Registered Nurse - UBS

Responsibilities

• Completes triage and initial triage assessment, provides patient monitoring, and documents change in condition in a timely manner.
• Affords patient monitoring, performs a physical exam and obtains the patient’s medical history.
• Formulates initial plan of care based on assessment of patient needs.
• Performs coordination of care in collaboration with other behavioral healthcare team members.
• Provides ongoing patient/family education to include self-care, medication instruction, documents education daily.
• Accurately documents patient treatment, responses, and maintains accurate account in patient record.
• Demonstrates professional behavior.
• Attends required meetings, communicates and performs job in a professional manner; following policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates good customer service skills, communicates, and works effectively with others.

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged sitting, frequent standing, bending, stooping for up to a 12-hour period.
• Lift/carry up to 10 pounds continuously, occasionally lifting up to 50 pounds, and up to 100 pounds with assistance.
• Requires normal range of hearing and manual dexterity sufficient to operate keyboard, telephone, photocopier, calculator, and other office equipment as needed.
• Sufficient sensory-motor dexterity to complete motor skills tasks, including vision, hearing, speech, and smells.
• Requires ability to work under stressful conditions and to work irregular hours and deal with irate individuals.