Rn-Psych Svcs

Covenant Health•Louisville, TN

20d

About The Position

The Psychiatric Registered Nurse provides quality patient care as part of a patient care team, using the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care. The role is with Peninsula Behavioral Health, a division of Parkwest Medical Center and part of Covenant Health, serving patients through behavioral health programs. The position is Unit A – Overflow, full time, 72 hours per pay period, day shift.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited nursing school.
Current licensure as a registered professional nurse in the State of Tennessee.
Current CPR certification required.
Ability to work effectively with others using a team approach.
Excellent assessment skills.
Ability to apply principles of nursing care and organize, plan, deliver, and document quality patient care.
Emotional stability and empathy sufficient to care for emotionally unstable patients.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in psychiatric nursing is desired but not mandatory.

Responsibilities

Provide supervision and guidance in daily program activities 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, establish limits, and carry out treatment plans.
Implement restrictive measures when necessary in collaboration with medical staff after less restrictive measures have failed, and provide clinical supervision during the intervention.
Assist with training, orientation, and teaching of new staff as directed by the Nurse Manager or Nurse Supervisor.
Administer medications.
Implement physician orders accurately and document them appropriately.
Seek administrative or medical consultation to support quality patient care.
Access emergency medical care for patients, report to the Emergency Room, ensure a report is received before a patient returns, and facilitate receipt of records.
Provide for patient stabilization.
Determine patient acuity and assign patients 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 and interact with multidisciplinary care providers.
Apply infection control, hospital emergency, hazardous materials management, and patient/proprietary information confidentiality policies.
Advocate for patient rights and address patient complaints and concerns.
Formulate nursing diagnoses using NANDA taxonomy and use standard DSM IV classifications to express conclusions supported by collected data.
Develop patient-centered, time-oriented, measurable treatment plans tailored to individual needs.
Perform ECG, VP, and bedside glucose meter procedures.
Maintain familiarity with hospital policies and procedures relevant to the program.
Maintain required certifications and training, including CPR and de-escalation and physical intervention training.
Attend staff training and development sessions and unit staff meetings.
Provide input on policy changes affecting programming and patient care.
Be punctual and prepared, present a professional image, communicate work-related issues to supervisory staff, and cooperate with coworkers.
Hold self and coworkers accountable, adhere to organizational ethics and standards of performance, communicate the organization's mission, maintain a positive attitude, problem-solve through the chain of command, promote patient rights, and provide exemplary customer service.