Registered Nurse - Per Diem - ARN Alcohol & Substance Use
About the position
Utilizing the nursing process, responsibility for providing for immediate and long-term nursing care needs of patients within the standards of the department, hospital and regulatory agencies.
Responsibilities
• Accurately assesses patients' needs.
• Utilizes multiple data sources to determine actual/potential health problems and functional status.
• Utilizes Recovery Oriented Framework to identify patient strengths.
• Performs point of care testing.
• Communicates findings effectively to members of the healthcare team.
• Documentation reflects response to intervention, demonstrates an understanding of patients' response to treatment interventions.
• Identifies patient behaviors that contribute to the development of a crisis; utilizes non-verbal and verbal techniques to de-escalate crisis situation.
• Accurately plans nursing interventions for assigned patients.
• Modifies and individualizes Nursing Plan of Care and protocols.
• Participates in the development of the multidisciplinary treatment plan.
• Demonstrates ability to prioritize patient care needs.
• Partners with patients/families to support recovery goals.
• Provides and implements nursing care interventions.
• Establishes a therapeutic alliance with assigned patients.
• Demonstrates safe, accurate and timely medication administration using BMV scanning.
• Reviews physician orders in a timely manner.
• Promotes interventions that provide the least-restrictive alternatives and recovery oriented goals.
• Participates in leading patient groups.
• Accurately evaluates the effectiveness of nursing care interventions.
• Documentation on the Nursing Plan of Care, protocols, and Assessment Flowsheet reflects response to intervention, demonstrates an understanding of patients' response to treatment interventions.
• Accurately communicates patients' clinical status at clinical team rounds and change of shift reports.
• Utilizes evidence based nursing knowledge to guide practice decisions.
• Provides a leadership role in organizing and providing patient care.
• Provides direction and supervision of MHSs.
• Delegates care interventions.
• Assumes a leadership role in medical and psychiatric emergencies.
• Promotes/provides for critical incident de-briefing following emergency event.
• Anticipates acute milieu problems and delegates staff appropriately.
• Participates in the training and education of RNs, MHSs, and other healthcare providers.
• Provides for teaching needs of patient and significant others.
• Provides health teaching related to patient needs and recovery goals.
• Documents teaching in the patient's record.
• Informs treatment team of patient and significant others' learning needs.
• Maintains a commitment to professional growth and competency.
• Completes mandatory in-service requirements.
• Maintains competency for treating patient population.
• Seeks constructive feedback regarding work performance from peers and professional colleagues.
• Identifies strengths and areas for professional/practice development with supervisor.
• Demonstrates effective interpersonal communication.
• Maintains patient privacy and confidentiality.
• Communicates positively, supportively, and with courtesy to the patients and staff.
• Presents self in a positive and professional manner.
• Contributes to the productivity and cost-effectiveness of the hospital, department, and unit.
• Demonstrates effective time management.
• Demonstrates economical management of services and supplies.
• Notifies shift coordinator/charge nurse of availability for additional assignments.
Requirements
• Other Certificate/Diploma Nursing required or Bachelor's Degree Nursing preferred.
• Registered Nurse [RN - State License] - Generic - HR Only required.
• No experience required; one year medical/psychiatric experience preferred.
Nice-to-haves
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to utilize the nursing process and to work collaboratively.
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Utilizing the nursing process, responsibility for providing for immediate and long-term nursing care needs of patients within the standards of the department, hospital and regulatory agencies.
Responsibilities
• Accurately assesses patients' needs.
• Utilizes multiple data sources to determine actual/potential health problems and functional status.
• Utilizes Recovery Oriented Framework to identify patient strengths.
• Performs point of care testing.
• Communicates findings effectively to members of the healthcare team.
• Documentation reflects response to intervention, demonstrates an understanding of patients' response to treatment interventions.
• Identifies patient behaviors that contribute to the development of a crisis; utilizes non-verbal and verbal techniques to de-escalate crisis situation.
• Accurately plans nursing interventions for assigned patients.
• Modifies and individualizes Nursing Plan of Care and protocols.
• Participates in the development of the multidisciplinary treatment plan.
• Demonstrates ability to prioritize patient care needs.
• Partners with patients/families to support recovery goals.
• Provides and implements nursing care interventions.
• Establishes a therapeutic alliance with assigned patients.
• Demonstrates safe, accurate and timely medication administration using BMV scanning.
• Reviews physician orders in a timely manner.
• Promotes interventions that provide the least-restrictive alternatives and recovery oriented goals.
• Participates in leading patient groups.
• Accurately evaluates the effectiveness of nursing care interventions.
• Documentation on the Nursing Plan of Care, protocols, and Assessment Flowsheet reflects response to intervention, demonstrates an understanding of patients' response to treatment interventions.
• Accurately communicates patients' clinical status at clinical team rounds and change of shift reports.
• Utilizes evidence based nursing knowledge to guide practice decisions.
• Provides a leadership role in organizing and providing patient care.
• Provides direction and supervision of MHSs.
• Delegates care interventions.
• Assumes a leadership role in medical and psychiatric emergencies.
• Promotes/provides for critical incident de-briefing following emergency event.
• Anticipates acute milieu problems and delegates staff appropriately.
• Participates in the training and education of RNs, MHSs, and other healthcare providers.
• Provides for teaching needs of patient and significant others.
• Provides health teaching related to patient needs and recovery goals.
• Documents teaching in the patient's record.
• Informs treatment team of patient and significant others' learning needs.
• Maintains a commitment to professional growth and competency.
• Completes mandatory in-service requirements.
• Maintains competency for treating patient population.
• Seeks constructive feedback regarding work performance from peers and professional colleagues.
• Identifies strengths and areas for professional/practice development with supervisor.
• Demonstrates effective interpersonal communication.
• Maintains patient privacy and confidentiality.
• Communicates positively, supportively, and with courtesy to the patients and staff.
• Presents self in a positive and professional manner.
• Contributes to the productivity and cost-effectiveness of the hospital, department, and unit.
• Demonstrates effective time management.
• Demonstrates economical management of services and supplies.
• Notifies shift coordinator/charge nurse of availability for additional assignments.
Requirements
• Other Certificate/Diploma Nursing required or Bachelor's Degree Nursing preferred.
• Registered Nurse [RN - State License] - Generic - HR Only required.
• No experience required; one year medical/psychiatric experience preferred.
Nice-to-haves
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to utilize the nursing process and to work collaboratively.
Apply Now
Apply Now