Registered Nurse (RN) Psychiatry
Company: The University of Vermont Health Network - Champla
Location: Plattsburgh
Posted on: January 15, 2022
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Job Description:
Psychiatry Registered Nurses work on our Adult Mental Health
Unit and on our Child/Adolescent Mental Health Unit. - -The
Registered Professional Nurse is responsible for the management of
patient care, utilizing the nursing process to assess, plan,
implement and evaluate patient outcomes. - The nurse directs and
guides the delivery of nursing care, patient education, and all
care related activities, while maintaining standards of
professional nursing collaborating with other disciplines as
appropriate. - The RN in will be required to float to CAMHU/AMHU
and the Behavioral Decision Unit in the Emergency Care Center
during times of low census or unit needs. -Practices within the
boundaries of the NYS Practice Act for Registered Professional
Nurses and provides care according to CVPH (generic &
unit-specific) Standards of Care and Practice.Assesses patient by
performing a functional health pattern/physical assessment on all
patients as indicated when he/she is admitted, when a significant
change in condition occurs, upon transfer to/receiving from another
unit, and as defined by CVPH generic and unit-specific Patient Care
Standards. Verifies and/or transcribes and implements physician
orders.Develops/Revises plan of care to include discharge plan that
prescribes nursing actions to achieve age-specific outcome goals
for the patient(s) with various diagnosis.Provides nursing care to
the patient requiring monitoring/intervention with "Point of Care
Testing" (e.g., fingersticks, stool/gastric testing), - patient
care devices (e.g., PCA, Gemini, suction apparatus), - input/output
tubes/devices (e.g., NG tubes, urinary drains, surgical drains,
enteral feeding tubes), and other such
devices/treatments.Documents/communicates nursing care,
physiological responses to other health care providers through
verbal reports and patient record(s) as dictated by
policy/guidelines; Reports to physician changes/deviations from
expected norm.Provides nursing care through utilization of the
electronic information system, (e.g, Order Entry for orders,
retrieving of lab data, etc)Provides leadership and measures
effectiveness of nursing care by providing supervision, delegation,
monitoring/reassessment of all patient care as required.Performs in
crisis/emergency (e.g. code 99, 66) while maintaining a positive/
calm approach.Provides prioritized patient/family
education.Provides nursing care for the patient requiring pain
management (surgical, chronic and terminal) according to
organization and unit standards.Provides nursing care to the
patient requiring medication administration by the applicable
routes to include controlled substances; Utilizes the pyxis system
as required.Provides nursing care for the patient requiring
blood/blood product therapy.Provides nursing care for the patient
requiring preventive skin care, wound management, pressure ulcer
prevention/treatment and stoma careProvides nursing care to the
patient requiring various respiratory therapy modalities such as
oxygen therapy and use of the inspirometer.Provides nursing care to
the patient requiring various respiratory therapy modalities such
as oxygen therapy and use of the inspirometer.Provides nursing care
for the patient requiring specimens.Provides nursing care to the
patient requiring restraints/ protective/ supportive devices,
wandering/elopement, seizure and suicide precautions, and the
patient on fall protocol.Demonstrates respect for the diversity of
patient population providing comprehensive holistic care for the
dying patient, including post mortem care and support of the
patient's spirituality.Provides nursing care to the patient
requiring IV therapy to include various routes (e.g., peripheral,
central), methods (e.g., continuous, intermittent, IVPB, IVP), and
solutions/medications (e.g., - TPN, PPN, lipid infusions, medicated
drips).Provides nursing care for the patient requiring
procedures/interventions to include lumbar puncture, chest tube
insertion, thoracentesis, liver biopsy, bone marrow, etc, with or
without sedation (conscious sedation).Provides care using infection
control practices as outlined in Medical Center policies/procedures
(e.g. Universal Standard Precautions and Isolation
Techniques).Advocates patient rights and demonstrates a working
knowledge of Advance Directive practices, organ donation and
procurement as evidenced by completion of documentation as outlined
by CVPH policy/procedures.Manages conflict/identifies ethical
dilemmas and assists patients and families in resolving.Supports
fluctuation in patient care needs by floating/overtime when
required.Provides care to the psychiatric patient from young adult
to geriatric.Participates as a member of the multidisciplinary
treatment team.Establishes therapeutic relationships with patients
and families.Provides psychosocial interventions for psychiatric
patients.Protects the rights of patients and acts as their
advocate.Provides for the educational needs of the patients and
their families.Provides multidemensional care to the patient with a
psychiatric disorder.Demonstrates the ability to effectively use
verbal de-escalation therapies and PMCS training.Performs
psychiatric nursing assessments for both inpatients and outpatient
settings.Other duties as assigned.CHARGE NURSE
RESPONSIBILITIESCoordinates patient care activities in the
department focusing on timeliness, quality and appropriate
allocation of resources.Assigns and delegates RN team members to
patient care duties, selected nursing tasks to LPNs, and unlicensed
personnel. Provides supervision, monitoring and outcome evaluation
and follow up as necessary.Exercises authority through collegial
relationships to maximize department operations and patient
outcomesPerforms customer service rounds and provide patients with
updated information.Serves as liaison for community physician and
proactively collaborates with them in the provision of
care.Demonstrates the ability to utilize and access various
specialized staff and resources for patient care outside of
clinical experience and knowledge base.Coordinates and assigns
patient care, meals and shift breaks, on-duty inservices and
meetings using nursing judgment based on an assessment of patients'
needs and acuity and the skills/expertise of available nursing
personnel.Adjusts staffing requirements as changes occur in patient
volumes, acuity, arrival time and length of stay.Reviews patient
condition changes, incident reports and follow up, safety issues
and reports them to the Unit Director or other appropriate manager
as indicated.Serves as the resource person for other team
leaders/staff in helping to resolve patient or family problems or
other unit related issues. Stays current with new policies,
procedures, standards and communications. - Seeks assistance from
the Unit Director or other appropriate manager/Patient Care
Coordinator as necessary.Assures that all signatures and required
narcotic administration documentation is completed on the NAR
before staff are released at the end of the shift.Other duties as
assigned.
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