RN5 WEO 7p-7a (Saturday & Sunday)

The registered nurse develops implements and coordinates with the other healthdisciplines a holistic plan of work to provide an optimum-healing environment for the body mind and spirit; plan and arrange education/discharge-planning needs; coordinate care and manage psychiatric mental health nurse uses knowledge of age-specific guidelines to develop and implement a plan of care for patients based on the individuals current level of nurses area memberof the multi-disciplinary health care developimplementand evaluate the plan of care; coordinate resources and care activities educate patients/families andparticipatein care conferences. Registered nurses report directly to the nurse supervisor they work collaboratively with the health care team to provide holistic care to the acute or transitional mental health patient and their families.

Responsibilities

Insures maintenance of the therapeutic environment through proper use of the Teaching-Family model of care and implementation of the treatment plan

Maintains a therapeutic milieu and a safe environment by continual assessment

Engages the patient in therapeutic communications (one-on-one)

Completes the bio-psychosocial physical assessment develops an age specific and developmentallyappropriate planof care at admission

Assesses patient/family education and discharge needs with the interdisciplinary team

Develops and leads interdisciplinary care conferences in collaboration with the health care team

Communicates plan of care to other members of the health care team

Documents assessmentsinterventionsand responses to care

Utilizes leadership skills through mentoring preempting teachingdelegatingand coaching members of the health care team

Developsorganizesandfacilitatesgroup sessions

Utilizes positive interpersonal skills conflict management problem solving and crisis management critical thinking to promote development of the health care team

Participates in quality improvement processes

Attends regularly scheduled in-services to total 12 per year

Responsible for keeping all employment requirements current ( CPR CPI etc.)

Attends mandatory nursing meetings

Verifies and interprets pathology reports and consults etc. and alerts the physician as to changes in the patients condition and activates the plan of care

Carries out physician ordersregardingdietmedicationand treatment

Obtains physician orders and authorizes implementation of seclusion/restraints according to hospital policy

Critically evaluates the clinical status of patients using the nursing process

Candemonstrate supervise and assess competency for waived testing or for phlebotomy

Demonstrates knowledge and care of the mental health patient:

Utilizes Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) techniques

Care of the patient related to the DSMV behavior diagnoses

Knowledge of all psychotropic medications

Provide education to patients/families based on their identified needs and limitations such as communication interpersonal and social skillsas well asthe basic principles of physical health

Provide opportunities for patients and families to question discuss and explore their feelings about prescribed therapies/interventions/diagnoses

Documents in progress notesaccurateand detailed descriptions of patients behaviorsrelativeto treatment plan and diagnoses (Provide a sample)

Qualifications

Arkansas Licensed Graduate of an Accredited School of Nursing.

Current Arkansas Registered Nurse license.

Experience with adolescents and children in a psychiatric setting preferred.

Lift and hold at least 50 pounds for one minute.

Requires the strength and stamina to perform clinical duties.

Must be physically capableto receiveverbal and written directions. Must be physically capable of sitting and standing for several hours at a time.

Must have good auditoryvisualand olfactory ability. Ability to use hands and fingers to handle or feel objectstoolsor controls.

Must be able tomaintaineffective audio visualdiscriminationand perception needed for making observations communicating with othersreadingand writing and operating office equipment and other treatment equipment.

Must be able to use a telephone to communicate verbally and a computer to communicate through written means to review information and enter/retrieve data to see and read characters on a computer screenchartor other treatment items.

Must be willing and able to work with all patients of Methodist Family Health.

Flu vaccinationismandatory andrequiredfor all positions (subject only to qualified exemptions).

Job descriptions are not intended nor should be construed to be all-inclusivelists of all responsibilities skills efforts or working conditions associated with a job. While this job description is intended to bean accuratereflection of the job requirements management reserves the right tomodify add or remove duties fromparticular jobsand to assign otherdutiesas necessary.

When an employee performs two or more different jobs for which different straight time hourly rates are established the employee will be paid during overtime hours at a rate not less than one and one-half time the hourly rate established for the type of work he or she is performing during the overtime hours.

Pursuant tothe Arkansas Medical Marijuana Act 593 this position is a designated safety-sensitive position according to MFH/MCH/MBH standards and processes

Level One - Full Access:Ongoingregular access to PHI of all forms while the employee is on duty and performing within the scope of his or her job as defined by the employees job description and Policy and access must be for cause consistent with job responsibilities and related to patients claims audits reviews and other legitimate business purposes. ( other clinicians)