Psychiatric Staff Nurse - Emergency Department

<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Position Objective:</strong></p><p class="MsoNormal">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.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><strong>&nbsp;Essential Job Duties:</strong></p><p class="MsoNormal">Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Clinical Decision Making/Judgment:</strong></p><ul style="margin-top: 0in"><li class="MsoNormal">Demonstrates clinical nursing knowledge and skill in the specialization of the unit</li><li class="MsoNormal">Demonstrates the ability to apply the nursing process effectively in the care of culturally diverse patients and families</li><li class="MsoNormal">Demonstrates the ability to utilize all applicable laws and regulations, policies, standards, guidelines and evidence-based practice in the provision of patient/family care</li><li class="MsoNormal">Organizes and reprioritizes patient care activities based on subtle and overt and/or environmental changes</li><li class="MsoNormal">Consistently and thoroughly assesses patients to collect data and identify learning needs according to established standards and policies</li><li class="MsoNormal">Utilizes a systematic, continuous and complete analysis of assessment data to develop individualized problem lists for assigned patients</li><li class="MsoNormal">Develops and individualizes a plan of care for each patient in accordance with established standards, appropriate prioritization of problems/needs, and mutually agreed upon goals;</li><li class="MsoNormal">Efficiently implements the patient's plan of care in accordance with applicable standards, policies, procedures and guidelines</li><li class="MsoNormal">Demonstrates proficiency in medication administration, pain management and other unit or initiative specific skills</li><li class="MsoNormal">Continuously evaluates the effectiveness of the plan(s) of care, making revisions and recommendations based on analysis of patient responses to interventions.</li></ul><p class=