Behavioral Health Registered Nurse FT Weekends!

Kindred Healthcare•Dayton, OH

5h•Onsite

About The Position

The Behavioral Health Registered Nurse provides direct and indirect patient care through assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation. The nurse develops and updates care plans in coordination with patients, families, and interdisciplinary staff; communicates changes in clinical condition; and participates in discharge planning. The role is based in the Behavioral Health Unit at Kindred Hospital Dayton, a 46-bed unit providing supervised psychiatric treatment and crisis support for adults, including geriatric patients.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Associate Degree in Nursing, or Nursing Diploma program.
Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse.
Current BCLS certification.
Minimum one year of experience in an inpatient psychiatric setting.
Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
Knowledge of medications and their correct administration based on patient age and clinical condition.
Basic computer knowledge.
Ability to organize tasks, develop action plans, set priorities, and function under stressful situations.
Ability to maintain good working relationships within the department and with other departments.
Must read, write, and speak fluent English.
Must have good and regular attendance.

Nice To Haves

ACLS certification preferred.
Crisis prevention training and certification strongly preferred; completion is mandatory within 90 days of hire.

Responsibilities

Maintain nursing care standards and implement hospital and nursing department policies and procedures.
Direct, supervise, and evaluate nursing care; delegate tasks and assign care team members according to patient needs, task complexity, and staff qualifications and scope of practice.
Assess patients on admission and as required, document assessments and care plans, and make referrals to other disciplines based on assessment findings.
Develop, coordinate, and revise patient care plans based on patient response to treatment, involving patients, families, and other care team members as appropriate.
Administer medications according to the five rights and applicable standards, and assess and reassess pain using appropriate management techniques.
Educate patients and families about care and pain management, develop teaching plans based on identified learning needs, and evaluate learning effectiveness.
Receive and accurately transcribe physician orders, document their completion, and assist physicians with examinations, treatments, and procedures within the nurse’s scope of practice.
Provide age-appropriate care while addressing patients’ psychosocial, cultural, ethnic, and religious or spiritual needs.
Promote patient safety, interpret patient data, and initiate or assist with emergency measures when a patient’s condition suddenly worsens.
Respond to calls, anticipate patient needs, make rounds, and consult other departments to support interdisciplinary care.
Provide complete shift handoff, count narcotics, complete documentation, and sign off physician orders.
Communicate professionally with patients, families, management, coworkers, physicians, and other healthcare providers; coordinate with Social Service or the Discharge Planner on discharge needs.
Participate in orientation and training of new personnel.
Operate equipment safely and correctly and perform other duties as requested.