Psychiatric Staff Nurse

Position Objective:Provides psychiatric nursing care including intake, assessment and interventions (including crisis interventions). Provides care for psychiatric patients including medication administration and medication management as needed. For the inpatient unit, initiates the interdisciplinary care plan. For the mental health emergency department, collaborates with ED and MH team with final disposition authorized by the Emergency Department MD and Mental Health Clinician. Assists with discharge planning and education. Collaborates with all colleagues and communicates in a professional manner. Essential Job Duties:Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.Clinical Decision Making/Judgment:Demonstrates clinical nursing knowledge and skill in the specialization of the unitDemonstrates the ability to apply the nursing process effectively in the care of culturally diverse patients and familiesDemonstrates the ability to utilize all applicable laws and regulations, policies, standards, guidelines and evidence-based practice in the provision of patient/family careOrganizes and reprioritizes patient care activities based on subtle and overt and/or environmental changesConsistently and thoroughly assesses patients to collect data and identify learning needs according to established standards and policiesUtilizes a systematic, continuous and complete analysis of assessment data to develop individualized problem lists for assigned patientsDevelops and individualizes a plan of care for each patient in accordance with established standards, appropriate prioritization of problems/needs, and mutually agreed upon goals;Efficiently implements the patient's plan of care in accordance with applicable standards, policies, procedures and guidelinesDemonstrates proficiency in medication administration, pain management and other unit or initiative specific skillsContinuously evaluates the effectiveness of the plan(s) of care, making revisions and recommendations based on analysis of patient responses to interventions.Nurse-Patient Family Relationships:Demonstrates the ability to assess the patient/family learning needs, readiness to learn, learning style, and presence of barriers to learningDemonstrates the ability to develop, implement and evaluate teaching plans for patient populations in unit specialty in accordance with applicable standardsDemonstrates the ability to apply knowledge of growth and development across the life span to the care of patientsProvides direct patient care to patients and families in a culturally, developmentally and ethically appropriate mannerPlans of care address the physical, psychosocial, spiritual and learning needs of the patient/family.Clinical Scholarship:Participates in QI, CPI and risk management activities at the unit, department or organizational level Demonstrates the ability to effectively perform and improve all processes in order to ac...