department, and Hospital standards. Provides services to children/adolescents. Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another. Instill Trust and Value Differences Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate.
Responsibilities include providing direct nursing and patient care services through application of nursing process by assessing patient's immediate and long-term needs. Initiates biopsychosocial assessment of patients' acute nursing needs guided by admission procedure; documents such in required patient medical records format. Assures completion of the nursing assessment form within 8 hours of admission for assigned patient. Communicates significant changes in assessment findings to the nurse in charge and other appropriate health care providers and summarizes the patient's status in team meetings and reports.
Provides direct patient care through the application of nursing process by planning treatment interventions with the patient, family, and health care team. Initiates patient care plan at the time of admission and completes plan within 8 hours according to admission procedure. Plans for patient/staff safety according to established Hospital procedures. Develops and updates the patient care plan to reflect the patient status each shift:- Identifies nursing interventions based on treatment goals.- Formulates measurable short and long-term goals with time.
Provides direct patient care services through application of nursing process by implementing nursing care based on individual patient needs. Establishes and maintains an individual and milieu-based therapeutic alliance as reflected in ongoing documentation and clinical supervision. Serves as a patient advocate by supporting patient Bill of Rights and child mental health law. Acquires and maintains technical and psychiatric specialty skills appropriate to clinical program. Provides direct patient care within the context of the therapeutic milieu. Implements interventions as specified in the Nursing Care Plan within established time frames. Follows established policies, procedures, program protocols, and Joint Commission standards to insure safe and effective standards of practice. Provides patient education regarding procedures prior to implementation. Administers and documents prescribed medications (scheduled/PRN's) according to medical protocol. Assesses and documents effectiveness of medication and side-effects. Accurately transcribes physician orders and implements according to prescribed medical protocol.
Provides direct patient care services through application of nursing process by evaluating effectiveness of care provided by self, peers, subordinates, and other health care providers. Sees consultation and direction through established lines of supervision in identifying and resolving situations which interfere with patient outcomes and work relationships. Participates in accurate quality assurance data collection and contributes to the Program and Program-based nursing quality assurance program. Assertively and respectfully questions any medical orders which conflict with ethical or patient care standards of nursing/medical back-up.
Participates in the ongoing development and implementation of the therapeutic milieu. Provides milieu management throughout each shift by assessing and responding to the acute needs of the patient group, including:- Responds immediately to requests for assistance beyond the unit level when directed and according to Program protocol. Provides leadership in acute or emergency situations according to Program standards; participates as a member of the Emergency Response Team. Communicates significant changes in individual patient/milieu status to nurse in charge. Directly participates in the milieu program as a direct care provider. Demonstrates leadership in organizing the delivery of patient care. Supervises Milieu Therapists and support staff according to their scope of practice in accordance with Joint Commission acute care and Program standards. Provides consistent leadership on unit when assigned as nurse in charge according to Program standards. Identifies and provides for teaching needs of patients, families, and other health care providers. Reviews and documents teaching needs in nursing care plan. Provides basic and complex teaching to patients and documents response in patient's record. Provides impromptu instruction and demonstration of therapeutic techniques, nursing procedures, and products. recognizing and prioritizing urgent issues while assuring assigned work is completed. Follows through on commitments and assigned projects in a timely fashion. Consistently documents required materials, keeps records of such, and disseminates to appropriate parties. Maintains current knowledge of the field as demonstrated by sharing knowledge and skills with members of the health care team during team meetings, report, or informal sessions. Participates in the performance appraisal process by identifying specific short and long-term professional goals with supervisor. Keeps current with changes in the Hospital and Program by participating in staff meetings, reading and initialing all minutes and new policies and procedures. Adherence to Hospital, Department, and Program policies and procedures. Consistently follows all Hospital and Departmental policies and procedures. Consistently follows all Program-based policies and procedures.
Minimum Qualifications include licensure as Registered Nurse in the State of Rhode Island by the Rhode Island Board of Nursing or licensure as a Registered Nurse in accordance with the Nurse Licensure Compact agreement of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing. Basic knowledge includes graduate of a school of nursing with current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Rhode Island. Demonstrated knowledge and skills necessary to provide care to patients with consideration of aging processes, human development stages and cultural patterns in each step of the care process. Experience includes one year of psychiatric nursing and/or pediatric nursing preferred.
Work environment and physical requirements include work performed in a psychology-based clinical setting requiring extensive standing, walking and occasional lifting of patients. Strong background and experience working with students with various emotional and behavioral disorders in addition to a developmental disability, such as intellectual disability of autism spectrum disorders.
Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.
Location: Bradley Hospital - 1011 Veterans Memorial Pkwy East Providence, Rhode Island 02915
Work Type: 2 12 hours shifts/week 7pm-7:30am every other weekend/holiday
Work Shift: Night