RN Staff - Child/Adolescents - $10,000 Sign On Bonus

Qualifications

State of Vermont licensed registered nurse. Preferred one year psychiatric nursing experience, or two years general nursing experience.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Affirms Charge Nurse responsibilities for a given shift.
• Utilizes the nursing process to assess, implement and evaluate patient/family care.
• Provides nursing care (including the administration of medication) to meet patients’ needs.
• Demonstrates knowledge of specimen collection, storage and delivery criteria for toxicology testing.
• Participates in the development and maintenance of a safe and therapeutic milieu in assigned care area.
• Adheres to and implements organizational and departmental policies and procedures as they pertain to work area.
• Demonstrates the ability to intervene in crisis situations:
• Assesses the milieu, targets potential crisis situations and intervenes in a calm, supportive manner.
• Utilizes appropriate degree of verbal intervention, which contributes to crisis resolution.
• Demonstrates ability to physically intervene in crisis utilizing appropriate techniques.
• May lead a show of support, directing others in their roles.
• Performs constant observations, intermittent observations, specializing, checks or other forms of patient safety procedures as assigned.
• Participates in the development and implementation of the multidisciplinary plan of care for assigned patients.
• Shares information appropriately with members of the multidisciplinary team and other hospital department representatives through verbal reports and written documentation.
• Identifies the need for and participates in the delivery of education to patients and families.
• Participates in Performance Improvement activities within assigned area.
• Completes assigned work within the given shift.