Psychiatric RN PRN

​Assesses patient environment for any safety risks and/or non-compliance with regulatory standards. 

​Assesses patient pain regularly to promote effective pain management, including reassessments after appropriate intervention. 

​Assesses patient condition for signs and symptoms of abuse or neglect. Reports any indications of abuse or neglect to medical provider(s), nurse leader, and/or appropriate agency. 

​Performs procedures, monitoring, or other functions as ordered by the medical provider(s). Documents the administration of care in the patient medical record in a timely and thorough manner. 

​Performs the administration of prescribed medications. Monitors patient for therapeutic response. Notifies provider and intervenes as appropriate in the event of an unintended response to medication.  

​Performs exceptional care by responding promptly to patient requests. Strives to anticipate patient needs and resolve them proactively.  

​Teaches patients/families/caregivers about patient medical condition, patient status, treatment plan, medications and possible side effects, and follow-up measures. Translates complex medical terminology to ensure complete understanding. 

​Teaches patients/families/caregivers about any non-medicinal follow-up measures, such as healthy diet and exercise, disease prevention, and/or other lifestyle changes. Prepares patients and families/caregivers for future self-management. 

​Manages a care team, providing oversight and delegation to members as appropriate. 

​Manages evidence-based practices and continuous process improvement initiatives to meet and exceed quality measures and enhance the exceptional care provided to patients.  

​Manages the quality of care by collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to coordinate, evaluate, customize, and deliver a holistic patient treatment plan that promotes and supports recovery. 

​Utilizes knowledge of growth and development, psychopathology, and psychosocial systems to plan and implement aga-appropriate and culturally-sensitive care interventions. 

​Employs strategies to promote health and a safe environment. Provides, structures, and maintains a safe, therapeutic, trauma-informed and recovery-oriented milieu in collaboration with patients, families, and other members of the interdisciplinary treatment team. 

​Incorporates knowledge of pharmacological, biological, and complementary interventions with applied clinical skills to restore the patient’s health and prevent further disability. 

​Establishes and maintains therapeutic relationships with patients, family members, and/or identified support system. Uses therapeutic relationship and counseling interventions to assist patients during individual recovery journeys by improving and regaining previous coping abilities and fostering mental health. 

​Provides health teaching in individual and group settings related to patient needs, recovery goals, and situation, including mental health problems, psychiatric and substance use disorders, treatment regimens and self management strategies, coping skills, relapse prevention, self-care activities, conflict and crisis management, problem solving skills, stress management, and relaxation techniques.  

​Demonstrates caring and empathy in all interactions and advocates for patient- and family-centered approach in all decisions and actions. 

​Engages in evidence-based best practices that enhance the patient experience, including SAFETY rounding, communication fundamentals/AIDET, Teach-Back, Narrating Care, etc. 

​Articulates a clear understanding of how to integrate patient experience behaviors into quality, safety, and nursing practice. 

​Demonstrates excellent communication skills, including active listening. Ensures patients, physicians, and colleagues have a clear understanding of all communications, and escalates care concerns appropriately.  

​Participates as an engaged, active member of the health care team and positively promotes the rest of the team to patients/families/caregivers and other colleagues. 

​Seeks opportunities to impact the growth of the organization by promoting excellence in patient experience and providing high quality care to the patients served. 

​​Required​ 

​​Preferred​ 

​​Required​