Registered Nurse

We are seeking a highly skilled Registered Nurse to join our team at Rogers Behavioral Health. As a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for providing high-quality patient care in our Outpatient PHP program. This is a challenging and rewarding role that requires strong clinical skills, excellent communication, and a passion for working with patients with mental health conditions.

• Provide direct patient care, including assessments, interventions, and education
• Develop and implement individualized treatment plans in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team
• Conduct initial assessments and document patient information accurately and thoroughly
• Collect, record, and analyze pertinent data for admission assessment according to Hospital policy
• Involve patient's support systems in assessment and documentation
• Act as an advocate for patients and explain patient's rights
• Provide patient education and obtain signatures on necessary consents
• Participate in planning and modifying the patient's plan of care
• Develop and interpret plan of care with the patient/family, updating it as indicated
• Write clear, concise, and obtainable treatment goals on the treatment plan for each problem
• Review the treatment plan as goals are achieved, changed, or updated
• On an ongoing basis, identify, interpret, and document information collected in nursing interview, observation, physical assessment, and diagnostic data, and confer with other healthcare professionals, as appropriate
• Review current lab data and follow-up with doctor
• Evaluate potential for falls and initiate fall precautions, as indicated
• Identify potential for self-abuse, suicidality, and/or assaultive behavior
• Develop age-appropriate interventions for the patient's plan of care
• Assess changes in patient status and document interventions accordingly
• Implement patient care
• Demonstrate safe and correct medication administration by accuracy in medication administration, maintaining current knowledge of medication's purpose and effects, accurately transcribing and implementing physician medication orders, and maintaining a continual awareness of monitoring the expected and unexpected medication effects
• Identify potential patient care problems, abrupt changes, or impending instability in the patient's condition, and exercise leadership to intervene appropriately and prevent adverse patient outcomes
• Use appropriate de-escalation techniques: quiet room; locked seclusion; restraints
• Re-evaluate safety level
• Identify alcohol withdrawal syndrome
• Identify extra pyramidal side-effects/neuroleptic malignant syndrome signs
• Identify significant cardiac and/or respiratory symptoms requiring immediate medical intervention
• Identify health education needs of the patient/family that will be addressed before discharge
• Implement age-appropriate teaching interventions to meet these educational needs
• Document in the patient record and treatment plan
• Organize patient care activities and interventions according to patient priorities and preferences, needs of the unit, and time constraints
• Implement patient care based on established care plans, Hospital policies and procedures, and unit standards of care, incorporating the patient's age-specific and cultural needs, as appropriate
• As requested, and contingent on qualified medical professional (QMP) designation, assure that all admissions, transfers, and other related patient care activities are delivered in accordance with Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) and associated regulatory requirements
• Adhere to the Nursing department and Hospital's standards of nursing practice and standards of patient care
• Protect patients, visitors, and staff from environmental hazards by adhering to safety and infection control standards
• Participate in continuing education and in-service programs to increase clinical competence and to meet professional needs and goals
• Report information obtained from continuing education programs to unit staff
• Attend 100% of required in-services, as scheduled
• Participate in the Performance Improvement program on an ongoing basis
• Assist in the development and implementation of unit standards of care, such as safety level of patient, unit safety/hazardous items, Kardex, and standard care plans
• Identify problems with unit systems, communication patterns, and unit resources that impact on patient care and suggest possible solutions to Clinical Services manager
• Identify unit educational equipment and supply needs
• Serve on one unit-based committee or participate in unit-based projects on an ongoing basis
• Participate as a project leader
• Carry out leadership function in patient care, staff operations, and department organization
• Contribute to Nursing and Hospital functions through active participation on committees and attendance at designated meetings
• Take initiative in evaluating and upgrading unit standards of care
• Assume charge nurse role: coordinate unit activities, take a leadership role in crisis situations, facilitate the admission process, communicate pertinent information regarding unit status and projected needs, manage the therapeutic milieu, and use sound clinical judgment and decision-making skills
• Plan patient care assignments that facilitate continuity of care within the unit guidelines and are based on patient needs, unit activity, and nursing staff qualifications
• Ensure the unit is kept in an orderly fashion
• Serve as a role model for peers and others in effective use of communication, teaching, and leadership skills
• Supervise and delegate tasks to LPN/psychiatric technician, taking into account their educational preparation and demonstrated abilities
• Provide complete acuity monitors to the Patient Accounts department, to assist in accurate billing
• Maintain a primary caseload, according to unit standards, and provide direction for patient care
• Participate in projects, tasks, and continuing education opportunities to improve professional skills and unit/department systems
• Develop goals and objectives for professional growth and discuss ways to achieve them with Clinical Services manager
• Take initiative to develop professional skills through continuing education
• Discuss, on a regular basis, progress toward work improvement goals with Clinical Services manager
• Seek out projects and/or extra tasks to complete, based upon the needs of the unit or the immediate shift
• Promote department goals and the mission of the hospital
• Communicate goals to fellow staff members
• Demonstrate measurable goal achievement
• Maintain department policies and procedures
• Include requirements and guidelines from external agencies (i.e., Joint Commission, state)
• Maintain and/or communicate to appropriate party function backlog at a set time
• Educate new staff regarding regulations or requirements of those functions that relate to their areas or departments, as directed
• Demonstrate acceptance and training of student interns in the department, as directed
• Demonstrate understanding of Joint Commission and other regulatory agency Compliance regulations
• Involve self in the learning and application of standards relevant to the Nursing department
• Participate in in-services/seminars and other meetings to increase involvement and awareness of regulations
• Involve self in the education of other disciplines regarding Nursing department regulations
• Participate in Hospital committees, performance improvement team meetings, and team projects, as directed
• Demonstrate punctuality and preparedness
• Demonstrate effective communication and organizational skills
• Contribute in a positive, solution-focused manner
• Participate in the Performance Improvement program
• Gain understanding of the performance improvement process
• Apply the PI model to your department's activities
• Participate and/or create PI teams that lead to improvement in other Hospital areas
• Educate and involve self in the Hospital and Nursing department's performance improvement plans
• Conduct self in a professional manner
• Demonstrate organizational skills that promote timely response to all inquiries and to task completion
• Communicate with all individuals in a positive and professional manner
• Attempt to resolve individual issues with peers in a positive, calm manner, with a focus on solution
• Communicate concerns and provide solutions for same
• Attend internal and external seminars to promote professional growth
• Demonstrate a positive and professional attitude toward parties outside the Hospital (patient families, visitors, vendors, etc.)
• Comply with the Hospital's policies and procedures, including Human Resources, Infection Control, and Employee Health policies and programs
• Use courteous, cooperative, and respectful behavior when working with patients, families, physicians, visitors, and Hospital employees
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of Hospital/department policies and procedures
• Demonstrate consistent acceptance of professional accountability for own practice shown by follow-through on patient and organizational concerns
• Support changes in staffing/scheduling when unit and Hospital patient care needs require
• Accept reassignment in a positive manner
• Demonstrate willingness to adjust work schedule, when able, to meet patient's needs
• Recognize need for support, seek appropriate assistance when needed, and offer assistance to peers
• Project a professional image by wearing appropriate, professional attire

• Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN) preferred
• Registered nurse licensed by State Board of Nursing in the state of employment
• American Health Association Healthcare Provider CPR certification or is required within thirty (30) days of date-of-hire
• Bi-annual re-certification is required
• Formal training in management of the aggressive patient is required within sixty (60) days of date-of-hire
• Annual re-certification is required
• Previous psychiatric experience with children, adolescents, and adults is preferred
• At the Hospital's discretion, may be required to hold a qualified medical professional (QMP) designation
• Must be deemed competent to serve as a QMP, as outlined in the Medical Staff bylaws of Rogers Memorial Hospital
• This designation is evaluated and potentially renewed at least annually, based on results of the QMP job competency
• Employees at the Child/Adolescent Day Treatment programs licensed under HFS *40 are required to have either training in psychiatric nursing, including training in work with children with mental health disorders, or one (1) year of experience working in a clinical setting with these children

Compensation for this role is between $34.01 and $54.60 and placement in the range will vary based on years of experience and education.

The System also includes Rogers Behavioral Health Foundation, which supports patient care, programs, and research; and Rogers InHealth, an initiative that works to eliminate the stigma of mental health challenges.

EOE/MFDV

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action - Rogers Behavioral Health

With a career at Rogers, you can look forward to a Total Rewards package of benefits, including:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance coverage for you and your family
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Employee share program
• Life/disability insurance
• Flex spending accounts
• Tuition reimbursement
• Health and wellness program
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

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