Job Details

Schedule/Shift: Days. 12-hour shifts, every other weekend required
Float Staff
Key Functions
Patient care
* Assessment and care planning -
* Sets appropriate goals; including the physical, psychological, social, and continuing care needs of each patient; evaluates nursing actions to meet those goals; and makes recommendations for any changes.
* Demonstrates effective bio-psycho-social assessment skills
* Develops comprehensive nursing care plans based on nursing diagnosis and standards of care, clearly written with expected outcomes
* Effectively utilizes nursing process in directing and providing patient care
* Modifies plan of care based on ongoing patient assessment
* Insures effective health teaching for patients and families
* Insures comprehensive discharge planning relative to nursing care needs
* Effective member of interdisciplinary team
* Observes, documents and communicates patient responses and effectiveness of nursing intervention and medication; documents in patient's medical record according to established policy and procedure
* Insures safety by making patient and safety rounds according to policy, regularly assessing physical environments, and follow-up for identified concerns
* Seeks constructive feedback from co-workers regarding performance, interpersonal relations, nursing skills and abilities; recognizes limitations through self-appraisal and peer review. Effectively utilizes management and clinical supervision
* Supports and encourages constructive working relationship with program and other disciplines / departments while valuing opposing ideas
* Responds to patients, staff and visitors in professional manner
* Demonstrates good judgment and behavior appropriate to the hospital, including such characteristics as grooming and personal appearance, speech, and personal hygiene
* Participates in performance improvement activities
* Relieves charge nurse in his / her absence as assigned
* Provision of nursing interventions
* Demonstrates knowledge of medication action, mode of administration, side effects and contraindications by successfully completing annual medication examination.
* Provides safe and timely administration of medication and prescribed treatments, insuring prompt reporting of all errors
* Effectively engages patients in full participation of treatment program
Hospital operations
* Seeks opportunities to participate in hospital committees, performance improvement initiatives, and activities
* Participates in orientation and training of students and new staff
Education Required: BSN
License/Certification: Current license to practice as RN in state of Texas
Experience: Two years experience in psychiatric nursing