Rn-Psych Svcs

Covenant Health•Knoxville, TN

About The Position

The Psychiatric Registered Nurse is responsible for quality patient care by providing clinical direction as part of a patient care team and using the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care. The position supports patients in the Empath Emergency Department at Parkwest Medical Center, maintaining a safe and therapeutic environment and carrying out patient-specific treatment plans. The nurse provides medication administration, implements physician orders, assesses patient acuity, coordinates patient assignments, and facilitates admissions and discharges. The role also includes therapeutic communication and supportive counseling, collaboration with a multidisciplinary treatment team, patient stabilization, and clinical supervision during restrictive interventions when necessary. The nurse advocates for patient rights, maintains accurate documentation, follows applicable safety and confidentiality policies, and participates in staff training and quality improvement activities. This is a full-time position for 72 hours per pay period on the night shift.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited nursing school.
Current licensure as a registered professional nurse in the State of Tennessee.

Responsibilities

Provide proper supervision and guidance in the daily activities of the program as part of a patient care team.
Maintain a safe and therapeutic patient environment.
Use therapeutic communication, supportive counseling, small group dynamics, scheduled activities, and the therapeutic milieu to manage the unit, support patients, set limits, and carry out treatment plans.
Implement restrictive measures in collaboration with medical staff when least restrictive measures have failed, and provide clinical supervision during the intervention.
Assist with training, orientation, and teaching of new staff members as directed by the Nurse Manager or Nurse Supervisor.
Administer medications and implement physician orders accurately with proper documentation.
Seek administrative or medical consultation to assure quality patient care.
Access emergency medical care for patients, provide reports to the Emergency Room, ensure a report is received before a patient's return, and facilitate receipt of records.
Provide for patient stabilization.
Determine patient acuity and make patient care assignments to appropriate nursing staff.
Facilitate admissions and discharges and ensure relevant information is comprehensive, accurate, and appropriately documented.
Perform 24-hour chart reviews as needed.
Participate in the treatment team process by interacting with multidisciplinary care providers.
Apply Infection Control, Hospital Emergency, Hazardous Materials Management, and Patient/Proprietary Information Confidentiality policies.
Advocate for patient rights and process patient complaints and concerns.
Formulate nursing diagnoses using NANDA taxonomy and use standard DSM IV classifications of mental disorders to express conclusions supported by collected data.
Develop patient-centered treatment plans with specific, time-oriented, measurable goals tailored to each patient's needs.
Perform ECG, VP, and Bedside Glucose Meter procedures.
Follow policies, procedures, and safety standards.
Complete required annual education assignments.
Work toward goals and objectives and participate in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
Perform other duties as assigned.