Medical-Psych Registered Nurse
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Job Location:
Chicago, IL - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
5 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
At Insight Hospital and Medical Center- Chicagowe believe there is a better way to provide quality healthcare while achieving health equity. Our Chicago location looks forward to working closely with our neighbors and residents to build a full-service community hospital in the Bronzeville area of Chicago; creating a comprehensive plan to increase services and meet community needs. With a growing team that is dedicated to delivering world-class service to everyone we meet it is our mission to deliver the most compassionate loving expert and impactful care in the world to our patients. Be a part of the Insight Chicago team that provides PATIENT CARE SECOND TO NONE! If you would like to be a part of our future team please apply now!
II. GENERAL SUMMARY
The registered professional nurse level II uses critical thinking skills professional judgment and leadership to anticipate plan direct and evaluate the care of the patients provided by a team of ancillary personnel and serves as a resource in a specific specialty area.
These duties are to be performed in a highly confidential manner in accordance with the mission values and behaviors of Insight Hospital and Medical Center and the attributes of Careful Nursing. Employees are further expected to provide a high quality of care service and kindness toward all patients staff physicians volunteers and guests.
50% of Time Spent
- Uses the nursing process critical thinking skills professional judgment and the attributes of Careful Nursing to provide care for an assigned population of patients.
- Provide crisis intervention and support during behavioral health events.
- Support the therapeutic environment by promoting patient safety and managing difficult behaviors appropriately.
- Synthesizes information and resources to care for complex higher acuity patients.
- Completes designated unit-specific competencies.
- Plans for discharge and determines need for care within the community to assure continuity in level of service for the patient and family.
- Plans care and delegates tasks to ancillary personnel based on patient assessment.
- Administer medications including psychiatric medications (such as antipsychotics or antidepressants) and treatments for physical health conditions.
- Evaluates patient response to care provided and make changes in the plan for care as needed.
- Work closely with psychiatrists psychologists social workers and other healthcare providers to ensure comprehensive care while also educating patients and their families about mental health conditions treatment options and coping strategies for managing both mental and physical health.
Discusses patient progress problems and needs with physician and multidisciplinary team members on a regular basis to ensure that goals for discharge are met.
Assures high levels of quality of care through compliance with regulatory standards reference to current research related to patient care outcome and participation in the data collection and analysis process of ongoing quality monitoring.
Provides care for all patients utilizing the attributes of Careful Nursing.
- Maintains a safe patient care environment by identifying potential safety hazards and intervening appropriately.
- Operates and maintains equipment used in patient care in a safe manner; Maintains a neat and aesthetically pleasing patient care environment; Understands and follows infection control requirements in the care of patients; Understands and complies with confidentiality and privacy requirements in the care of patients.
IV. JOB SPECIFICATIONS
A. REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Knowledge: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required. Current RN License in the State of Illinois required. Current CPR certification required ACLS certification preferred Knowledge of psychiatric and addictive disorders and their treatment in a structured outpatient setting required.
Knowledge of patients growth and development needs required.
Skills: Ability to quickly recognize changes in condition and needs of patients; meets requirements to maintain level II classification on a yearly basis; ability to relate well to patients
Abilities: Demonstrates a caring attitude; ability to cooperate effectively with others as a team player; ability to communicate with others in a clear calm timely manner
The statementshereinare intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of functions tasks dutiesresponsibilitiesand requirements of employees so they do notestablisha contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion ofInsightHospital and Medical Center.
Insight Employees are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 as a condition of employment subject to accommodation for medical or sincerely held religious beliefs.
Insight is an equal opportunity employer and values workplace diversity!
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- EMR Systems
- Hospital Experience
- Acute Care
- ICU Experience
- Hospice Care
- Workers' Compensation Law
- Home Care
- Nursing
- Catheterization
- Critical Care Experience
- Medication Administration
- Tube Feeding
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