Behavioral Services Unit - RN (Night Shift)

Mary Lanning Healthcare•Hastings, NE

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Seeking a talented Registered Nurse (RN) to join our team on the Behavioral Services Unit (BSU). This position works under general supervision while assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating the nursing care required to meet the needs of the patient. The role involves performing complete patient assessments, documenting and maintaining accurate nursing records, and functioning as a patient advocate. The RN administers medications, initiates nursing procedures, and interacts professionally with patients and family members. Specific duties include assessing adult patients for suicide risk and risk to others, completing risk assessments, taking necessary precautions, and completing Psychiatric Nursing Screens. The role also involves using Crisis Prevention Intervention methods, interacting with patients' families, completing Geriatric phone assessments, striving to reduce restraints, ensuring 15-minute patient rounds, providing therapeutic educational groups, educating patients on medications and follow-up appointments, and following legal protocols for various patient situations and special precautions. The RN will also triage psychiatric emergencies.

Requirements

Associate Degree in Nursing required
BLS certification required
Current registered nursing (RN) license or Temporary permit from the State of NE required

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree preferred
Previous clinical experience in specific clinical unit preferred
Crisis Prevention/Intervention (CPI) certification must be completed within 6 months of hire

Responsibilities

Performs complete patient assessments and communicates to the providers.
Documents and maintains accurate nursing records.
Functions as patient advocate between patient, physicians, other healthcare providers, administration, etc., as needed, and interacts professionally with patients and family members.
Initiates diagnostic, preventative and rehabilitative nursing procedures as appropriate to the patient's care and safety.
Administers medications to patients in accordance with approved standards of nursing knowledge and competency, based on age of patient, patient's clinical condition and physician orders.
Thoroughly assess adult patients for suicide risk.
Complete risk assessment.
Take necessary precautions to keep patients safe.
Thoroughly assess adult patients for risk to others.
Complete Duty to Warn when appropriate.
Take necessary precautions to keep all patients safe.
Complete Psychiatric Nursing Screen for patients on medical floors when indicated.
Use Crisis Prevention Intervention methods when de-escalating patients.
Interact with patient’s family for support and education.
Complete Geriatric phone assessment as part of evaluating the Nursing Home patient prior to admission.
Consistently strive to reduce restraints.
If restraints are utilized staff will follow all procedures and policies for patient and staff safety.
Ensure 15 minute patient rounds are completed 24/7.
Provide therapeutic educational groups.
Provide education regarding medications and follow-up appointments with patient and support system at discharge.
Follow through with treatment team recommendations and individualized patient approach plan.
Follow legal protocols in the treatment of patients un Emergency Protective Custody, Police Holds, Mental Health Commitment, Against Medical Advice discharges, Obligation to Report situations.
Follow established protocols regarding special precautions (elopement, suicide, one-to-one observation, violence to others, etc.
Triage psychiatric emergencies.