Registered Nurse Float - Behavioral Health - Neurobehavioral Unit - 32 Hours, Evenings

Hospital for Special Care•New Britain, CT

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse Behavioral Health Float functions within the team as a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for providing quality care to patients and their families. Utilizing the nursing process, the Behavioral Health RN assesses, plans, implements, coordinates, and evaluates all aspects of patient care, considering the physical, psychological, environmental and social needs. Employees in this role may be required to float to other patient care units or departments based on operational and patient care needs, provided they possess the required competencies and qualifications for the assignment. The Registered Nurse Behavioral Health Float must maintain demonstrated competency to provide care on the Neurobehavioral Unit, the Autism Inpatient Unit, and at least one long-term care medical unit.

Requirements

Successful completion of an accredited school of nursing program
Current licensure as a registered nurse in the State of Connecticut
Demonstrated competence in the clinical setting.
Valid driver’s license (NBU only)
Safety-Care® training is required within the established orientation period and must be maintained in accordance with organizational policy.
Proficiency in English including attention to detail, adherence to all elements of style and ability to postulate.
A working knowledge and familiarity with professional/medical documentation is necessary.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide with all units of measure, and the ability perform these operations with common and decimal fractions.
Must be able to compute ratio, rate, percent, and perform arithmetic operation involving units of weights, measures and volume.

Nice To Haves

Valid/Current CPR (required within 3 months of employment.)
Bachelor's degree in nursing
Previous experience in behavioral health, psychiatry, autism services, developmental and intellectual disabilities or other related clinical settings is preferred.

Responsibilities

Performs comprehensive patient assessments within scope of practice.
Formulates, coordinates, and evaluates a goal-directed plan of care that is prioritized and based on patient outcomes.
Addresses the plan of care according to the ANA standards of practice.
Coordinates patient activities for assigned group of patients to facilitate patient care outcomes ex: admission, discharge, transfers in collaboration with the treatment team.
Demonstrates competency in critical thinking.
Responds appropriately in an emergency situation as per Hospital for Special Care policies, protocols and standards.
Provides individualized, culturally competent care.
Administers medications according to HSC policies and standards, including documentation of medication administration.
Performs the role of charge nurse after completion of the charge role orientation.
Documents accurately according to HSC policy and ANA standards of practice in a timely thorough manner.
Participates in activities that promote interdisciplinary collaboration.
Demonstrates ability to utilize nursing and multidisciplinary standards, policies, protocols regulatory standards.
Demonstrates ongoing self-growth and professional development by attending educational in-services and /or conferences (internal/external).
Demonstrates de-escalation techniques taught by the Hospital to minimize need for physical intervention.
Demonstrates ability to remain calm during a crisis situation as evidenced by the ability to make quick rational decisions and prioritize immediate patient care needs to maintain a therapeutic environment and ensure safety.