Psychiatric RN

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Time Type:
Full time

Department:
Behavioral Health Urgent Care

All Locations:
10 Gove Street – Taylor Building, 1601 Washington Street, 20 Maverick Square – Cradock Building

Position Summary:
A Registered nurse holds ultimate responsibility for direct and indirect nursing care, including providing nursing care, health maintenance, teaching, counseling, planning and restoration for optimal functioning and comfort.

Excellence in nursing practice also includes clinical skills and capabilities beyond baseline competence.

These include the ability to conduct a comprehensive assessment that incorporates an advanced and sophisticated integration of clinical information, and the ability to translate that assessment into a superior plan of care for the patient/family/care team.

It also includes demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of the immediate needs of the psychiatric team as well as long term growth goals, showing initiative, using critical thinking to problem solve independently, exhibiting leadership qualities, and effectively engaging with the psychiatric team, other Neighborhealth departments and patients.

Assess the health status of individuals in the BHUCS and record the related health data:


* Navigate the medical record


* Collect data on medical and behavioral health/symptoms from a patient.

Analyze and interpret recorded data, and make informed judgments as to the specific elements of nursing care mandated by a particular situation:


* Correlate new data and symptoms with the existing medical records.

Determine indication for the appropriate response level from the other team members within established guidelines.

Plan and implement nursing intervention, including all appropriate elements of nurse care, prescribed medical or other therapeutic regimens mandated by the particular situation, scientific principles, recent advancements and current knowledge in the field:


* Review documentation to assure consistence with current planned regimen.


* Communicate with the multidisciplinary team ...