Registered Nurse-PM/Nights-LOH

Position Highlights

• Position: Registered Nurse
• Location: LOH Main- Naperville
• Full Time
• Hours: 7pm-7:30am

What You Will Do

• Regularly performs duties of professional nurse which includes assessing patients' condition, developing and administrating patient plan of care, documenting care administered, and evaluating patient care outcomes.
• Warmly welcomes patients to the unit.
• Promotes and maintains a safe, therapeutic milieu by providing appropriate supervision and feedback to the other direct care staff.
• Ensures that rounds are assigned and precaution records completed in real time.
• Collaborates with the Resource and Referral Department to facilitate patient admissions and transfers.
• Requests and provides thorough hand off communication upon admission, transfer or discharge and when sending or receiving boarding patients.
• Interacts with the patient, the patient’s family, and the appropriate health care providers to collect and analyze data regarding the patient’s physical, psychosocial, environmental, self-care, educational, and anticipated discharge planning needs.
• Participates in development of interdisciplinary planning process.
• Ensures that medical problems are incorporated into the treatment plan.
• Assists in the development and attainment of nursing department goals and objectives; participates in activities to improve department functioning and to enhance own professional competence.
• Assists in the selection and orientation of qualified personnel to provide optimum patient care; demonstrates the ability to evaluate suggestions and criticisms objectively and wherever necessary undertakes to change behavior or seek further guidance.
• Participates in program evaluation.
• Attends in-service programs and trainings; serves as a role model and central resource person for students; explains and clarifies organization policies and procedures to staff and patients; utilizes opportunities with community groups to further their knowledge and understanding of mental health problems.
• Supervises direct patient care as required; works within budgetary constraints to include staffing, use of overtime and use of supplies and equipment.

What You Will Need

Education, Skills and/or Experience Required:

• Maintain information as highly confidential
• Nursing degree

Education, Skills and/or Experience Preferred:

• One-year psychiatric experience
• Basic knowledge of abnormal psychology as typically found in the psychiatric population
• Familiarity with management of a therapeutic level system and understanding of system of rewards and consequences

License/Certification Required:

• Current State of Illinois Registered Nurse license
• Current CPR Certification issued by either American Heart Association or Red Cross
• CPI (Crisis Prevention Intervention) certification within 90 days of hire

Benefits

• Premium pay such as shift, on call, holiday and more based on an employee’s job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
• Career Pathways to Promote Professional Growth and Development
• Various Medical, Dental, Pet and Vision options
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Free Parking
• Wellness Program Savings Plan
• Health Savings Account Options
• Retirement Options with Company Match
• Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay
• Community Involvement Opportunities