PRN Staff Nurse

The Menninger Clinic•Houston, TX

82d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a PRN (as-needed) Staff Nurse position, available for days or nights. The role involves key functions in patient care, including assessment and care planning, being an effective member of the interdisciplinary team, and providing nursing interventions. Additionally, the role contributes to hospital operations by participating in committees, performance improvement initiatives, and training students and new staff.

Requirements

BSN required
Current license to practice as RN in state of Texas
Two years experience in psychiatric nursing

Responsibilities

Sets appropriate goals for each patient, including physical, psychological, social, and continuing care needs; evaluates nursing actions to meet those goals; and makes recommendations for any changes.
Demonstrates effective bio-psycho-social assessment skills.
Develops comprehensive nursing care plans based on nursing diagnosis and standards of care, clearly written with expected outcomes.
Effectively utilizes the nursing process in directing and providing patient care.
Modifies the plan of care based on ongoing patient assessment.
Ensures effective health teaching for patients and families.
Ensures comprehensive discharge planning relative to nursing care needs.
Observes, documents, and communicates patient responses and effectiveness of nursing intervention and medication; documents in patient’s medical record according to established policy and procedure.
Ensures safety by making patient and safety rounds according to policy, regularly assessing physical environments, and follow-up for identified concerns.
Seeks constructive feedback from co-workers regarding performance, interpersonal relations, nursing skills and abilities; recognizes limitations through self-appraisal and peer review. Effectively utilizes management and clinical supervision.
Supports and encourages a constructive working relationship with program and other disciplines/departments while valuing opposing ideas.
Responds to patients, staff, and visitors in a professional manner.
Demonstrates good judgment and behavior appropriate to the hospital, including grooming, personal appearance, speech, and personal hygiene.
Participates in performance improvement activities.
Relieves charge nurse in their absence as assigned.
Demonstrates knowledge of medication action, mode of administration, side effects, and contraindications by successfully completing annual medication examination.
Provides safe and timely administration of medication and prescribed treatments, ensuring prompt reporting of all errors.
Effectively engages patients in full participation of the treatment program.
Seeks opportunities to participate in hospital committees, performance improvement initiatives, and activities.
Participates in orientation and training of students and new staff.