AA Behavioral Health RN ECT Specialty PRN

AdventHealth•Mission, TX

17h•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) promotes and restores patients’ health through the nursing process by assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care. The RN collaborates with physicians and interdisciplinary team members to provide comprehensive, patient-centered care and supports patients’ and families’ physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual needs. Care is provided in accordance with organizational policies and procedures, professional nursing standards, applicable regulatory requirements, and the nursing practice requirements of the state where the position is located. The RN may delegate and supervise patient care activities performed by assigned team members within applicable scope-of-practice requirements. This PRN role is based at AdventHealth Shawnee Mission in Shawnee Mission, Kansas, and is listed for a day shift.

Requirements

Associate Degree in Nursing.
Registered Nurse (RN) license or other authorization to practice nursing as required by the state where the position is located.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
One or more years of nursing experience in an acute care hospital setting.

Responsibilities

Perform comprehensive nursing assessments appropriate to the patient population, evaluating factors affecting patient health and care needs.
Develop, implement, evaluate, and revise individualized plans of care based on assessments, identified needs, clinical priorities, evidence-based practice, and established standards.
Administer medications and treatments accurately and safely in accordance with authorized orders, organizational policies, and established standards.
Monitor patient responses and take appropriate action when adverse reactions or changes in condition are identified.
Educate patients and families about health conditions, medications, treatments, procedures, discharge planning, and self-care needs.
Collaborate and communicate with physicians, nursing staff, ancillary departments, and interdisciplinary team members to coordinate and optimize care.
Document assessments, interventions, medications, treatments, education, patient responses, and outcomes accurately and promptly in the medical record.
Evaluate the effectiveness of nursing interventions and plans of care, making appropriate modifications based on patient response and clinical outcomes.
Follow infection prevention, patient safety, and regulatory requirements to maintain a safe patient care environment.
Provide therapeutic communication and emotional support to patients and families.
Delegate and supervise patient care activities when applicable, in accordance with organizational policy, applicable law, scope-of-practice requirements, and team member competency.
Use clinical judgment and critical thinking to identify changes in patient condition, establish priorities, initiate interventions, and escalate care when indicated.
Respond to urgent and emergency patient situations and participate in emergency response and resuscitative care consistent with training, certification, responsibilities, and organizational protocols.
Participate in professional development, education, quality improvement, patient safety, and performance improvement activities.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned.