RN - Mental Health Unit (Inpatient)

About the Role

Mental Health Position Highlights:

• Number of beds on unit: 19 beds
• Patient population: Adult/acute mental illness such as depression, suicidal, psychosis
• Unit type: Locked unit/Short term hospitalization
• Nurse to Patient ratio: 5:1
• Department culture and resources: Collaborative
• Frequent nursing skills/equipment used: De-escalation, holistic care focus and self-help education

Qualifications

• Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Licensed Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
• Bachelor's Degree: Nursing; College Diploma: Nursing
• Ideal candidate with Mental Health experience
• RN > 2yrs

Responsibilities

• Performs all responsibilities and duties required by unit as specific to the scope of service
• Implements procedures and theories related to the specific area of practice
• Maintains up-to-date and accurate documentation of nursing care provided to assure the integration of information for use by the healthcare team
• Completes initial assessment upon patient admission and develops appropriate plan of care in accordance with unit standards and that is based on patient and family needs
• Implements plan of care, nursing interventions, and patient care procedures
• Modifies plan of care based upon continuous evaluation
• Takes responsibility for patient and employee safety by reporting and/or correcting safety hazards and incidents
• Communicates with others directly and in private when necessary to resolve issues
• Offers constructive feedback to assist in the professional development of peers, and confers with colleagues to expand knowledge base
• Identifies own learning needs and takes initiative to begin appropriate solution
• Fulfills all requirements of departmental competencies
• Receives patient Bedside Shift Report from an RN at the beginning of each shift, ensuring the inclusion of the patient input, visual validation of a safe patient room environment at the time of shift change and updating the patient communication board
• Delegates patient care tasks/responsibilities to assigned HCT and validates completion of delegated tasks throughout the shift
• Completes and documents basic RN patient care activities such as assessments, interpretation of vital signs, ensure physician order completion, admission/discharge of patients, hourly rounding completion on each assigned patient, care plan documentation and patient education
• Meets Carle Med/Surg RN documentation standards for each assigned patient
• RN will provide patient medication utilizing the patient 5 Rights: Right Patient, Right Medication, Right Route, Right Dose and Right Time
• Maintains patient safety as the highest priority level: ensuring safety measure compliance such as fall precautions, pressure ulcer prevention, isolation precaution and patient ambulation safety
• Effectively communicates within the healthcare team to promote interdisciplinary collaboration, effective patient care coordination and patient safety
• Effectively manages time to enable the quick admission/discharge process and facilitates completion of patient preparation for safe discharge disposition

Pay

The compensation range for this position is $36.80 per hour - $59.89 per hour. Actual compensation offered will be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate's experience, qualifications, location, training, licenses, shifts worked and compensation model.

Benefits

Carle Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers. To learn more visit careers.carlehealth.org/benefits.