Behavioral Health Rn Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Graduation from a school of professional nursing.
• Must be licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in North Carolina.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification.
• At least one year of nursing experience.
• If hired after January 6, 2014, must enroll in a nursing bachelor's degree program within four years of employment and obtain a bachelor's degree with a major in Nursing or a master's degree with a major in Nursing within seven years of the employment date.

Responsibilities

• Identify personal learning needs, attend relevant education programs, and use appropriate patient education materials with assistance.
• Assess patient and family readiness to learn, developmental level, and factors affecting the ability to learn.
• Identify expected patient outcomes, seek guidance on revising plans of care, participate in interdisciplinary evaluation of care, and communicate information that supports continuity of care.
• Provide competent care for patients with complex problems, addressing physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety needs appropriate to the patient population.
• Perform bedside point-of-care testing as required by the patient care plan and follow organizational and nursing standards, policies, and procedures.
• Organize and prioritize care according to patient and family needs; consult appropriate resources promptly for complex care issues, unusual teaching needs, or high-risk discharge planning.
• Develop professional growth goals with assistance, meet or renegotiate goals within the identified timeframe, and contribute to unit goals and performance improvement activities.
• Support intra- and interdepartmental collaboration, use communication systems effectively, provide feedback to coworkers, and participate in promoting cost-effective care.
• Remain aware of public policy and regulatory guidelines affecting the healthcare environment and promote a safe, clean, and secure hospital environment.
• Recognize and synthesize assessment data from complex situations to determine care priorities, including physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety needs.
• Assess and anticipate discharge needs and develop relationships with families that support their ability to advocate for the patient and themselves.
• Collaborate with patients and families to prepare or update the plan of care, use multidisciplinary resources, communicate planning, and address cultural and ethnic issues.
• Prioritize tasks for patients with complex problems.
• Read relevant journals and bring applicable ideas and questions to staff for consideration.