What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN-Outpatient Pediatric Mental Health-Lutheran- As Needed position at UnityPoint Health?
RN-Outpatient Pediatric Mental Health-Lutheran
PRN; As Needed
As a member of the interdisciplinary team, contributes professional nursing knowledge and skills in the provision and management of care to adult mental health patients and their families. Maintains a practice environment that reflects the ANA Code for Nurses, Philosophy of Nursing at UnityPoint Health with in the structure of the Professional Nurse Practice Model and in collaboration with other care givers. Maintains a safe, therapeutic milieu and utilizes therapeutic communication skills that facilitate patient and family recovery from mental health crises.
Responsibilities
- Assesses the needs of patients and families, providing appropriate teaching and making the necessary referrals to provide continuity of care.
- Develops an individual plan of care using a collaborative approach with the patient/family and health care team.
- Promptly completes documentation to assure an accurate legal record of patient’s care.
- Delivers high quality care utilizing the nursing process while demonstrating knowledge and clinical skills of the specialty required on assigned unit in accordance with established policies, procedures and standards of care.
- Utilizes holistic approach (considering biopsychosocial, spiritual, educational, safety, and related criteria) appropriate to the age of the patients and families served in the assigned service area.
- Delegates and provides direction for other healthcare team members within their scope of practice and holds them accountable for their involvement in the plan of care.
- Utilizes critical thinking in developing nursing interventions while maintaining responsibility and accountability for the knowledge of conditions of assigned patients.
- Utilizes therapeutic verbal and non-verbal communication techniques when intervening with patients and families to facilitate recovery.
- Directs the team in de-escalation interventions.
- Assess and chooses teaching strategies appropriate to the patient’s and their families’ age specific needs, culture, gender, readiness to learn and level of comprehension.
- Consults appropriate resources within the hospital to provide specialized education.
- Demonstrates knowledge that patient and workplace safety is a priority by preventing errors, accidents and infections and reporting potential or actual concerns immediately.
- Maintains a safe and therapeutic milieu.
Qualifications
| Minimum Requirements | Preferred or Specialized |
Education:
| Graduate of accredited nursing program |
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Experience:
| 6 months clinical experience in a hospital | Previous mental health nursing experience. |
License(s)/Certification(s):
| Current licensure in good standing to practice as a Registered Nurse in Iowa.
Must possess and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or obtain certification within three (3) months from date of hire.
Valid driver’s license when driving any vehicle for work-related reasons. |
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Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
| Writes, reads, comprehends and speaks fluent English. Multicultural sensitivity. Microsoft Office – basic computer skills. Customer/patient focused. Critical thinking skills using independent judgment in making decisions.
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Other:
| Use of usual and customary equipment used to perform essential functions of the position.
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- Area of Interest: Nursing;
- FTE/Hours per pay period: 0.01;
- Department: Outpt Pediatric MH- Luth;
- Shift: PRN; As Needed; 7:30am-3pm;
- Job ID: 157391;
