RN Or

V R Della Infotech • Boston, MA

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About The Position

Utilizing the nursing process, the Registered Nurse is responsible for providing for the immediate and long-term nursing care needs of patients within the standards of the department, hospital, and regulatory agencies. The role involves assessing patients, planning and implementing individualized nursing care, evaluating interventions, documenting care, and communicating patients’ clinical status to the healthcare team. The nurse also supports recovery-oriented goals, provides leadership in organizing patient care, supervises and directs MHSs, and assumes a leadership role during medical and psychiatric emergencies.

Responsibilities

• Accurately assess patients’ needs using multiple data sources to determine actual and potential health problems and functional status.
• Use a Recovery Oriented Framework to identify patient strengths and partner with patients and families to support recovery goals.
• Perform point-of-care testing and communicate findings effectively to healthcare team members.
• Document responses to interventions and patients’ responses to treatment in the Nursing Plan of Care, protocols, and Assessment Flowsheet.
• Identify behaviors that may contribute to a crisis and use verbal and non-verbal techniques to de-escalate crisis situations.
• Plan accurate nursing interventions, modify and individualize the Nursing Plan of Care and protocols, and participate in developing multidisciplinary treatment plans.
• Prioritize patient care needs and provide and implement nursing care interventions.
• Establish therapeutic alliances with assigned patients and participate in leading patient groups.
• Administer medications safely, accurately, and promptly using BMV scanning, and review physician orders in a timely manner.
• Promote least-restrictive alternatives and recovery-oriented goals.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of nursing care interventions.
• Communicate patients’ clinical status during clinical team rounds and change-of-shift reports.
• Use evidence-based nursing knowledge to guide practice decisions.
• Provide leadership in organizing and providing patient care; direct and supervise MHSs; and delegate care interventions.
• Assume a leadership role in medical and psychiatric emergencies and promote or provide critical incident debriefing after emergency events.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed