Psych Registered Nurse, Adult 1 (Psychosis), Nights (11:00p - 7:00a) - VPH

About This Position

This position is for our Adult 1 unit that cares for adult patients ranging in age from 18 and older who are being treated for a variety of psychiatric illnesses including but not limited to schizophrenia, catatonia, and bipolar disease. This is a 24 bed unit with a ratio of 1:6.

Shift

The person hired into this position will work four 8-hour shifts per week from 11:00p-7:00a for a total of 32 hours per week, to include some weekends.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborates in establishing the plan of care, coordinates and implements care delivery while anticipating patient care needs across the continuum.
• Analyzes comprehensive information pertinent to the patient's care and management to determine nursing diagnosis.
• Continually utilizes the nursing process to evaluate patient's progress towards goals and applies appropriate interventions to ensure effective outcomes.
• Employs strategies to promote health and a safe and healthy environment.

What You'll Need

• Graduate of an approved discipline program
• 1 year RN experience
• Active RN license

Technical Capabilities

• Evidence-Based Practice (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully search for evidence to answer clinical questions. Generally works under the direction of others while accomplishing assignments.
• Care Planning (Novice): Demonstrates ability to anticipate resource needs, identify distinct tasks, set priorities, schedule activities, meet deadlines, and organize work within areas of direct responsibility. Competently handles multiple assignments often simultaneously by prioritizing work into manageable and measurable units. Ability to adapt to changes to patient care and area needs with minimal disruption and loss of productivity. Follows up to assure problems and issues are resolved.
• Nursing Patient Education (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency in providing patient education in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
• Nursing Patient Assessment & Evaluation (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate the ability to assess and evaluate patients in practical applications of moderate difficulty. Conducts primary care patient interviews and physical examinations. Demonstrates sufficient acumen to recognize problems, ask questions and to contact the patient's primary care provider and other members of the healthcare team. Has experience in gathering pertinent clinical data that aid in referral, treatment, or other primary care pathways.

Benefits

• Affordable High Quality Health Plan Options
• Dental and/or vision plan
• 403(b) retirement plan
• Paid Time off (flex PTO)
• Tuition Reimbursement and adoption assistance (maximums applied)
• Short-Long term disability
• Subsidized backup childcare
• Inpatient nursing supplemental Pay Program