Senior Enrichment Secondary Registered Nurse - Part-time

Part-time position, 36 hours per pay period at the Senior Enrichment Center.

Requirements

• Current Illinois RN License
• CPR Certification
• Crisis De-escalation Certification and/or related training strongly encouraged

Qualifications

• Experience in gerontological care required
• Experience in acute-care clinical settings required
• Psychiatric nursing experience preferred
• Knowledge of community resources required
• Microsoft knowledge/Computer proficiency required
• Experience with Epic EMR preferred

Responsibilities

• Assess and monitor patients’ health status and physical care needs at admission and during their stay, including handling physical/psychiatric emergencies
• Perform comprehensive nursing assessments, take physician’s orders, monitor/reconcile medications, and provide health education for clients and families
• Function as a member of the Multidisciplinary Treatment Team, performing administrative, clerical, and other tasks according to program policy
• Demonstrate professionalism in all aspects of performance, including communication with patients, families, and regulatory agencies
• Perform comprehensive nursing admission assessments, including chief complaints, physical/surgical history, and medication reviews
• Update and review patient medication lists, noting allergies and responses to medications
• Assist in developing nursing portions of Multi-Disciplinary Treatment Plans, including documentation and implementation of nursing interventions
• Consult with Medical Director, Program Director, Therapists, and other healthcare providers to coordinate patient care
• Attend Treatment Team meetings to discuss and update Nursing Treatment Plan sections and patient progress
• Initiate and conduct individual and group nursing education sessions as needed or requested
• Monitor patient consents and provide education on diagnosis, medications, and treatment processes
• Communicate relevant clinical and patient care information to the Program Director, Medical Director, and Treatment Team members
• Monitor patients on an ongoing basis to identify health needs, problems, or symptoms
• Provide prompt, efficient, and responsive patient care, including coordination during medical or psychiatric emergencies
• Complete nursing check-ins with patients each treatment day
• Monitor, observe, and document patient behaviors and symptoms
• Provide patient, family, and caregiver education on health-related topics
• Assist patients with personal care needs as required
• Participate in Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) efforts, supporting the Just Culture concept to improve patient safety

Skills

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong public speaking abilities
• Effective communication with customers to achieve appropriate patient outcomes
• Computer operational skills
• Time management skills
• Basic nursing skills for geriatric behavioral health units
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Knowledge of medication and psychotropic medication
• Ability to apply professional nursing principles, procedures, and techniques in the evaluation, care, and treatment of geropsychiatric patients

Age-Specific Competencies

• Demonstrates knowledge, skills, and behaviors appropriate to the geriatric population served
• Ability to assess and interpret geriatric-specific data
• Skills and knowledge to perform treatments and administer medications
• Demonstrates age-specific communication skills in the care of geriatric patients

Physical Demands

• Sitting, standing, walking, bending over, kneeling, crouching, stooping, balancing
• Pushing or pulling, twisting, reaching above shoulder level, reaching forward and low
• Fine finger dexterity
• Lifting or carrying up to 25 lbs regularly
• Ability to hear ordinary conversation
• Close and distance vision, color and peripheral vision

Employee may be exposed to patients with infections, communicable diseases, and aggressive behaviors.

Pay

$22.22 - $32.00 per hour