Title: Psychiatric Nurse RN Behavioral Health

Responsibilities:

• Assesses the patient's physiologic health status
• Conducts patient interview, explains policies and procedures to patient/significant others, reviews patient's chart and answers
• questions correctly and courteously;
• Assesses gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, respiratory, renal and neurological health status;
• Exercises professional skills related to the plan of care;
• Reassesses patients as needed and appropriately revises plan of care;
• Correctly administers prescribed treatments;
• Correctly uses equipment necessary for patient care;
• Provides emotional support to patient and significant other;
• Applies scientific principles in performing procedures; carries them out safely, timely and efficiently;
• Makes accurate observations of patient's conditions during treatments/procedures.
• Reports and records same as appropriate;
• Keeps accurate documentation of patient's treatment, activity and condition, as well as patient's responses to medical and nursing
• interventions;
• Uses appropriate methods of documentation according to departmental policy;
• Acts rapidly and effectively during any emergency situation, managing self, patients and other employees;
• Provides a calm, quiet, restful atmosphere.
• Communicates effectively with the patient's family or caretakers;
• Participates in planning for discharge and coordinates referrals, as appropriate;
• Provides discharge instructions to patient and significant other.
• Evaluates care provided for patient outcome
• Demonstrates ability to measure effectiveness of care provided and documents same;
• Performs variance analysis related to outcome data for performance improvement;
• Designs, implements, and evaluates systems to improve care in Unit;
• Keeps accurate documentation of patient's treatment, activity and condition;
• Uses appropriate methods of documentation according to departmental policy.
• Collaborates with other care team members in planning and carrying out treatment regimen; provides direction to other members of the care team

Education:

• Minimum one (1) year of counseling experience in an addictive disease treatment setting is preferred
• Minimum one (1) year of clinical experience in Behavioral Health, Psychiatry, or Psychology
• Graduation from an accredited program of registered nursing and possession of a valid and current Registered Nurse license