Registered Nurse (RN) | Behavioral Health | Acute Unit

Avera • Sioux Falls, SD

14h • Onsite

About The Position

The Avera Behavioral Health Acute Unit is a short term inpatient unit with safety and stabilization as the primary focus for patients. During patient's stay on the Acute unit, patients actively participate in healthy living and expressive therapies which include art, music and fitness therapy. This position is ideal for someone who enjoys patient focused care with a team dedicated to quality patient outcomes, likes working with the Adult population and their families, has a passion for helping patients with conditions such as Schizophrenia, Psychosis, Bipolar, Depression, and Addictive disorders. It is an active, challenging care environment that requires critical thinking, values autonomous professional nursing practice, and offers motivation to help create and deliver high-quality patient care in an energizing team environment. The Acute unit is an 18-bed unit that provides an opportunity to meet 60+ coworkers and work in a positive environment, changing the lives of patients. The Registered Nurse delivers nursing care by developing a nursing diagnosis, establishing nursing care objectives, defining nursing interventions, and providing physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, families, and friends to understand patient conditions, medications, and self-care skills. The RN is responsible for noting changing conditions and needs and re-evaluating care objectives.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse (RN) - Board of Nursing
• An active license in the state of practice Upon Hire
• Ability to work the hours specified
• Visual acuity adequate to perform position duties
• Ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds

Nice To Haves

• 1-3 years Experience working in a clinical environment

Responsibilities

• Provides patient care by reviewing physician prescriptions; communicating the nursing care plan and all pertinent information to other members of the health care team; coordinating with other healthcare providers; providing physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, families, and friends; conferring with physicians.
• Develops nursing care plans by obtaining medical histories; examining patients; documenting patient physical condition, psychological status, and influencing social factors; conferring with family and friends; developing a nursing diagnosis; establishing nursing care objectives; defining nursing interventions, schedules, and timetables.
• Teaches healthcare requirements by establishing patient care goals; instructing patient, family, and friends to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills; answering questions; providing information and resources.
• Evaluates patient care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care standards; reviewing patient records; noting changing conditions and needs; re-evaluating care objectives; modifying nursing care plan.
• Maintains safe, secure, and healthy patient care environment by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations; adhering to organization standards and policies, and to legal regulations; alerting others regarding potential concerns.
• Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
• Keeps patient care equipment operating by following operating instructions and established procedures; troubleshooting breakdowns; maintaining supplies; performing preventive maintenance; calling for repairs.
• Keeps patient care supplies ready by checking stock; anticipating needs; placing and expediting orders; verifying receipt; stocking items.
• Maintains competence in nursing capabilities outlined by leadership.

Benefits

• Sign on bonus up to $15,000
• Self-scheduling program
• Student Loan Repayment Program, which helps you pay off your loans and save money. Each month an extra payment of $167 (up to $10,000) from Avera will help pay down your principal balance faster.
• PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.
• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement
• Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree