SMV - Psych RN - Locked Adult -(South Rotunda)- Part-Time 0.8 - Evening Shift

About the position

To provide direct and indirect nursing services to patients and families.

Responsibilities

• Uses systematic planning, appropriate methods and timely exchange of information with multidisciplinary team and patient/family to coordinate care.
• Demonstrates ability to focus on and manage multiple patient needs and aspects of care.
• Actively communicates with care team to plan patient care.
• Utilizes available resources to problem-solve and determine most effective approach to action.
• Utilizes the nursing process and a critical thinking approach to provide patient care that incorporates the mind, body and spirit.
• Identifies actual/potential problems for which the patient is at risk.
• Continuously evaluates interventions and care, and adjusts the plan as patient and family needs change.
• Identifies need for referrals based on information obtained in initial and ongoing assessments and evaluation.
• Collaborates with patient, family and other team members to develop a comprehensive plan of care.
• Prioritizes demand for resources and collaborates with others to meet individualized patient needs.
• Acts as preceptor/teacher in guiding other nurses on how to apply the nursing process with a particular unit population.
• Implements safe, therapeutic and efficient care for patients with complex needs due to multi-system disease and/or complications of treatment.
• Demonstrates accountability for achieving patient outcomes.
• Documents per department/entity guidelines of care and policies and procedures.
• Serves as a resource for other staff in managing unit specific documentation issues.
• Delegates/assigns and communicates expectations for care delivery processes to each member of the team.
• Assesses appropriateness of physician orders and questions physician when appropriate.
• Helps coworkers improve performance.
• Establishes a therapeutic relationship with patient and family.
• Coordinates transfer and discharge planning and teaching in collaboration with other members of the health care team.
• Participates in quality improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• Graduate of nursing school.
• 1 Year clinical experience.
• California Registered Nurse (RN) - CA Board of Registered Nursing - REQUIRED.
• AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association - REQUIRED.