Registered Nurse (Adult General Psych), Per Diem Night Shift, Behavioral Health

Adventist HealthCare•Rockville, MD

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Shady Grove Medical Center – Behavioral Health is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to support its mission of physical, mental, and spiritual healing. The nurse develops and implements patient-centered care, recognizes changes in patient condition, contributes to evidence-based practice and quality improvement, and supports collaboration and safe care delivery across the interdisciplinary team. The role is per diem on the night shift, with a flat rate of $48 per hour and four shifts in each four-week scheduling period, including weekends and weeknights. Assigned holidays are required.

Requirements

Current Maryland State nursing license.
Active American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
Passing score on the NCLEX.
1 to 3 years of experience.
ACLS, PALS, and NRP certifications as required by the specialty area.

Responsibilities

Develop a plan of care according to the patient population.
Identify impending changes in patient condition and initiate corrective action.
Mentor students, colleagues, and team members in patient-centered care.
Conduct purposeful rounding from the patient and family perspective.
Search relevant literature and apply findings appropriately to practice.
Identify opportunities to improve clinical care and participate in evidence-based changes to practice.
Promote cooperation, respect, and trust among interdisciplinary team members; act with integrity and respect differing views and communication styles.
Engage in teamwork and team-building processes.
Participate in error analyses and system or process improvements.
Use established safety resources for professional development and safe practices, including PDCA huddles, restraint concurrent audits, falls huddles, and infection control reports.
Collect clinical-unit data to improve care delivery and outcomes, including patient-care audits, pain reassessment and documentation, and care planning.
Seek information about organizational quality initiatives and apply it to practice.
Use electronic resources and databases to support knowledge and best practices; act as a super user or provide just-in-time training to end users.
Follow ANA documentation standards and Adventist HealthCare documentation policies, ensuring the patient's story is reflected in documentation.
Deliver purposeful, informed, outcome-focused care guided by professional standards, ethics, and laws.
Apply critical reasoning, judgment, and critical thinking to individualize patient care.
Delegate non-nursing duties appropriately.
Use materials and time efficiently.
Use care-delivery tools to provide safe, timely care and interventions, such as SBAR, the POSS scale, rapid response team resources, and interpreter services.
Perform other duties as assigned.