Registered Nurse - Part time

About the role

New Employee Retention Bonus $2,500.00 retention bonus available! (New Employee is defined as someone who has not been employed with Rogers for more than six months)

Responsibilities

• Complete initial assessments and documents as required.
• Collect, record, and analyze, within prescribed timeframe, pertinent data for admission.
• Assess according to hospital policy, including patient strengths and limitations, cultural, spiritual, and ethnic factors, patient needs at discharge, medical/physical status, medication compliance, reactions, and schedule; and age-specific data regarding the patient’s individual needs.
• Investigate and document patient’s interaction with family and friends as it is pertinent to the patient’s treatment.
• Provide patient information to ensure compliance with federal and state statutes.
• Initiate and update treatment plan and documentation as required.
• Participate in planning and modifying the patient’s plan of care.
• Evaluate data obtained by others by reviewing patient’s treatment plan and multi-disciplinary assessment for assigned patients.
• Participate in care conferences (staffings) and represent the nursing care component of the treatment plan to others at the staffing.
• Develop and interpret plan of care with the patient/family, updating it as indicated.
• Write clear, concise, and obtainable treatment goals on the treatment plan for each problem.
• Review the treatment plan as goals are achieved, changed, or updated.
• Identify, interpret, and document information collected in nursing interview, observation, physical assessment and diagnostic data, and confer with other health care professionals, as appropriate.
• Review current lab data and follow-up with doctor.
• Evaluate potential for falls and initiate fall precautions, as indicated.
• Identify potential for self-abuse, suicidality and/or assaultive behavior.
• Develop age-appropriate interventions for the patient’s plan of care.
• Assess changes in patient status and document interventions accordingly.
• Demonstrate safe and correct medication administration by: accuracy in medication administration, maintaining current knowledge of the medication’s purpose and effects, accurately transcribing and implementing physician medication orders, maintaining a continual awareness of monitoring the expected and unexpected medication efforts including adverse drug reactions, drug/drug or drug/food interactions, or other unexpected consequences of the medication, regularly conducting and documenting patient education about medications, maintaining current knowledge about new pharmacologic products, including new medications or medications with new uses/therapeutic action.
• Identify potential patient care problems, abrupt changes, or impending instability in the patient’s condition, and exercise leadership to intervene appropriately and prevent adverse patient outcomes.
• Use appropriate de-escalation techniques: quiet room; locked seclusion; restraints. Re-evaluate safety level.
• Identify alcohol withdrawal syndrome.
• Identify extra pyramidal side-effects/neuroleptic malignant syndrome signs.
• Identify significant cardiac and/or respiratory symptoms requiring immediate medical intervention.
• Identify health education needs of the patient/family that will be addressed before discharge.
• Implement age-appropriate teaching interventions to meet these educational needs.
• Document in the patient record and treatment plan.
• Organize patient care activities and interventions according to patient priorities and preferences, needs of the unit, and time constraints.
• Implement patient care based on established care plans, Hospital policies and procedures, and unit standards of care, incorporating the patient’s age-specific and cultural needs, as appropriate.
• Assure that all admissions, transfers, and other related patient care activities are delivered in accordance with Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) and associated regulatory requirements.
• Adhere to the Nursing department and Hospital’s standards of nursing practice and standards of patient care.
• Protect patients, visitors, and staff from environmental hazards by adhering to safety and infection control standards.
• Report information obtained from continuing education programs to unit staff.
• Attend 100% of required in-services, as scheduled.
• Participate in the Performance Improvement program on an ongoing basis.
• Assist in the development and implementation of unit standards of care, such as: Safety level of patient, Unit safety/hazardous items, Kardex Standard care plans.
• Identify problems with unit systems, communication patterns, and unit resources that impact on patient care and suggest possible solutions to Clinical Services manager.
• Identify unit educational equipment and supply needs.
• Serve on one unit-based committee or participate in unit-based projects on an ongoing basis.
• Participate as a project leader.
• Carry out leadership function in patient care, staff operations, and department organization.
• Contribute to Nursing and Hospital functions through active participation on committees and attendance at designated meetings.
• Take initiative in evaluating and upgrading unit standards of care.
• Assume Charge Nurse Role.
• Coordinate unit activities.
• Take a leadership role in crisis situations.
• Facilitate the admission process.
• Communicate pertinent information regarding unit status and projected needs.
• Manage the therapeutic milieu and use sound clinical judgment and decision-making skills.
• Plan patient care assignments that facilitate continuity of care within the unit guidelines and are based on patient needs, unit activity, and nursing staff qualifications.
• Ensure the unit is kept in an orderly fashion.
• Serve as a role model for peers and others in effective use of communication, teaching, and leadership skills.
• Supervise and delegate tasks to LPN/psychiatric technician, taking into account their educational preparation and demonstrated abilities.
• Provide complete acuity monitors to the Patient Accounts department, to assist in accurate billing.
• Maintain a primary caseload, according to unit standards, and provide direction for patient care.
• Participate in projects, tasks and continuing education opportunities to improve Professional Skills And Unit/department Systems.
• Develop goals and objectives for professional growth and discuss ways to achieve them with Clinical Services manager.
• Take initiative to develop professional skills through continuing education.
• Discuss, on a regular basis, progress toward work improvement goals with Clinical Services manager.
• Seek out projects and/or extra tasks to complete, based upon the needs of the unit or the immediate shift.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN) preferred.
• Registered nurse licensed by State Board of Nursing in the state of employment.
• Licence must be in good standing with the State Board of Nursing in the state of employment.
• American Health Association Healthcare Provider CPR certification or is required within thirty (30) days of date-of-hire.
• Bi-annual re-certification is required.
• Formal training in management of the aggressive patient is required within sixty (60) days of date-of-hire.
• Anual re-certification is required.
• Previous psychiatric experience with children, adolescents and adults is preferred.
• At the Hospital’s discretion, may be required to hold a qualified medical professional (QMP) designation.
• Must be deemed competent to serve as a QMP, as outlined in the Medical Staff bylaws of Rogers Memorial Hospital.
• This designation is evaluated and potentially renewed at least annually, based on results of the QMP job competency.
• Employees at the Child/Adolescent Day Treatment programs licensed under HFS40 are required to have either training in psychiatric nursing, including training in work with children with mental health disorders, or one (1) year of experience working in a clinical setting with these children.

Skills

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Knowledge of nursing practices and standards.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize effectively.
• Proficient in computer systems and software relevant to healthcare.
• Ability to handle stressful situations and emergencies.
• Excellent organizational and documentation skills.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance coverage for you and your family.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Employee share program.
• Life/disability insurance.
• Flex spending accounts.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Health and wellness program.
• Employee assistance program (EAP).

Pay

• Competitive salary based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

• Part time - 20 hours/week Monday - Friday - No holidays / on-call required.