RN - Adolescent Behavioral Health

Carle Health•West Peoria, IL

1d•$37 - $60

About The Position

As a member of the interdisciplinary team, the Registered Nurse contributes professional nursing knowledge and skills to the provision and management of patient care through application of the nursing process. The role includes assessing patients, developing and modifying individualized plans of care, implementing interventions, evaluating progress, and documenting care. The nurse collaborates with patients, families, physicians, and other team members to coordinate care from admission through discharge and promote safe, effective patient outcomes. The nurse manages assigned patients, prioritizes care as conditions and assignments change, delegates tasks appropriately, advocates for patients, and uses available resources to resolve problems. The role also includes patient and family education, maintaining current evidence-based nursing knowledge, supporting team development, participating in unit-based councils and improvement projects, and following applicable standards, policies, and patient-safety goals. The position requires an Illinois Registered Professional Nurse license upon hire and Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association within 30 days. Candidates must also have a college diploma and the communication, confidentiality, interpersonal, and basic computer skills described in the qualifications.

Requirements

College diploma.
Registered Professional Nurse (RN) license in Illinois upon hire.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association within 30 days.
Advanced reading and writing skills and basic oral communication skills.
Ability to respond appropriately to customers and coworkers and interact with a wide variety of people.
Ability to maintain confidential information and communicate only appropriate facts or decline to reveal information.
Ability to project a professional, friendly, and helpful demeanor.
Basic computer knowledge, including word processing, spreadsheets, email, and web browsers.
Comfort with Windows operating systems and learning new applications.

Responsibilities

Assess patients through interviews, observation, and physical assessment of problems and outcomes.
Develop individualized plans of care collaboratively with patients, families, and the health care team.
Implement interventions identified in the plan of care to achieve expected patient outcomes.
Evaluate and document patient progress toward expected outcomes and goals throughout the shift, and modify the plan of care as needed.
Complete required documentation, including patient charts and event reports.
Maintain professional accountability, seek resources, and pursue continuing self-development.
Demonstrate technical knowledge of equipment and troubleshoot problems.
Maintain current knowledge and skills in evidence-based nursing practice.
Promote the professional development of self and team members, and share clinical knowledge through teaching.
Use a practical problem-solving approach to patient moving and handling, and use lift equipment appropriately when applicable.
Obtain adequate laboratory specimens and perform bedside laboratory testing and associated quality control in compliance with orders and hospital procedures and policies.
Analyze clinical situations systematically, obtain resources or correct problems, and persist in resolving issues to meet patient needs and expected outcomes.
Recognize when assistance is needed and consult physicians and nurses in a timely manner.
Manage assigned non-complex and some complex patients, including assignment turnover, and prioritize work as patient conditions or assignments change.
Identify and use team resources to address problems and needs; collaborate with the health care team to organize care from admission through discharge.
Delegate tasks and activities appropriately and provide goal-focused shift reports.
Advocate for patients with physicians when necessary.
Use communication and teamwork strategies to support team performance, patient outcomes, and unit productivity; give and accept constructive feedback.
Adapt teaching to patient response, readiness to learn, comprehension, and cultural, age-specific, gender, and developmental factors.
Promote patient safety by following policies and procedures and adhering to National Patient Safety Goals.
Use the SVI patient education system as a resource for patients and families.
Ensure care aligns with standards, evidence-based practices, national patient safety goals, core measures, and other quality initiatives.
Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to identify opportunities to improve patient care and patient and family satisfaction; follow up promptly on requests and anticipate needs.
Serve on unit-based councils, identify unit practice problems, and complete assigned projects, data collection, and audits.