Registered Nurse - RN Geriatric/Adolescent Psych (Nights)

Missouri Delta Medical Center•Sikeston, MO

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides and coordinates nursing care for geriatric and adolescent psychiatric patients using the nursing process. The RN leads and supervises nursing care at the unit level, works cooperatively with other departments and patient-care team members, and supports clinical and patient-care standards. The role includes patient and family education, discharge planning, quality improvement, medication administration, implementation of physician orders, patient assessment, and assisting with rounds, diagnostic tests, and procedures. The RN also takes an active role in the safe administration of oncology chemotherapy and provides unit-based education to staff annually. The scheduled shift is 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.

Requirements

Graduate from an approved school of nursing.
Possess current licensure from the Missouri State Board of Nursing.
Have BLS training.
Have the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the ages of patients served.
Meet the listed physical requirements: spend the majority of the shift standing, walk considerably, use good body mechanics to lift or assist with lifting and transferring patients, read physician orders and observe patient-care areas, perform visual inspection during assessments, receive and comprehend telephone calls, auscultate and percuss, and speak to instruct and supervise staff and communicate orders and patient or family needs.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
Previous nursing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Prescribe, delegate, and coordinate nursing care using the nursing process.
Work cooperatively with ancillary departments and patient-care team members to maintain clinical practice and patient-care standards.
Participate in quality improvement.
Participate in patient and family teaching and discharge planning.
Direct, supervise, and evaluate nursing care, and facilitate unit-level decision-making.
Assign nursing care according to patient needs and staff members’ competencies and qualifications.
Competently perform core and specific nursing skills.
Provide one unit-based education session to staff annually.
Administer medications with knowledge of their actions, administration methods, side effects, and contraindications.
Implement, transcribe, and/or countersign physician orders.
Assess patients’ biophysical, psychosocial, environmental, self-care, discharge-planning, spiritual, and educational needs, as well as the needs of families or significant others.
Communicate unit activities, workload and staffing fluctuations, and difficult situations.
Make rounds with physicians and assist with diagnostic tests and procedures.
Identify learning opportunities for self and others.
Promote good public relations for the nursing department and hospital.
Take an active role in the safe and effective administration of oncology chemotherapy, including understanding its mechanism of action, administration methods, dosage calculation, and contraindications.