Registered Nurse - ED Mental Health
About The Position
Coordinates and provides family-centered nursing care to infants, children, and adolescents using the nursing process. The nurse is accountable for professional practice, including independent nursing functions and delegated medical functions performed in collaboration with other health team members. The primary nursing population is patients in the Emergency Department Mental Health spaces, including children and adolescents with mental, behavioral, or emotional challenges who require acute stabilization. The role is based in the pediatric emergency department at Children’s Minnesota’s St. Paul hospital. The department is a 32-bed, Level IV trauma center that assesses and stabilizes acute pediatric illness, injury, and trauma. Its new Pediatric Empath (Emergency Psychiatric Assessment, Treatment, and Healing) space serves patients in acute mental health crisis and is designed to support rapid stabilization and disposition through trauma-informed care and a therapeutic milieu model. The department also has seven mental health safer rooms for patients experiencing an acute mental or behavioral health crisis with an unknown disposition. This is an MNA contract position.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
- Current Minnesota RN licensure.
- Current BLS certification.
- One year of experience in a hospital setting.
- An informational meeting with the Patient Care Manager is required before the position is awarded.
- Department-specific required qualifications must be obtained within six months of employment.
- Additional certification(s) may be required depending on the unit.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate and provide family-centered nursing care to infants, children, and adolescents using the nursing process.
- Perform independent nursing functions and delegated medical functions in collaboration with other health team members.
- Provide primary nursing care to children and adolescents with mental, behavioral, or emotional challenges requiring acute stabilization.
Benefits
- The position may be eligible for medical, dental, vision, retirement, and other fringe benefits.
- Positions requiring night, weekend, or on-call work may be eligible for shift differentials or premium pay.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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