Registered Nurse-PM/Nights-LOH Chemical Dependency

Nevada System of Higher Education•Naperville, IL

9d•$36 - $56•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Registered Nurse working PM/Nights in the LOH Chemical Dependency unit. The role involves performing duties of a professional nurse, including assessing patients, developing and administering care plans, documenting care, and evaluating outcomes. The nurse will also be responsible for creating a safe and therapeutic environment, collaborating with other departments for admissions and transfers, and ensuring thorough communication during patient handoffs. The role requires interaction with patients, families, and healthcare providers to gather data for comprehensive care planning, including medical and psychosocial needs, and anticipated discharge planning. The nurse will participate in the interdisciplinary planning process, assist in developing nursing department goals, and contribute to program evaluation. Additionally, the role involves assisting in staff selection and orientation, demonstrating objective evaluation of feedback, and serving as a role model and resource person for students. The nurse will also explain policies and procedures, utilize community outreach opportunities, work within budgetary constraints, and supervise direct patient care as required.

Requirements

Maintain information as highly confidential
Nursing degree
Current State of Illinois Registered Nurse license
Current CPR Certification issued by either American Heart Association or Red Cross
CPI (Crisis Prevention Intervention) certification within 90 days of hire

Nice To Haves

One-year psychiatric experience
Basic knowledge of abnormal psychology as typically found in the psychiatric population
Familiarity with management of a therapeutic level system and understanding of system of rewards and consequences

Responsibilities

Regularly performs duties of professional nurse which includes assessing patients' condition, developing and administrating patient plan of care, documenting care administered, and evaluating patient care outcomes.
Warmly welcomes patients to the unit.
Promotes and maintains a safe, therapeutic milieu by providing appropriate supervision and feedback to the other direct care staff.
Ensures that rounds are assigned and precaution records completed in real time.
Collaborates with the Resource and Referral Department to facilitate patient admissions and transfers.
Requests and provides thorough hand off communication upon admission, transfer or discharge and when sending or receiving boarding patients.
Interacts with the patient, the patient’s family, and the appropriate health care providers to collect and analyze data regarding the patient’s physical, psychosocial, environmental, self-care, educational, and anticipated discharge planning needs.
Participates in development of interdisciplinary planning process.
Ensures that medical problems are incorporated into the treatment plan.
Assists in the development and attainment of nursing department goals and objectives; participates in activities to improve department functioning and to enhance own professional competence.
Assists in the selection and orientation of qualified personnel to provide optimum patient care; demonstrates the ability to evaluate suggestions and criticisms objectively and wherever necessary undertakes to change behavior or seek further guidance.
Participates in program evaluation.
Attends in-service programs and trainings; serves as a role model and central resource person for students; explains and clarifies organization policies and procedures to staff and patients; utilizes opportunities with community groups to further their knowledge and understanding of mental health problems.
Supervises direct patient care as required; works within budgetary constraints to include staffing, use of overtime and use of supplies and equipment.