Behavioral health – Acute care
Responsibilities:
The Registered Nurse (RN) provides professional, comprehensive nursing care for patients in an acute care environment. Accountable for the delivery of coordinated, safe, compassionate, therapeutic, evidence-based quality care to patients and families, based on individual physical, emotional, and spiritual needs, and appropriate care strategies throughout the lifespan. Practices in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act in the state of employment, the American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics for Nurses, and the ANA scope and standards of practice. Key functions and specific skills for the job are found in the unit specific onboarding checklist and in standards that are applicable to the specialty.
In this position you will:
Employ Nursing Professional Practice:
- Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate patients' care.
- Develop, update and coordinate the patient's plan of care to achieve patient goals and to optimize outcomes and transitions across the care continuum.
- Monitor, record and communicate patient condition as appropriate.
- Perform and maintain currency of essential competencies as required by specific area of hire and populations served.
- Effectively advocate for ethical and holistic care by partnering in care planning to promote the autonomy, dignity, rights, values and beliefs of those we serve.
- Foster a learning environment for patient/families, nursing, and other members of the healthcare team including students and facilitate.
- formal and informal learning for patient/families, nursing, other members of the healthcare team, and community.
Align Practice with Safety and Quality:
- Accountable for safety, identify and corrects problems, and integrate evidence, and best practice into nursing care.
- Use data and evidence to improve patient outcomes.
- Align patient safety, self-safety and environmental safety as equally important for best outcomes.
Engage in Professional Development:
- Engage in ongoing professional development; practice to the top of license within the legal parameters of the Nurse Practice Act, the Nursing Social Policy Statement, the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses, and specialty standards.
- Promote a culture of inquiry that explores, integrates and disseminates research and evidence-based practice.
Lead in the Practice Setting & Community:
- Lead and coordinates teams, appropriately delegates, coordinate care and collaborate with others as equal members of the inter-professional care team to integrate nursing knowledge.
- Model professional behaviors as a representative of the nursing profession.
Education:
- Minimum one (1) year of counseling experience in an addictive disease treatment setting is preferred
- Minimum one (1) year of clinical experience in Behavioral Health, Psychiatry, or Psychology
- Graduation from an accredited program of registered nursing and possession of a valid and current Registered Nurse license