ED Mental Health Registered Nurse

Cheyenne Regional Medical Center•Cheyenne, WY

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The ED Mental Health Registered Nurse assesses, plans, implements, evaluates and supervises individual patient care according to unit policies and procedures. Accepts responsibility for direction of co-workers in the implementation of care plans. Provides specialized mental health care, including crisis intervention, mental health assessment, and support to patients experiencing psychiatric emergencies. May be required to work on other units according to distribution of staff and patients.

Requirements

Wyoming Registered Nurse License or enhanced Nurse Licensure (eNLC)
One (1) or more years of nursing experience
Cheyenne Regional AHA RQI within 14 calendar days of start date
Ability to demonstrates effective leadership and professional/clinical skills according to Standards of Care, to include drug calculations.
Ability to assess a patient’s condition
Ability to utilize critical thinking to formulate plan of care, select appropriate interventions, and evaluate patient’s response to plan of care and problem solve as needed.
Ability to explain to patient/family the nursing process and how it helps meet the patients’ needs and improve patient outcomes.
Verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
Knowledge of de-escalation techniques
Ability to quickly recognize mental health crisis and prioritize interventions
Ability to effectively manage conflict between patients, families, and staff

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited school of nursing
One (1) or more years of Behavioral Health or Emergency Nursing Experience

Responsibilities

Completes nursing assessment of patient and documents appropriately into patient chart.
Evaluates the well-being of the patients medical, social, and emotional needs in the behavioral health setting.
Develops and reviews and revises a plan of care, including a discharge plan, based upon the assessment of patient's needs.
Implements medical and nursing orders per plan of care and documents appropriately.
Evaluates patient's response to care and engages in patient and family teaching as appropriate.
Oversees staff (LPN, ED Medic, ED tech, CNA, and PSA) assigned for providing patient care.
Maintain a safe behavioral health milieu.
Collaborates with the Clinical Nurse Manager to assure the integration of the ANA’s Scope & Standards of Practice, assuring that these standards are identified as the measurement criteria for nursing practice on the unit.
Coordinates patient care in collaboration with providers, interdisciplinary teams and ancillary departments to achieve quality outcomes.
Completes Unit specific orientation and ongoing training and competencies as assigned based on department role, scope of services, and organizational standards.