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PSYCHIATRIC NURSE

Company: Rogers Behavioral Health
Location: Arlington
Posted on: October 26, 2024

Job Description:

Job Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Complete initial assessments and documents as required.
  • Collect, record, and analyze pertinent data for admission assessment.
  • Involve patient's support systems in assessment and documentation.
  • Act as an advocate for patients by explaining rights and providing necessary consents.
  • Initiate and update treatment plan and documentation as required.
  • On an ongoing basis, identify, interpret, and document information collected in nursing interview, observation, physical assessment and diagnostic data, and confer with other healthcare professionals.
  • Implement patient care, including safe and correct medication administration.
  • Identify potential patient care problems, abrupt changes, or impending instability in the patient's condition, and intervene appropriately.
  • Identify health education needs of the patient/family that will be addressed before discharge.
  • Assist in the development and implementation of unit standards of care.
  • Carry out leadership function in patient care, staff operations, and department organization.
  • Participate in projects, tasks, and continuing education opportunities to improve professional skills and unit/department systems.
  • Promote department goals and the mission of the hospital.
  • Participate in Hospital committees, performance improvement team meetings and team projects, as directed.
  • Participate in the Performance Improvement program.
  • Conduct self in a professional manner, demonstrate understanding of Joint Commission and other regulatory agency compliance regulations. Additional Job Description: Education/Training Requirements:
    • Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN) preferred. Registered nurse licensed by State Board of Nursing in the state of employment.
    • American Health Association Healthcare Provider CPR certification or is required within thirty (30) days of date-of-hire. Bi-annual re-certification is required.
    • Formal training in management of the aggressive patient is required within sixty (60) days of date-of-hire.
    • Previous psychiatric experience with children, adolescents and adults is preferred.
    • At the Hospital's discretion, may be required to hold a qualified medical professional (QMP) designation.
    • Employees at the Child/Adolescent Day Treatment programs licensed under HFS -40 are required to have either training in psychiatric nursing, including training in work with children with mental health disorders, or one (1) year of experience working in a clinical setting with these children.

Keywords: Rogers Behavioral Health, Fond du Lac , PSYCHIATRIC NURSE, Healthcare , Arlington, Wisconsin

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