Clinical Resource Nurse (Behavioral Health Unit)

Job Responsibilities

• Affirms and organizes patient care considering patient age, cultural, and psychosocial factors.
• Participates in the creation, review, and evaluation of multidisciplinary treatment plans according to policies and procedures.
• Develops a therapeutic relationship with assigned patients to integrate psychosocial treatment with standard physical nursing care and guidance.
• Maintains and reviews patients' records, including posting test and examination results.
• Facilitates patient discharge through timely and appropriate referrals and utilization of patient education resources, tailored to patient age and cultural/psychosocial factors.
• Collaborates with other disciplines as needed.
• Supports unit/hospital goals through participation in Performance Improvement (PI) and educational activities, as evidenced by attending in-services, meeting unit education standards, and completing variance reports.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Skills & Experience

• Two (2) years of related experience.
• Working knowledge of general disease state management processes, bio-psychosocial model, and clinical pathways.
• Effective interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work in an effective and efficient manner.
• Ability to be detail-oriented in the examination of clinical and numerical data.

Required Education & Certification

• Has completed the basic professional curricula of a school of nursing as approved and verified by a state board of nursing and holds or is entitled to hold a diploma or degree therefrom.
• Valid multi-state or State of Oklahoma Registered Nurse License.