BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RN MANAGER, FT

Whitfield Regional Hospital•Demopolis, AL

81d•Onsite

About The Position

This position requires a Registered Nurse with a minimum of two years of experience in Med/Surg or a Psychiatric Patient facility. The role involves administering care to patients aged 18 to 65, managing stress, making decisions under pressure, and handling various patient behaviors appropriately. The nurse must be able to work in an environment with potential exposure to communicable diseases, blood, body fluids, and CRT monitors. A current CPR card is required. The role demands the ability to plan, organize, and implement patient care in coordination with the Team Leader and physician orders, demonstrating an understanding of diagnosis-related clinical care and safe delivery of services. The nurse will assist in providing Behavioral Health care services that align with the Tombigbee Healthcare Authority mission and standards.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
Current unencumbered Nursing License in Alabama as a Registered Nurse.
License maintained with timely completion of CEU’s and licensure acquisition.
A minimum of two (2) years of experience in Med/Surg or Psychiatric Patient facility with experience as a Registered Nurse.
Must possess organizational, verbal, interpersonal, customer relations, mathematical, and analytical skills.
Must possess grammar/spelling skills.
Must be able to read/comprehend written instructions.
Must be able to follow verbal instructions.
Must possess clerical filing and photocopying skills.
Must be able to administer care to patients aged 18 years to 65 years.
Must be able to manage stress appropriately.
Must be able to make decisions under pressure.
Must be able to manage anger/fear/hostility and violence of others appropriately.
Must be able to handle multiple priorities.
Must be able to work alone.
Must be able to work in areas that are confined or crowded.
Must be able to work in an area where there is a possibility of exposure to communicable diseases and exposure to blood and or body fluid and CRT (computer) monitor.
Current CPR card.
Demonstrate the ability to plan, organize, and implement patient care in coordination with the Team Leader and following physician orders.
Demonstrate the understanding of diagnosis related clinical care provision of services with the ability to utilize this knowledge to provide quality and safe delivery of care services.
Demonstrate the ability to assist in the provision of Behavioral Health care services that reflect the Tombigbee Healthcare Authority mission and standards, and nursing care of all patients.
Good verbal and written communication skills.
Visual/Hearing ability sufficient to comprehend written/verbal communication.
Ability to perform tasks including physical activity which may include heavy lifting, i.e. patient from bed to wheelchair or to bedside commode, and extensive bending and standing, i.e. range of motion, dressing changes.
Assess, distinguish, report, and act upon the physical, social, developmental, and environmental needs of all patients; and the knowledge to provide age specific healthcare to patients as appropriate and necessary.
Operate within ethical standards, ensure patient dignity, respect patient values.
Conduct therapies in accordance with patient diagnosis and needs.
Assess and reassess patients’ needs, complete nursing assessment within 24 hours of admission.
Provide patient safety, privacy and confidentiality.
Able to communicate the needs of the patient.
Complete progress notes and assessment.
Provide efficient discharge planning throughout the process.
Reliable in reporting to work, keeps absenteeism to a minimum. Provides notification for absence and tardiness in a timely manner.
Plan, implement, and coordinate nursing care activities for assigned patients.
Be an active member of the interdisciplinary treatment team.
Serve as the primary nursing care coordinator for assigned patients.
Perform treatment interventions following physician orders such as medication administration and medical treatment orders.
Interpret the nursing treatment needs of the patient to non-professional staff members assigned to the patient.
Participate in individual, group, and family psychotherapy, and educational seminars, as appropriate.
Enact the counseling role of the nurse.
Document continuous assessments, interventions, and evaluations relative to patient progress.
Attend patient staffing and assumes responsibility for communication of treatment goals to pertinent staff members.
Model for other staff effective communication with families, agencies, and hospital personnel.
Assist in placing patients in seclusion or restraints and adhere to Suicidal, Homicidal, Assaultive, and Elopement Precautions.
Model for other staff appropriate telephone etiquette and intervention techniques.
Provides psychiatric education to patients and family as needed.
Provides resources and support for patients, prior, during, and after treatment.
Act as liaison between patients, families, and other health care providers.
Coordinate treatment with other health and social agencies.
Actively involved in measuring patient performance and communicating results and trends to supervisor.
Provide feedback to the supervisor on an ongoing basis regarding concerns, improvements, changes, etc.
Identify areas needing improvement and utilize the facility performance improvement process.
Actively participates in department processes as required.
Evaluate the appropriateness and quality of nursing care in a continuous fashion.
Monitor and enforces utilization of proper nursing techniques and procedures.
Supervises LPN/LVN and unlicensed nursing staff.
Assess patients for fall risks and other risks factors.
Ensure facility is safe and report deficiencies to supervisors.
Coordinate the function of the therapeutic milieu.
Complete all required staff competencies per program regulations.
Attend in-services, seminars, etc. to promote learning.

Responsibilities

Administer care to patients aged 18 to 65.
Manage stress appropriately, make decisions under pressure, and manage anger/fear/hostility and violence of others appropriately.
Handle multiple priorities, work alone, and work in confined or crowded areas.
Work in an area with potential exposure to communicable diseases, blood, body fluids, and CRT monitors.
Plan, organize, and implement patient care in coordination with the Team Leader and following physician orders.
Utilize knowledge of diagnosis-related clinical care to provide quality and safe delivery of care services.
Assist in the provision of Behavioral Health care services that reflect the Tombigbee Healthcare Authority mission and standards.
Assess, distinguish, report, and act upon the physical, social, developmental, and environmental needs of all patients.
Provide age-specific healthcare to patients as appropriate and necessary.
Operate within ethical standards, ensure patient dignity, and respect patient values.
Conduct therapies in accordance with patient diagnosis and needs.
Assess and reassess patients’ needs, completing nursing assessments within 24 hours of admission.
Provide patient safety, privacy, and confidentiality.
Communicate the needs of the patient.
Complete progress notes and assessments.
Provide efficient discharge planning throughout the process.
Plan, implement, and coordinate nursing care activities for assigned patients.
Serve as the primary nursing care coordinator for assigned patients.
Perform treatment interventions following physician orders such as medication administration and medical treatment orders.
Interpret the nursing treatment needs of the patient to non-professional staff members assigned to the patient.
Participate in individual, group, and family psychotherapy, and educational seminars, as appropriate.
Enact the counseling role of the nurse.
Document continuous assessments, interventions, and evaluations relative to patient progress.
Attend patient staffing and assume responsibility for communication of treatment goals to pertinent staff members.
Model effective communication with families, agencies, and hospital personnel.
Assist in placing patients in seclusion or restraints and adhere to Suicidal, Homicidal, Assaultive, and Elopement Precautions.
Model appropriate telephone etiquette and intervention techniques.
Provide psychiatric education to patients and family as needed.
Provide resources and support for patients, prior, during, and after treatment.
Act as liaison between patients, families, and other health care providers.
Coordinate treatment with other health and social agencies.
Actively involved in measuring patient performance and communicating results and trends to supervisor.
Provide feedback to the supervisor on an ongoing basis regarding concerns, improvements, changes, etc.
Identify areas needing improvement and utilize the facility performance improvement process.
Actively participates in department processes as required.
Evaluate the appropriateness and quality of nursing care in a continuous fashion.
Monitor and enforce utilization of proper nursing techniques and procedures.
Supervise LPN/LVN and unlicensed nursing staff.
Assess patients for fall risks and other risk factors.
Ensure facility is safe and report deficiencies to supervisors.
Coordinate the function of the therapeutic milieu.
Complete all required staff competencies per program regulations.
Attend in-services, seminars, etc. to promote learning.