Registered Nurse (RN) - PHP/IOP

About the role

This position supports our PHP/IOP - Outpatient clinic. The registered nurse (RN, RN II, RN III) performs professional nursing activities in the care of patients.

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.
• 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.
• Identify 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.
• Absorb changes in patient status and document interventions accordingly.
• Demonstrate safe and correct medication administration.
• Maintain current knowledge of the medication’s purpose and effects for each patient.
• 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.
• 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.
• Implement age-appropriate teaching interventions to meet these educational needs.
• 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.
• Promote department goals and the mission of the hospital.
• Communicate goals to fellow staff members.
• Demonstrate measurable goal achievement.
• Maintain department policies and procedures.
• Include requirements and guidelines from external agencies (i.e., Joint Commission, state).
• Maintain and/or communicate to appropriate party function backlog at a set time.
• Educate new staff regarding regulations or requirements of those functions that relate to their areas or departments, as directed.
• Demonstrate acceptance and training of student interns in the department, as directed.
• Participate in in-services/seminars and other meetings to increase involvement and awareness of regulations.
• Participate in the Hospital committees, performance improvement team meetings and team projects, as directed.
• Demonstrate punctuality and preparedness.
• Demonstrate effective communication and organizational skills.
• Contribute in a positive, solution-focused manner.
• Gain understanding of the performance improvement process.
• Apply the PI model to your department’s activities.
• Participate and/or create PI teams that lead to improvement in other Hospital areas.
• Educate and involve self in the Hospital and Nursing department’s performance improvement plans.
• Conduct self in a professional manner.
• Demonstrate organizational skills that promote timely response to all inquiries and to task completion.
• Communicate with all individuals in a positive and professional manner.
• Attempt to resolve individual issues with peers in a positive, calm manner, with a focus on solution.
• Attend internal and external seminars to promote professional growth.
• Demonstrate a positive and professional attitude toward parties outside the Hospital (patient families, visitors, vendors, etc.).
• Comply with the Hospital’s policies and procedures, including Human Resources, Infection Control, and Employee Health policies and programs.
• Use courteous, cooperative, and respectful behavior when working with patients, families, physicians, visitors, and Hospital employees.
• Show a working knowledge of Hospital/department policies and procedures.
• Show consistent acceptance of professional accountability for own practice shown by follow-through on patient and organizational concerns.
• Support changes in staffing/scheduling when unit and Hospital patient care needs require.
• Accept reassignment in a positive manner.
• Demonstrate willingness to adjust work schedule, when able, to meet patient’s needs.
• Recognize need for support, seek appropriate assistance when needed, and offer assistance to peers.
• Project a professional image by wearing appropriate, professional attire.

Requirements

Minimum of 1 year of experience as a Registered Nurse (RN).

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN).

Skills

Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Benefits

Flexible scheduling options.

Pay

$2,500.00 retention bonus available for new employees who have not been employed with Rogers for more than six months.

Schedule

Full time - 40 hours/week Monday - Friday - No weekends / holidays / on-call required