Medical-Psych Registered Nurse

INSIGHT Surgical Hospital•Chicago, IL

48d•Onsite

About The Position

Insight Hospital and Medical Center- Chicago is seeking a Registered Professional Nurse, Level II, to join their team. This role involves using critical thinking, professional judgment, and leadership to manage patient care provided by ancillary personnel, serving as a resource in a specific specialty area. The position requires performing duties in a highly confidential manner, adhering to the mission, values, and behaviors of Insight Hospital and Medical Center, and embodying the attributes of Careful Nursing. The goal is to provide high-quality care, service, and kindness to all patients, staff, physicians, volunteers, and guests. This position is for night shifts, from 7pm to 7am.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required.
Current RN License in the State of Illinois required.
Current CPR certification required.
Knowledge of psychiatric and addictive disorders, and their treatment in a structured outpatient setting required.
Knowledge of patients' growth and development needs required.
Ability to quickly recognize changes in condition and needs of patients.
Meets requirements to maintain level II classification on a yearly basis.
Ability to relate well to patients.
Demonstrates a caring attitude.
Ability to cooperate effectively with others, as a team player.
Ability to communicate with others in a clear, calm, timely manner.

Nice To Haves

ACLS certification preferred

Responsibilities

Uses the nursing process, critical thinking skills, professional judgment and the attributes of Careful Nursing to provide care for an assigned population of patients.
Provide crisis intervention and support during behavioral health events.
Support the therapeutic environment by promoting patient safety and managing difficult behaviors appropriately.
Synthesizes information and resources to care for complex, higher acuity patients.
Completes designated unit-specific competencies.
Plans for discharge and determines need for care within the community to assure continuity in level of service for the patient and family.
Plans care and delegates tasks to ancillary personnel based on patient assessment.
Administer medications, including psychiatric medications (such as antipsychotics or antidepressants) and treatments for physical health conditions.
Evaluates patient response to care provided and make changes in the plan for care as needed.
Work closely with psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and other healthcare providers to ensure comprehensive care while also educating patients and their families about mental health conditions, treatment options, and coping strategies for managing both mental and physical health.
Discusses patient progress, problems and needs with physician and multidisciplinary team members on a regular basis to ensure that goals for discharge are met.
Assures high levels of quality of care through compliance with regulatory standards, reference to current research related to patient care outcome and participation in the data collection and analysis process of ongoing quality monitoring.
Provides care for all patients utilizing the attributes of Careful Nursing.
Maintains a safe patient care environment by identifying potential safety hazards and intervening appropriately.
Operates and maintains equipment used in patient care in a safe manner; Maintains a neat and aesthetically pleasing patient care environment; Understands and follows infection control requirements in the care of patients; Understands and complies with confidentiality and privacy requirements in the care of patients.