Charge Nurse RN II - CO Mental Health Hospital in Fort Logan S Denver 14000 Sign On Bonus

• Through our core values CMHHIFL staff is committed to:
• Individual dignity and respect;
• Personcentered evidence based care;
• Trauma informed recovery;
• Multidisciplinary collaboration;
• Diversity and inclusion;
• Strong family and community partnerships

• Provide leadership over the day to day operations of the unit and directs nursing care staff to ensure safe care is provided to all patients.

• Provides leadership over the nursing care team to work closely with the multidisciplinary team and collaborate for best patient outcomes.

• Assesses plans coordinates provides and evaluates nursing care of patients with psychiatric and medical conditions documenting all pertinent data.

• Utilizes nursing theory and concepts to develop nursing plans of care and therapeutic interventions to support patient recovery such as individual counseling psychoeducational and teaching groups and milieu management. .

• Communicates the nursing plan of care to the interdisciplinary team. Assures that appropriate documentation is completed.

• Assures that essential information is shared from shift to shift and makes rounds to assess patients psychiatric and medical statuses.

• Notifies medical staff (physicians and licensed independent practitioners) of changes in patient condition and need for evaluations and orders. Reports patient care concerns to supervisor and physicians as indicated.

• Directs coordinates and implements medical and psychiatric crisis intervention in clinical emergencies assuring compliance with nursing standards and policies/procedures.

• Assures a safe therapeutic environment for patients using nursing theory and judgment by planning and implementing milieu management techniques such as proactively anticipating problems planning interventions strategies and assigning responsibilities. Provides clinical and administrative supervision of nursing staff on duty. Assures that interventions are implemented and assures that the care provided meets or exceeds community and professional standards.

• Accountable for the work of nursing staff mental health clinicians nursing students orientees and others through delegation of work assignments assuring timely completion of work providing clinical leadership and teaching clinical interventions.

• Provides clinical and administrative supervision of 25 nursing staff on a continuous basis as well as supervision of all nursing staff on duty during specific shift. Orients new staff and serves as preceptor for students.

• Administers and/or provides back up to the nurse assigned to administer medication including transcription and clarification of orders.

• Assures that medications are administered in terms of need effectiveness side effects and drug interactions using nursing judgment standards of care and policy and procedure.
  
  
  Work environment:
  Sometimes difficult customers/patients locked units interactive fastpaced dynamic teamoriented requirement to make immediate and critical decisions and a high level of accountability for patient care. High level of professional responsibility for the employee to maintain updated skills knowledge abilities and competencies necessary to the position through continuing education clinical supervision literature review and participating in discipline and team development.

• Demonstrated ability to understand and apply the nursing process to provide adequate patient care.
• Demonstrated ability to understand treatment plans and provide appropriate interventions.
• Demonstrated ability to direct the shift through training mentorship and development.
• A strong work ethic based on a foundation of selfmotivation loyalty honesty and integrity.
• Dependable responsible and adaptable.

• Must be able to see and hear to observe address and respond to potential breaches in safety and security Work in situations involving ive behavior physical control of another person and/or restraint situations.
• Must be able to lift to 50 pounds on occasion.

• Applicants must be available to complete shift work nights evenings backtoback weekends and holiday shifts as needed
• Must pass a preemployment Physical
• Must be at least 21 years of age or older
• A nurse who is part of the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC) can work in Colorado without the need to obtain a license. The eNLC nurse must notify the board within 30 days of their arrival but can still work without a Colorado license as long theyre a member of the eNLC compact.
• Required Flu Vaccination unless an authorized exemption is provided.
• Full Background Name check TRAILS Drug Screen and Fingerprinting
• Must possess a valid unrestricted U.S. Drivers License
• Use Handling or Exposure to hazardous materials
• May be required to transport patients
• Essential Services Designationrequired to report without delay or interruption to provide essential or emergency services to ensure health safety and welfare.
• Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must 1 disclose that information on the application 2 provide an explanation why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify the applicant from the current position 3 provide the employee number from the applicants prior State employment. Absent extraordinary circumstances prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination and failure to provide this information will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with CDHS
  
  
  
  

SignOn Incentive:

The $14000 signon incentive will be provided in three payments:

• $5000 upon hire

• $5000 at six months of employment 180 days)

• $4000 at nine months of employment 270 days)

Must be employed at the anniversary date to receive the next installment. If you are separated from the state for any reason prior to the installment date you will not be eligible to receive it.

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