RN - Registered Nurse - Electroconvulsive Therapy - PRN

UAB St. Vincent's•Birmingham, AL

21h•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides direct nursing care to behavioral health patients in the Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) department according to facility policies and procedures. The role includes conducting initial and ongoing bio-psychosocial assessments, developing and implementing nursing plans of care consistent with master treatment plans, and evaluating patient responses to interventions. The nurse collaborates with the treatment team to plan or revise patient goals, objectives, and interventions based on age-related and problem-specific needs and changes in patient status. The nurse also conducts or co-leads group therapy sessions. In the PRN recovery-nurse coverage role, the nurse monitors patients as they wake after ECT, obtains three sets of vital signs for each patient, prints a cardiac monitor strip, and may start IVs, draw blood, and collect COVID swabs. The position is based at UAB St. Vincent's East and is scheduled for day shifts as needed; shifts may be shorter than eight hours.

Requirements

Licensed Associate Professional Registered Nurse credential from the Alabama Board of Nursing, obtained before the hire or job transfer date.
BLS Provider certification obtained within 30 days of the hire or job transfer date; American Heart Association or American Red Cross certification is accepted.
Diploma from an accredited school or college of nursing.
Required professional nursing licensure at time of hire.
At least one year of RN experience.

Responsibilities

Provide direct care to behavioral health patients in accordance with facility policies and procedures.
Perform initial and ongoing bio-psychosocial assessments according to accepted nursing practice standards.
Develop and implement nursing plans of care consistent with master treatment plans.
Participate in treatment team conferences to plan and revise goals, objectives, and interventions for patients' age-related and problem-specific needs.
Conduct and/or co-lead group therapy sessions.
Evaluate patient responses to interventions and revise nursing plans of care as needed.
Collaborate with the treatment team to revise goals, objectives, and interventions when patient status changes.
Cover as a recovery nurse when the regular recovery nurse is off or has a last-minute call-in.
Monitor patients as they wake up after ECT.
Obtain three sets of vital signs for each patient and print a cardiac monitor strip.
Start IVs, draw blood, and swab for COVID as needed.