REGISTERED NURSE (RN) - PHP Child/Adolescent

UHS•Newark, DE

21h•Onsite

About The Position

This opportunity is full-time and offers 8-hour shifts from 8am to 4:30pm. (A 2 WEEK ORIENTATION IS REQUIRED. MON-FRI 8:30A-5:00P) Rockford Center is a 138-bed mental health facility located in Newark, DE, providing easy access to a full complement of inpatient and partial behavioral health programs for children and adolescents, adults, and older adults. Rockford is the only child inpatient behavioral health facility in DE, offers an experienced and tenured senior management team, and serves New Castle County and northern Maryland. Position Summary: The Registered Nurse (RN) provides direct nursing care to child and adolescent patients participating in the Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) as prescribed by the physician and under the direction and supervision of appropriate facility clinical leadership. The RN delivers developmentally appropriate, evidence-based nursing care specific to the child and adolescent population, including psychiatric and behavioral health needs. Nursing practice is performed in accordance with the applicable State Nurse Practice Act, accreditation standards, and facility policies and procedures.

Requirements

Current license to practice nursing in DE (or eligible to receive or renew).
Current CPR

Responsibilities

Conducts ongoing and individualized nursing care duties as assigned and as dictated by the patient’s condition in accordance with physician orders and facility protocols.
When administering PRN medications, assess for confirmed med for PRN, documents need (rationale) and its effectiveness in the medical record.
Reports change in patient physical, mental status or episodes of seclusion or restraint to nurse manager or supervisor during each shift.
Ensures family and physician notification is completed and documented if a patient is transported to Emergency Room, Injured, Falls or is Placed in Seclusion or Restraints.
Collaborates with other team members in the development, implementation, and evaluation of an individualized plan of care.
Performs treatments and therapies as ordered by physician in an appropriate and timely fashion.
Documents patient care, findings, and psychosocial responses to nursing interventions.
Documents PRN medications given, reason and effect
Initiates emergency measures according to age appropriate CPR and client resuscitation protocols.
Participates in emergency crisis interventions according to age appropriate techniques.
Maintains confidentiality related to patient, family, client facility and staff in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
Provides patient care in a non-judgmental, non-discriminatory manner that considers cultural diversity and age appropriateness so that autonomy, rights, and dignity are preserved.