Registered Nurse, (Full-time; Nights) Inpatient Behavioral Health

University of Maryland Medical System•Easton, MD

7d•$42 - $57

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides and coordinates independent care to patients in inpatient behavioral health as a fully effective member of the multidisciplinary patient care services team. Using the institution’s care delivery and professional practice models, the RN assesses patients and develops, evaluates, and modifies plans of care. The RN interprets and performs complex patient-care procedures within their area of expertise and works with the Care Team and Support Team to achieve patient outcomes. The role also includes accountability for care delivered, professional practice, unit-level goals, and adherence to the institution’s service standards and nursing mission, vision, and values. Under limited supervision, the RN provides direct patient care, coordinates and delegates work among care team members, and may carry out charge nurse responsibilities when assigned. The RN assesses patients’ physiologic, psychological, and cognitive status; collaborates with patients and families on prioritized plans of care; addresses learning and pain-management needs; documents care; and evaluates progress toward outcomes. The position also supports patient safety initiatives, effective team communication, and unit and organizational activities.

Requirements

More than one year of nursing experience.
Licensure as a Registered Nurse in Maryland, or eligibility to practice through a Compact state agreement recognized by the Maryland Board of Nursing.
Current AHA BLS and ACLS certifications.
Meet all unit-specific certification requirements; the posting lists PALS, ACLS, and NRP.
Effective verbal and written communication skills and demonstrated interpersonal skills.
Basic computer skills.
Up-to-date status on mandatory training and classes.
Solid nursing knowledge and clinical skills.
Maintain 10 contact hours of education every two years.
Ability to provide care appropriate to the patient populations served.
Knowledge of lifespan growth and development and ability to assess data in relation to population-specific and age-specific patient needs.
Ability to function in the charge nurse role.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Responsibilities

Participate in the Patient Care Team by providing functional supervision and delegating duties to care team members providing direct patient care.
Carry out charge nurse performance standards when assigned and assign nursing care responsibilities to staff.
Provide direct care requiring RN skills and qualifications.
Conduct ongoing, systematic patient assessments and data collection focused on physiologic, psychological, and cognitive status.
Develop prioritized, goal-directed plans of care with patients and families based on nursing diagnoses, care needs, and desired outcomes.
Set patient-care priorities based on essential patient needs and available unit resources.
Identify patient and family learning needs and implement appropriate measures to address them.
Complete timely, accurate, concise, and legible documentation in unit and patient records.
Demonstrate competency in required psychomotor skills, assist physicians with procedures, and implement care consistently and skillfully.
Delegate tasks appropriately and coordinate healthcare team members, patient care, and unit activities.
Respect and protect patient and family rights.
Provide patient and significant-other education, with competency validated by direct clinical observation.
Identify and respond to patients’ pain-management needs throughout their care.
Evaluate the effectiveness of care provided by healthcare team members in helping patients progress toward outcomes.
Collaborate with the Case Manager to evaluate outcomes and the effectiveness of the plan of care.
Promote patient safety, participate in safety initiatives, correct observed risks, and report adverse events and near misses to appropriate management.
Consistently implement applicable policies, procedures, and standards.
Develop effective working relationships and communicate with team members.
Maintain required hospital safety and other mandatory training, and keep immunizations current as recommended for the practice area.
Participate in unit teambuilding, briefings and staff meetings, governance activities, and unit-level recruitment and retention efforts.
Provide peer-review feedback as requested and direct performance feedback when assigned by the nurse manager.