RN- Behavioral Health Center
About The Position
The professional Registered Nurse has authority, responsibility, and shift accountability for delivering nursing care through the nursing process. The RN accepts accountability, applies competent clinical knowledge and skills, and uses independent nursing judgment in providing care and delegating care to other health care providers to achieve quality patient outcomes. The RN demonstrates advanced-beginner-level knowledge and skills to provide care relevant to assigned patients and applies principles of growth and development across the lifespan. The RN assesses and interprets patient data to identify age-specific needs and provides professional nursing care to patients in an inpatient hospital setting.
Requirements
- Current Registered Nurse license issued by the state where services are provided, or a current multistate Registered Nurse license through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
- Obtain Basic Life Support certification within 30 days of hire.
- One year of nursing experience.
- Interpersonal skills to communicate positively and effectively, negotiate, and resolve conflict.
- Competent clinical practice and critical-thinking skills to deliver patient care efficiently while using resources effectively.
- Ability to respond flexibly to changes in work volume, staffing, and schedules.
- Ability to work under highly stressful conditions and adapt to varying workloads and assignments on a constant basis.
- Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, standing, walking, and carrying materials or equipment weighing 40 pounds or more; patient transfers, lifts, and repositioning use lift equipment or other handling aids as indicated.
- Visual acuity within the normal range.
- Hearing within the normal range to assess clinical sounds and monitors.
Responsibilities
- Modify patients’ plans of care based on data collection and individual needs.
- Use evidence-based practice to provide patient care.
- Delegate according to scope of practice.
- Verify plans of care with interprofessional colleagues, patients, and caregivers.
- Provide education based on learning needs and family involvement.
- Promote effective communication among interprofessional team members and healthcare consumers.
- Influence policy to promote safe patient care.
- Use appropriate resources when providing care, especially in sensitive situations.
- Incorporate processes that support the organizational growth plan and influence.
- Participate in developing strategies to promote healthy communities and practice environments.
- Recognize strategies to improve nursing quality.
- Review and evaluate policies, procedures, and guidelines to improve healthcare quality.
- Understand the importance of data collection and utilization.
- Share educational findings, experiences, and ideas with peers.
- Participate in activities related to nurse-sensitive indicators to enhance quality of care.
- Participate in continuing professional development.
- Identify ethical situations and seek assistance from appropriate colleagues.
- Identify ways to maintain and improve an ethical work environment conducive to safe, quality healthcare.
- Adhere to patients’ moral and legal rights.
- Engage in opportunities for work-life balance.
- For facilities with specialty accreditation requirements, complete annual required education related to specialty accreditation standards.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
