Registered Nurse - Baptist Behavioral Health Youth - Days

Baptist Health Care•Brent, FL

About The Position

The Registered Nurse is a key contributor to care delivered in accordance with the Recovery Model. The role explains illnesses, symptoms, treatment courses, and hope for the future, and begins teaching patients about personal recovery and relapse prevention. The nurse provides information about active treatment, including medications and their intended and unintended effects, and helps patients understand the choices and resources available to them. The nurse helps maintain a safe environment and develops a therapeutic relationship with each patient. The role educates patients about their rights concerning care, privacy, safety, medical-record confidentiality, the Baker Act, and freedom from inappropriate restraint and seclusion. The nurse models de-escalation and uses interpersonal skills to calm patients involved in potential conflict. The position manages individualized, goal-directed nursing care through the nursing process and principles of primary nursing, in accordance with departmental and hospital policies and procedures. Baptist Health Care is a not-for-profit health care system serving northwest Florida and south Alabama. It includes three hospitals, four medical parks, Andrews Institute for Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine, and a network of primary and specialty care providers. The organization has more than 4,000 team members.

Requirements

Associate Degree in Nursing or nursing technical diploma/certificate.
Registered Nurse license in Florida or an eligible compact state upon hire.
Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers certification from the American Heart Association upon hire.
Non-violent crisis intervention (CPI) within 90 days.
Ukeru User Certification within 90 days.
Demonstrated proficiency in acute care nursing knowledge and skills.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess and diagnose patient and family needs to provide quality care to assigned patients.
Assess patient progress through the expected hospital course, mobilize resources, and intervene as needed to support anticipated outcomes under the daily plan for the patient’s diagnosis.
Develop, discuss, and communicate a realistic plan of care with each patient and significant other to address identified needs.
Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team and patient or family to use the nursing process in providing quality care.
Provide person-centered care by offering choices, engaging patients in treatment, and fostering optimism and hope.
Evaluate identified problems and the care provided, and reassess patient responses to meet patient and family needs and maintain quality of care.
Implement the medical plan of care, nursing interventions, and procedures using appropriate skills and judgment.
Assess, plan treatment, implement interventions, and evaluate outcomes using the nursing process; analyze problems and take appropriate action.
Maintain accurate, current documentation of nursing care to support information integration across the healthcare team and quality care.
Maintain current knowledge, certifications, and licensure, and pursue professional growth and development.
Educate patients about illness, symptoms, treatment, medication effects, recovery, relapse prevention, treatment choices, available resources, and patient rights.
Maintain a safe environment, build therapeutic relationships, model de-escalation, and use interpersonal skills to calm patients in potential conflict.