RN | Behavioral Health | Full Time | Nights (DRF)

About the Role

The Registered Nurse (RN) 2 is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care for a group of population-specific patients, from simple to complex, with multi-system issues in a safe and therapeutic environment. The RN uses knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span, assesses data reflective of the patient's status, and interprets information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his or her age-specific needs.

The RN engages in caring relationships with patients, families, and significant others, works collaboratively with other healthcare workers, and uses sound judgment while performing nursing and medical interventions. The RN adheres to specialty standards and organizational standards, policies, procedures, guidelines, and protocols. Reports to the Director and/or Nurse Manager. May participate in supervision of Licensed Nursing Assistants and unlicensed personnel.

Responsibilities

• Bases nursing actions by applying principles of purposeful, organized thinking to make clinical judgment/decisions.
• Gathers data through history taking and physical assessment and interprets data to plan and implement interventions to meet patient care needs.
• Develops, evaluates, and revises patient's plan of care and nursing actions in response to patient's needs.
• Documents care provided and patient's progress toward attainment of desired outcomes.
• Directs and supervises others in the performance of delegated nursing activities.
• Teaches the patient and/or significant other(s) about the plan of care. Prepares patients to manage their care after discharge, transfer, or preparation for procedure/test.
• Manages time and resources to deliver patient care.
• Administers medications to patients.
• Provides direct patient care.
• Leads the healthcare team.
• Serves as a Resource Person for assigned shift.
• Serves as a preceptor for new employees.
• Performs job-specific requirements and other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Graduated from an accredited School of Nursing; BSN preferred.
• Registered Nurse licensure - New Hampshire Board of Nursing.
• Basic Life Support certification - American Heart Association.
• Refer to "Management of Mandatory Required Certification, Competencies, Education/Training-Nursing" Policy for department-specific certifications.
• One year of prior clinical nursing experience.
• Evidence of experience in working effectively and positively with patients, care providers, and the multidisciplinary team.
• Evidence of the ability to perform as a member of a team.

Physical and Work Requirements

The physical demands and characteristics of the work environment described here are representative of those an employee will encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The Dictionary of Occupational Titles Material Handling Classification is MEDIUM.
• The employee must regularly lift, carry, or push/pull up to 10 pounds, frequently lift, carry, or push/pull up to 10–25 pounds, and occasionally lift, carry, or push/pull up to 20–50 pounds.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to do fine motor tasks, hear, speak, and walk.
• The employee is frequently required to bend, reach, sit, squat, and stand.
• The employee is occasionally required to climb, perform repetitive motion, kneel, and smell.
• Specific vision abilities required include color vision, depth perception, far vision, near vision, and peripheral vision.
• The employee is frequently exposed to airborne pathogens, bloodborne pathogens, and bodily fluids.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to airborne contaminants, chemotherapeutic agents, electrical hazards, moving mechanical parts, non-weather-related heat or cold, slippery surfaces, and toxic or caustic chemicals.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.