Registered Nurse

SUMMARY:

This Psychiatric Registered Nurse position is located at Bradley Hospital in Riverside, RI on the Adolescent Inpatient Unit.
This day shift is part-time at 24 hours per week.

• Provides direct nursing and patient care services through application of nursing process by assessing patient’s immediate and long-term needs.
• Initiates biopsychosocial assessment of patients’ acute nursing needs guided by admission procedure; documents such in required patient medical records format.
• Assures completion of the nursing assessment form within 8 hours of admission for assigned patient.
• Communicates significant changes in assessment findings to the nurse in charge and other appropriate health care providers and summarizes the patient’s status in team meetings and reports.
• Provides direct patient care through the application of nursing process by planning treatment interventions with the patient, family, and health care team.
• Initiates patient care plan at the time of admission and completes plan within 8 hours according to admission procedure.
• Plans for patient/staff safety according to established Hospital procedures.
• Develops and updates the patient care plan to reflect the patient status each shift:
• - Formulates patient and family treatment goals.
• - Identifies nursing interventions based on treatment goals.
• - Identifies patient/family strengths.
• - Identifies inpatient and aftercare needs of patient and family.
• - Formulates measurable short and long-term goals with time.
• Provides direct patient care services through application of nursing process by implementing nursing care based on individual patient needs.
• Establishes and maintains an individual and milieu-based therapeutic alliance as reflected in ongoing documentation and clinical supervision.
• Serves as a patient advocate by supporting patient Bill of Rights and child mental health law.
• Acquires and maintains technical and psychiatric specialty skills appropriate to clinical program.
• Provides direct patient care within the context of the therapeutic milieu.
• Implements interventions as specified in the Nursing Care Plan within established time frames.
• Follows established policies, procedures, program protocols, and Joint Commission standards to insure safe and effective standards of practice.
• Provides patient education regarding procedures prior to implementation.
• Administers and documents prescribed medications (scheduled/PRN’s) according to medical protocol.
• Assesses and documents effectiveness of medication and side-effects.
• Accurately transcribes physician orders and implements according to prescribed medical protocol.
• Provides direct patient care services through application of nursing process by evaluating effectiveness of care provided by self, peers, subordinates, and other health care providers.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of interventions according to patient’s response and modifies interventions as needed.
• Sees consultation and direction through established lines of supervision in identifying and resolving situations which interfere with patient outcomes and work relationships.
• Participates in accurate quality assurance data collection and contributes to the Program and Program-based nursing quality assurance program.
• Demonstrates the ability to communicate the status of the patient’s condition through the use of behaviorally oriented procedures.
• Assertively and respectfully questions any medical orders which conflict with ethical or patient care standards of nursing/medical back-up.
• Participates in the ongoing development and implementation of the therapeutic milieu.
• Provides milieu management throughout each shift by assessing and responding to the acute needs of the patient group, including:
• - Safety of the environment.
• - Patient group…