Staff Nurse II- Day Shift- Triage

HHC•Indianapolis, IN

About The Position

The Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center Staff Nurse performs nursing services as a health team member in Outreach clinics. The position provides health education and patient counseling to control and prevent disease and promote clients’ health and wellbeing. It responds to patients’ health needs in the clinic by identifying and assessing care requirements related to problems they express. The center provides comprehensive care for emotional and behavioral problems, including severe mental illness and substance abuse. Its services include inpatient and outpatient care, outreach centers, and clinic- and community-based services. The center serves individuals with serious mental illness and chronic addiction, as well as seriously emotionally disturbed children and their families. Patients of all ages are welcomed, with care emphasizing strength-based, family- and community-centered treatment using the Recovery Model.

Requirements

At least 12 months of clinical experience in Behavioral Health.
At least 12 months of clinical nursing experience as a Registered Nurse.
Current Indiana Registered Nurse license.
Valid Indiana driver’s license.
Skills in nursing, health assessment, teaching and counseling, and effective interpersonal communication.
Knowledge of disease processes and their treatment and prevention; basic science; current clinical protocols and nursing techniques; medications and their uses and side effects; community resource referrals; cultural attitudes and customs; departmental procedures; and local, state, and federal laws and regulations.
Knowledge and skills to provide care appropriate to the ages of patients served, including knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan and the ability to assess and interpret information needed to identify age-specific patient requirements.
Ability to use appropriate communication skills and age-appropriate cognitive abilities, skills, techniques, and communication as detailed in department, area, or unit competencies.
Ability to follow directions, prioritize duties, and demonstrate flexibility.
Ability to work efficiently in stressful situations and demonstrate professional judgment.
Ability to apply problem-solving methods, motivate patients, display sensitivity and empathy, and respond appropriately to cultural patterns and differences.
Meet applicable basic competencies, including CPICPR, Annual Education, Age Related, Mental Status Exam, Medications, DSM IV, Addictions, and Legal.

Responsibilities

Contribute to Eskenazi Health’s mission to Advocate, Care, Teach, and Serve, with special emphasis on Marion County’s vulnerable population, and model its values of Professionalism, Respect, Innovation, Development, and Excellence.
Perform nursing services as a health team member in Outreach clinics.
Provide health education and patient counseling to help control and prevent disease and promote optimum health and wellbeing.
Respond to patients’ health needs in the clinic by identifying and assessing care requirements related to expressed problems.
Assist physicians and other team members in clinics.
Develop and implement nursing care interventions based on goals in the Plan of Care.
Refer clients to appropriate agencies or organizations to promote continuity of care for patients and families, based on nursing assessment and client or family responses.
Collaborate with physicians and other health professionals to implement treatments, dispense medications, and administer medications and injections according to prescribed orders and instructions.
Counsel clients and families on health education, medication education, and treatment instructions as part of a health team.
Attend staff meetings regularly and punctually to share information regarding patients, policies and procedures, peer review, and resource materials.
Complete and submit internal nursing audits regularly.
Interview patients, record health histories, and prepare, maintain, and use records and reports for direct client services.
Adjust activities and behaviors to ensure care is appropriate to the ages of patients served, as directed by area, unit, and job-specific competencies.
Complete all documentation on time according to policy.
Meet productivity goals set by the agency.
Demonstrate an understanding of the Recovery Model.