Staff Nurse, Resource Team

About the role

The Resource Team at McLean provides flexible, responsive care by supporting all 10 inpatient units and the Clinical Evaluation Center based on real-time staffing needs. Team members ensure continuity of care across diverse clinical settings, adapting quickly to different patient populations and unit protocols.

Responsibilities

• Accurately assesses patients’ needs.
• Utilizes multiple data sources to determine actual/potential health problems and functional status.
• Utilizes Recovery Oriented Framework to identify patient strengths.
• Performs point of care testing.
• Communicates findings effectively to members of the healthcare team.
• Documentation reflects response to intervention, demonstrates an understanding of patients’ response to treatment interventions.
• Identifies patient behaviors that contribute to the development of a crisis; utilizes non-verbal and verbal techniques to de-escalate a crisis situation.
• Accurately plans nursing interventions for assigned patients.
• Modifies and individualizes Nursing Plan of Care and protocols.
• Participates in the development of the multidisciplinary treatment plan.
• Demonstrates ability to prioritize patient care needs.
• Promotes interventions that provide the least-restrictive alternatives and recovery-oriented goals.
• Provides and implements nursing care interventions.
• Establishes a therapeutic alliance with assigned patients.
• Demonstrates safe, accurate and timely medication administration using BMV scanning.
• Reviews physician orders in a timely manner.
• Promotes interventions that provide the least-restrictive alternatives and recovery-oriented goals.
• Participates in leading patient groups.
• Accurately evaluates the effectiveness of nursing care interventions.
• Documentation on the Nursing Plan of Care, protocols, and Assessment Flowsheet reflects response to intervention, demonstrates an understanding of patients’ response to treatment interventions.
• Accurately communicates patients’ clinical status at clinical team rounds and change of shift reports.
• Provides a leadership role in organizing and providing patient care.
• Provides direction and supervision of MHSs.
• Delegates care interventions.
• Assumes a leadership role in medical and psychiatric emergencies.
• Promotes/provides for critical incident de-briefing following emergency event.
• Anticipates acute milieu problems and delegates staff appropriately.
• Participates in the training and education of RNs, MHSs, and other healthcare providers.
• Maintains a commitment to professional growth and competency.
• Completes mandatory in-service requirements.
• Maintains competency for treating patient population.
• Sets identifies strengths and areas for professional/practice development with supervisor.
• Demonstrates effective interpersonal communication.
• Maintains patient privacy and confidentiality.
• Communicates positively, supportively, and with courtesy to the patients and staff.
• Presents self in a positive and professional manner.
• Contributes to the productivity and cost-effectiveness of the hospital, department, and unit.
• Demonstrates effective time management.
• Demonstrates economical management of services and supplies.
• Notifies shift coordinator/charge nurse of availability for additional assignments.

Qualifications

• Nursing required or Bachelor's Degree Nursing preferred.
• No experience in lieu of a degree accepted.
• Registered Nurse [RN - State License] - Generic - HR Only required.
• One year medical/psychiatric experience preferred.
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills, ability to utilize the nursing process and to work collaboratively.
• Must complete and pass Epic training within 30 days of hire.
• Successful passing (80% or higher) of Epic training modules(s) is a minimum requirement of the job.

Additional Job Details

The Resource Team at McLean provides flexible, responsive care by supporting all 10 inpatient units and the Clinical Evaluation Center based on real-time staffing needs. Team members ensure continuity of care across diverse clinical settings, adapting quickly to different patient populations and unit protocols.