Registered Nurse - Behavioral Health

Schuylkill•Bethlehem, PA

7h•Onsite

About The Position

Provides professional nursing care through skillful assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation in accordance with facility or department policies and procedures. Directs and manages the care of designated patients, uses effective and appropriate communication, helps maintain a safe work environment, and maintains clinical and professional competency appropriate to the patient population. This is an onsite, part-time Behavioral Health position at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Muhlenberg, with a day shift schedule of 7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m. The schedule includes every third weekend and two rotating holidays annually.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
Knowledge and competence reflecting current nursing practice.
Ability to organize and prioritize assignments in the delivery of patient care.
Successful completion of additional orientation programs related to the specialty.
Attainment and maintenance of unit-specific competencies.
Basic computer skills.
American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification, required upon hire.
Pennsylvania Registered Nurse license, required upon hire.
Ability to lift and carry 40–50 pounds, including pushing or pulling patients on beds or stretchers and performing lateral transfers.
Ability to stand and walk frequently to continuously.
May be required to kneel, bend, squat, and perform CPR, depending on role.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.

Responsibilities

Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care for designated patients.
Recognize when collaboration or communication with physicians and interdisciplinary team members is needed, and proactively act to resolve patient needs.
Synthesize relevant data, information, and knowledge to make decisions that optimize patient outcomes in accordance with ANA Scope and Standards of Practice and the Code of Ethics.
Promote quality and safety in accordance with established policies and procedures, using evidence-based practice; participate in evidence-based practice and research projects as applicable.
Communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, significant others, visitors, staff, and professional colleagues using verbal and non-verbal communication.
Coordinate and provide patient and family education throughout treatment to support an effective transition of care.
Support unit and hospital goals and objectives as a department team member.
Participate in all phases of performance improvement, including organizational and unit-based patient experience goals.
Perform validated technical skills based on clinical specialty and unit practice.
Use technology to optimize alternative modes of care delivery.
Demonstrate leadership and team-building skills, including teaching and mentoring new colleagues and department interns, and providing additional precepting as assigned.
Delegate based on team members’ skills and expertise, patient acuity and needs, and team members’ time availability.
Provide input, as requested, for performance appraisals of care delivery team members.