Registered Nurse (RN) - ED

Hartford Healthcare•Bridgeport, CT

About The Position

Provides direct patient care to behavioral health patients in accordance with the facility’s established policies and procedures. The role includes assessing patients, developing and implementing individualized nursing plans of care, coordinating with patients, families, and the interdisciplinary treatment team, and evaluating and revising care based on patient needs and responses. Practice reflects the ANA Scope and Standards of Nursing Practice, ANA Code of Ethics, and ANA Social Policy Statement.

Requirements

Registered Nurse credential from the Connecticut Department of Public Health, obtained before the hire or job transfer date.
BLS Provider certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross, obtained within 60 days of hire or job transfer date.
Associate degree.
Evidence of leadership ability.
Ability to manage out-of-control patients individually and as a team member using methods outlined in MOAB training.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree.
Experience in an acute care psychiatric setting.

Responsibilities

Perform initial and ongoing biopsychosocial assessments in accordance with accepted standards of nursing practice.
Develop a nursing plan of care consistent with the master treatment plan.
Participate in treatment team conferences to plan and revise goals, objectives, and interventions according to each patient’s age-related and problem-specific needs.
Implement nursing plans of care for assigned patients and conduct or co-lead group therapy sessions.
Evaluate patients’ responses to interventions and revise nursing plans of care as needed.
Collaborate with the treatment team to revise goals, objectives, and interventions as patients’ status changes.
Assess patients according to hospital policy and identify physical, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual, and age-related needs.
Develop and document comprehensive nursing care plans in collaboration with patients and families.
Provide direct patient care according to physician orders and appropriate protocols, documenting care in the medical record.
Recognize changes in patients’ physical and psychosocial status and revise care plans as necessary.
Delegate aspects of care to nursing personnel in keeping with their education and expertise.
Apply the knowledge and skills needed to care for behavioral health patients and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to achieve desired patient outcomes.
Manage out-of-control patients individually and as a team member using methods outlined in MOAB training.
Perform other duties as assigned.