Acute Care RN - Behavioral Health Child/Adolescents - FT - Night

Stormont Vail Health•Topeka, KS

6d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a full-time, patient-facing Acute Care Registered Nurse position in Behavioral Health, caring for children and adolescents on a 12-hour night shift (36 hours per week). Behavioral health nursing addresses people with physical, emotional, or psychological alterations in health. Psychiatric nursing provides care for acute and chronic illnesses across care settings and stages of illness, preparing patients and families for safe discharge and continuity of therapeutic care. The role uses nursing processes that include de-escalation, maintaining safety, assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation of human responses. The nurse provides professional, individualized, evidence-based care, guided by Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring. The position is on-site in Kansas, has no supervisory or budget responsibility, and requires a Kansas RN license or an accepted multistate license permitting practice in Kansas.

Requirements

Required: Registered Nurse license through KSBN, or an accepted multistate license that permits practice in Kansas.
Demonstrated awareness and sensitivity to patient and significant-other rights.
Demonstrated awareness and application of institutional safety requirements.
Awareness of legal issues in patient care and departmental operations, and ability to manage situations to minimize risk to patients and the institution.
Competency in selected psychomotor skills.
Ability to communicate effectively verbally, nonverbally, and in writing.
Ability to perform mathematical calculations related to medication administration and equipment calibration, and apply mathematical concepts including fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
Basic Life Support (BLS) may be required, depending on department, within 90 days of hire.
Other RQI certifications may be required, depending on department, within 90 days of hire.

Responsibilities

Collect pertinent data and information about the patient, situation, or setting.
Analyze assessment data to determine actual or potential problems and issues.
Identify expected outcomes and develop individualized plans collaboratively.
Implement care plans by coordinating care and using strategies that promote health and wellness.
Evaluate progress toward goals and expected outcomes.
Deliver professional nursing care guided by Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring, including caring relationships, uninterrupted moments with patients, and unconditional acceptance and respect.
Promote a mutually respectful environment that supports exchange of ideas and effective professional relationships, integrating ethics into practice.
Advocate for patients in all roles and settings.
Apply diversity, equity, and inclusion principles by respecting others’ uniqueness, perspectives, backgrounds, and beliefs.
Communicate effectively across professional practice.
Mentor nurses who are new to their roles and support students in developing their knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Pursue lifelong learning through critical thinking, self-reflection, and inquiry.
Participate in and lead nursing-practice process evolution within Stormont Vail Health’s professional practice model.
Use appropriate resources to plan, provide, and sustain safe, effective, financially responsible, judicious, evidence-based nursing services.
Comply with Stormont Vail Health policies, standards, mandatory training, and requirements.
Perform other duties as assigned.