Registered Nurse RN PRN Days Job Albuquerque area,New Mexico USA,Nursing

Overview

Haven Behavioral Healthcare, an Oceans Healthcare Company, is a behavioral healthcare system providing high-quality, specialty behavioral health services for individuals with mental health and substance abuse issues. Our success is a reflection of the excellence and dedication of our employees at every level of our facilities. The culture of our hospitals is built around service. All jobs performed on our team are worthwhile and every employee makes a difference.

If you are looking for an opportunity to grow personally and professionally while delivering compassionate, quality care we encourage you to explore career opportunities with Haven.

Responsibilities

Utilizes the nursing process: assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation and formulating nursing interventions directed towards development of an individualized plan of care and treatment modalities.

Identifies risk levels, precautions, and expected outcomes individualized to the client to include discharge planning; prescribes interventions to attain expected outcomes; evaluates the effectiveness of interventions in relation to expected outcomes; conducts ongoing assessment of clients from admission to discharge; initiates medical/psychiatric crisis intervention to stabilize and ensure the well-being of the patient s conditions.

Demonstrates knowledge of psychiatric disorders and appropriate nursing interventions; implements nursing interventions identified in the plan of care that is individualized to the patient needs. Applies appropriate interventions to progress the patient towards wellness and addresses maintenance of wellness.

Administers medications as prescribed safely; provides education on prescribed medications; recognizes signs and symptoms of adverse drug reactions.

Demonstrates professionalism, accountability, and responsibility for decision making, quality nursing care, and knowledge base of psychiatric nursing care.

Reviews, revises, and updates medical records within facility guidelines and time frames. Transcribes and implements physician s orders according to facility policy; documents care, progress, response to intervention in medical record in an accurate, thorough and concise manner.

Follows up on client care responsibilities, communicates incomplete assignments, and current client needs to staff to assure continuity of care.

Implements staff assignments and delegation of duties using appropriate judgment and knowledge;
Demonstrates positive willingness to assist staff and patients; functions as an advocate for patient needs/safety

Utilizes nursing knowledge to successfully meet the needs of the facility, patient population, and staff members utilizes nursing resources to enhance evidence-based practice

Float among various clinical services, where qualified and competent and performs other duties and projects as assigned.

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