POD Charge (Santa Rosa)

Northern California Behavioral Health System•Santa Rosa, CA

6h•Onsite

About The Position

Santa Rosa Behavioral Healthcare Hospital (SRBHH), formerly Aurora Santa Rosa Hospital, opened in 2016 and is an integral part of the greater Santa Rosa and Northern California mental health system of care. Located in the North Bay, SRBHH serves adolescents and adults, treating both mental health and co-occurring psychiatric and substance abuse conditions. The hospital has 144 acute psychiatric inpatient beds.

Requirements

Current license as a Registered Nurse in the State of California.
Current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification required, or obtained within initial orientation period.
Verbal de-escalation and physical intervention program as approved by the DON.
Knowledge and experience of psychiatric diagnosis and associated risks, medications, biological systems, nursing process, treatment planning, and leadership.
At least 6 months experience in the Nursing department at SRBHH required.
Pass initial and annual competency evaluations including suicide prevention, safe use of restraints, de-escalation interventions, medication knowledge, code blue/emergency interventions, infection prevention, and appropriate use of seclusion and restraints.
Complete additional competencies related to managing patient care, staffing systems, and internal reporting requirements.
Demonstrate a high level of knowledge of Policies, Procedures, Unit Operations, Hospital Operations, Health Care Regulations and educate staff on key issues.
Demonstrate skill in applying knowledge and competency in daily nursing practice.

Responsibilities

Overseeing admissions and discharges, unit operations, fiscal and staff management, and patient care services.
Supporting and directing nursing staff assignments.
Facilitating communication with other disciplines, departments, and community resources.
Maintaining knowledge of, participating in further training provided, and understanding potential risks regarding occupational health hazards (e.g., bloodborne pathogen exposures).
Working closely with Assessment and Referrals (A&R) and House Supervisors to provide oversight of admissions and discharges, including timely assessments and inpatient admissions.
Assisting POD Nurses in unit operations, including timely completion and review of daily patient assessments, admissions, and discharges.
Providing accurate reporting to House Supervisors on all POD incidents in a timely manner throughout the shift.
Monitoring inventory of POD supplies and requesting replenishment as needed.
Gathering and compiling data for daily shift and routine reporting.
Preparing shift assignments and reviewing with the oncoming Nurse Manager or House Supervisor.
Preparing and/or supporting staff in submitting Incident Reports (IR) accurately and timely, and following up with staff education to prevent reoccurring incidents.
Maintaining a clutter-free working environment.
Monitoring and evaluating staff assignments in conjunction with nursing leadership to prevent unnecessary overtime and ensure appropriate staffing levels based on census, staffing grid, and acuity assessments.
Evaluating patient observation levels, blocked beds, and precautions, and consulting with POD Nurse and/or Provider, along with the House Supervisor.
Communicating all observation changes to the House Supervisor and Nurse Managers.
Reporting any increase or decrease in staffing needs to the Staffing Coordinator.
Reporting any staffing concerns to Nursing Leadership and documenting approved overtime as appropriate via Time Adjustment Forms.
Directly supervising nursing staff’s meal/rest break assignments and ensuring adherence to the meal/rest break schedule.
Providing staff with feedback on performance, as well as providing on-the-spot education as needed.
Taking action where staff performance or conduct is not meeting expectations by educating staff and reporting/escalating concerning behaviors up through Nursing Leadership.
Participating in assessing, preparing, and delivering Introductory Period and Annual Employee Performance Evaluations.
Supporting a high-quality orientation and ongoing education for clinical staff.
Continually educating staff on key issues relating to hospital policies and procedures and health care regulations.
Ensuring POD Nurses perform accurate and timely shift-to-shift reports.
Monitoring clinical issues for high acuity patients or patients with unusual problems and related staffing level concerns.
Proactively working with leadership when a patient complaint becomes a potential grievance and alerting the House Supervisor and the hospital’s Internal Patient Advocate.
Performing related duties as requested by Nursing Leadership.