Registered Nurse - RN

Job Summary

The Registered Nurse Behavioral Health Full-Time Day Shift position at St. Mary's Regional Medical Center seeks a highly skilled professional to provide exceptional care to diverse patient populations. St. Mary’s is a 229-bed hospital in Enid, OK, serving northwest Oklahoma for over 100 years.

Responsibilities

• Ensures patient dignity and respects patient values.
• Provides for patient safety, privacy, and confidentiality.
• Able to assess and reassess the needs of the patient.
• Completes nursing assessment within 24 hours of admission.
• Able to communicate needs of the patients.
• Conducts therapies in accordance with patient’s diagnosis and needs.
• Provides efficient discharge planning throughout process.
• Completes proper documentation of progress notes and assessment according to program procedures.
• Completes individualized treatment plans for each patient.
• Acts as the primary nursing care coordinator for assigned patients.
• Plans, implements, and coordinates nursing care activities for assigned patients.
• Performs treatment intervention following physician orders such as medication administration and medical treatment orders.
• Interprets the nursing and treatment needs of the patient to non-professional staff members assigned to the patient.
• Participates in individual, group, family psychotherapy, and educational seminars as appropriate.
• Enacts the counseling role of the nurse.
• Documents continuous assessment, interventions, and evaluations relative to patient progress.
• Serves as a liaison between patients, families, and other healthcare providers.
• Coordinates treatment with other health and social agencies.
• Actively involved in measuring patient performance and communicating results and trends to supervisor.
• Identifies areas needing improvement and utilizes the facility performance improvement process.
• Actively participates in department processes as required.
• Evaluates the appropriateness and quality of nursing care in a contiguous fashion.
• Maintains a safe therapeutic environment.
• Completes all required staff competencies per program regulations.
• Attends in-services, seminars, etc. to promote learning.
• Awares the clinical performance of nursing staff under their direction in collaboration with the head nurse.
• Orients new employees.
• Provides consultation services to nursing staff on other units related to mental health and chemical dependency issues.
• Trained in CQI + and follows procedures of CQI+.
• Timely and accurate submission of CQI+ outcome data on a weekly basis including responsiveness to weekly feedback.
• Uses hygienic practices and teaches patient hygienic practices.
• Performs other duties as required and assigned.

Qualifications

• Current RN licensure from the State of Oklahoma required.
• ADN required, BSN preferred.
• Current BLS required, unless ACLS is obtained and maintained semi-annually.
• Secure training required within 60 days of hiring, renew annually thereafter.
• 1-3 years of experience as a Mental Health RN preferred.
• Must successfully complete the pre-employment assessment.
• Basic computer skills required.

Benefits

• Tuition Assistance
• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Drug Plans & 401k with company match
• Discounts with local St. Mary’s providers
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!