Staff Nurse, Nights

The Menninger Clinic•Houston, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Staff Nurse working night shifts (7p-7a), with rotating days and every other weekend required. The role involves providing direct patient care, including assessment, care planning, and implementing nursing interventions. The Staff Nurse will also function as an effective member of the interdisciplinary team, ensuring patient safety, documenting care, and participating in performance improvement activities. Additionally, the role contributes to hospital operations by participating in committees and training new staff.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

Sets appropriate goals, including the physical, psychological, social, and continuing care needs of each patient; 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 nursing process in directing and providing patient care.
Modifies 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 constructive working relationship with program and other disciplines / departments while valuing opposing ideas.
Responds to patients, staff and visitors in professional manner.
Demonstrates good judgment and behavior appropriate to the hospital, including such characteristics as grooming and personal appearance, speech, and personal hygiene.
Participates in performance improvement activities.
Relieves charge nurse in his / her 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 treatment program.
Seeks opportunities to participate in hospital committees, performance improvement initiatives, and activities.
Participates in orientation and training of students and new staff.