Outpatient Registered Nurse

Delivers quality general/psychiatric nursing care to patients who are hospitalized for treatment of psychiatric or emotional disorders; to support the hospital and program philosophy of care; to ensure the safety and well-being of each patient.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assesses/re-assesses by collecting and analyzing data through a systematic process of interaction with patients, patient’s significant other, and the appropriate health care providers regarding the patient’s physical, psychological, environmental, self-care, educational, spiritual, cultural, and anticipated discharge needs.
• Identifies and incorporates each patient’s unique needs into a comprehensive and individualized care plan.
• Identifies and includes into the care plan of each patient the disease, condition, impairment or disability.
• Evaluates each patient’s care against the goals and plan of care and revises the care plan periodically, as needed.
• Treats and cares for patients competently and as based on current developmental theories and psychiatric nursing knowledge and standards.
• Facilitates the patient’s access to the appropriate level of care and setting.
• Upholds the Organization’s ethics and customer service standards.
• This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive.  Employee may perform other related duties as required to meet the ongoing needs of Reno Behavioral Healthcare Hospital.

Requirements

Education/Licensure:

• Current Nevada RN License required
• ADN / BSN or equivalent preferred
• All direct patient care staff will be trained in BLS (CPR), which must be renewed every 2 years.
• All staff, both clinical and non-clinical, will be trained in CPI as part of their orientation.  All direct patient care staff will be retrained every year

Knowledge and Experience:

• Demonstrates sound leadership skills
• Ability to organize activities and schedules for medical and/or non-medical tasks for patients.
• Ability to stabilize acute psychotic and non-violent crises by using accepted intervention techniques.
• Basic knowledge of abnormal psychology as typically found in the adult/adolescent psychiatric population helpful
• Familiarity of psycho pharmacy and the use of psychotropic medications with child, adolescent or adult psychiatric population preferred.

Skills and Abilities:

• Maintains confidentiality of patients at all times.
• Sensitivity and willingness to interact with persons of various social, cultural, economic and educational backgrounds.
• Working knowledge with software and/or equipment (Microsoft Office applications including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
• Strong organizational skills with ability to prioritize projects, manage multiple tasks, and meet deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey detail or important spoken instructions to others accurately.
• Strong clinical and interpersonal skills. 
• Ability to work with people with a variety of background and educational levels.
• Ability to perceive detailed information through oral communication and to make fine discriminations in sound.
• Demonstrated commitment to working collaboratively as well as possessing the skills to lead, influence, train and motivate others.
• Facilitation of education oriented and didactic groups.
• Good judgment, problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, expanding organization.

Physical Requirements:  

While performing the duties of this job, this position is frequently required to do the following: 

• Stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, and stand for sustained period of time.
• Walk, push, pull, lift, carry objects from a lower to higher position or horizontally from position to position or otherwise move objects.
• Feel sizes, shapes, temperatures, and textures by touching with skin, particularly that of the fingertips.
• Express or exchange ideas orally and potentially loudly, accurately, or quickly.
• Hearing within normal hearing ranges.
• Lift up to 50 pounds, exert up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently.
• Minimum standard of visual acuity with or without correction.
• While worker may possibly be subjected to temperature changes, the worker is generally not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions as the work is predominantly inside.

Benefits

A full benefits package is available the first of the month following just one month of employment!