Rn-Psych Svcs

Covenant Health•Louisville, TN

About The Position

The Psychiatric Registered Nurse provides quality patient care and clinical direction as part of a patient care team. The role uses the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care in Peninsula Behavioral Health’s Unit A – Overflow. The nurse helps maintain a safe, therapeutic environment and delivers patient-centered care to people receiving psychiatric services. The position includes supervising daily program activities, supporting therapeutic communication and group activities, administering medications, implementing physician orders, coordinating admissions and discharges, and participating in multidisciplinary treatment planning. The nurse also supports patient stabilization, determines acuity and assigns care, advocates for patient rights, and applies relevant hospital policies and procedures. The role requires maintaining required certifications, attending training and staff meetings, communicating effectively with colleagues and supervisors, and providing professional, compassionate service.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited nursing school.
Current licensure as a registered professional nurse in the State of Tennessee.
CPR certification is required.
Ability to work effectively with others and as part of a team.
Excellent assessment skills.
Ability to apply nursing care principles and organize, plan, deliver, and document quality patient care.
Emotional stability and empathy sufficient to care for emotionally unstable patients.
Previous psychiatric nursing experience is desired but not mandatory.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in the practice of psychiatric nursing.

Responsibilities

Provide supervision and guidance in daily program activities as part of the patient care team.
Help maintain a safe and therapeutic patient environment.
Use therapeutic communication, supportive counseling, small-group dynamics, scheduled activities, and the therapeutic milieu to support patients, maintain appropriate limits, and carry out treatment plans.
Collaborate with medical staff on restrictive measures when less restrictive measures have failed, and provide clinical supervision during interventions.
Assist with training, orientation, and teaching of new staff as directed by the Nurse Manager or Nurse Supervisor.
Administer medications and accurately implement and document physician orders.
Seek administrative or medical consultation to support quality patient care.
Coordinate emergency medical care, communicate with the Emergency Room, obtain information before a patient’s return, and facilitate receipt of records.
Support patient stabilization.
Determine patient acuity and assign patients to appropriate nursing staff.
Facilitate admissions and discharges and ensure relevant information is comprehensive, accurate, and documented appropriately.
Perform 24-hour chart reviews as needed.
Participate in treatment teams and interact with multidisciplinary care providers.
Apply infection control, hospital emergency, hazardous materials management, and patient and proprietary information confidentiality policies.
Advocate for patient rights and address patient complaints and concerns.
Formulate nursing diagnoses using NANDA taxonomy and use DSM IV classifications to express conclusions supported by collected data.
Develop patient-centered treatment plans with specific, measurable, time-oriented goals tailored to individual needs.
Perform ECG, VP, and bedside glucose meter procedures.
Maintain required certifications and training, including CPR and de-escalation and physical intervention training.
Attend staff training, development sessions, and unit meetings.
Provide input on policy changes affecting programming and patient care.
Be punctual and prepared, maintain a professional image, communicate work-related concerns to supervisors, and cooperate with coworkers.
Demonstrate accountability, adhere to organizational ethics and standards, communicate the organization’s mission, problem-solve through the chain of command, promote patient rights, and provide exemplary customer service.