What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse - Per Diem position at Bournewood Health Systems?
Description
Job Summary:
The Registered Nurse is responsible for assessing, planning and evaluating patient care. The incumbent is a member of the multidisciplinary team and provides guidance to front line staff.
Essential Functions:
Minimum Qualifications:
Job Summary:
The Registered Nurse is responsible for assessing, planning and evaluating patient care. The incumbent is a member of the multidisciplinary team and provides guidance to front line staff.
Essential Functions:
- Plans and implements individualized nursing care.
- Initiates written nursing care plan individualized to resolve the problems identified in assessment.
- Documentation of nursing interventions, patient response to treatment plans, and identifies teaching needs and patient response to teaching.
- Maintains a safe environment for patients and colleagues.
- Assesses patient needs, prioritizing nursing care activities and assigns patients care according to patient needs and skill level of staff daily.
- Provides trauma informed care to patients
- Models a calm approach to managing crisis
- Supervises staff in proving strength based care, using sensory tools, and recommends rehab consult as needed
- Assesses patients for early signs of escalation and helps them use their safety plan in preventing further escalation.
- Safely administers medication and documents according to procedure.
- Adheres to policy of patient confidentiality, maintains professional boundaries and accepts float assignment as needed.
- Identifies resources to facilitate effective patient care.
Minimum Qualifications:
- A valid and current nursing license in the state of MA.
- Experience in inpatient psychiatry, chemical dependency and medical surgical nursing experience preferred
- CPR certification required.
- Must be able to walk the grounds of the facility and potentially sprint short distances.
- Must be able to assist with patient care surrounding lifting, turning and restraining patients if needed.
- Must be able to lift 50-60 pounds and participate in restraint procedure.