- Professional
- Ufficio in Opelousas
Under direction, provides direct nursing care to patients utilizing the nursing process, performs technical nursing functions and upholds the standard of practice of a professional nurse in caring for psychiatric patients.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Efficiently and effectively handles inquiries and referrals, knowledge of, and communication with referral sources;
- Provides hospital and program information to individuals, agencies and professionals;
- Makes outside referrals, when appropriate;
- Makes patient safety and level of care recommendations to the physician;
- Completes all admission requirements including patient assessment and mental health status; communicating patient safety concerns and pertinent patient information to unit nursing staff and documenting all necessary information in the EMR.
- Demonstrates knowledge of Nursing Standard of Care.
- Demonstrates knowledge of Patient and Family Education
- Completed initial assessments on all patients within 24 hours of admission and reassesses patient within the required time frame with any changes in patient’s condition and every shift.
- Utilizes the nursing process as the basis for nursing care.
- Provides direct patient care.
- Performs nursing functions, applying professional skills.
- Documents and maintains date on patient’s record.
- Maintains a safe environment.
- Applies basic teaching / learning concepts to patient education.
- Provides for life support.
- Acts as a patient advocate.
- Cooperates as a member of the nursing unit, department and overall hospital team.
- Participates in performance improvement.
- Delegates and / or supervises aspects of care to team members and reviews completion.
- Performs related work as required.
- Communicates pertinent data to appropriate parties.
- Maintains patient confidentiality.
- Conducts himself/herself effectively in stressful situations.
- Approaches situations with distressed patients, families, and visitors in a calm, professional manner.
- Collaborates with physicians and nurses to devise individualized care plans for patients.
- Properly assesses and manages patient populations with appropriate intervention.
Education: Associate's degree in nursing required. Bachelor's degree from accredited school of Nursing preferred.
Certification/License: Louisiana RN license required. CPR required. ACLS and PALS preferred.
Additional Experience Preferred
- One year of RN experience is preferred.
- One year of Behavorial Health experience is preferred.
- De-escalation training
- Current knowledge of clinical practice.
- Ability to operate and handle many kinds of complex equipment.
- Ability to demonstrate clinical competence and maintain current knowledge in caring for adult patients.
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Knowledge of theory, principles, techniques, and practice of professional nursing; of scientific principles and nursing research; of preparation, administration, and actions of medications; of treatments and medical procedures; of counseling and teaching techniques; of medical equipment as it relates to patient care.
