Staff Nurse Inpatient-Inpatient Behavioral Health Part-Nights

Job Description

This position is 36-hours per week, 12-hour night shifts 6pm to 630am with an everyother weekend commitment.

Responsibilities

• Collections and analyzes data, identifies expected outcomes, develops and implements an individualized plan, coordinates care delivery and evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes.
• Directs care and determines the appropriate utilization of any assistant involved in providing direct patient care.
• Collaborates with patient, family, physicians and ancillary staff.
• Creates a documented plan, focused on outcomes and decisions related to the care and delivery of services that indicates communications with patients, families, and others.
• Participates in shared governance, committee work, and unit projects.
• Evaluates and documents the patient’s responses to nursing interventions in the health record and properly individualizes the plan of care based on the evaluation of findings.
• Utilizes the best available evidence, including research findings to guide practice decisions.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), Current State of Illinois Registered Professional Nurse, American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS), Strong interpersonal skills, Ability to collaborate with others, Strong analytic abilities.
• Preferred: Experience in specific clinical area, Additional Preferences for the Emergency Room and the Pediatric Emergency Room, Trauma Nurse Specialist (TNS), Emergency Communications Registered Nurse, Certified Pediatric Nurse, Certified Emergency Nurse.