St. Charles Health System

St. Charles Health System

RN Behavioral Health

Bend, OR · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$25k-$50kDetected 7 hours ago
Customer SupportEHR/EMRPatient CareCommunicationProblem SolvingCritical Thinking

About the role

  • The RN provides quality patient and family centered care as a member of the health care team in accordance with St.
  • Charles Health System mission, philosophy, policies, and procedures.
  • Applies standards for professional nursing practice and focuses clinical care to enhance the experience for patients, families, and all others.

Responsibilities

  • Assigns or delegates to others, nursing measures which the person is prepared to perform and qualified to perform and are within that person's practice/scope of duties.

Requirements

  • Continually (75% or more): Standing and walking, keyboard operation, use of clear and audible speaking voice and the ability to hear normal speech level.

Nice to have

  • 1 year recent acute care RN.
  • Recent experience in a residential or hospital-based designated psychiatric unit/area strongly
  • Knowledge of basic physiological, psychological, and psychosocial concepts including commonly used psychotropic medications.
  • Experience dealing with the public and some clinical knowledge in the areas of mental and substance abuse disorders, counseling, and case management skills.
  • Must be able to wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required to perform the job safely.
  • Preferred: 1 year recent acute care RN.

Skills

  • Experience in high needs patient population problem-solving and de-escalation skills, and concepts of disease processes.
  • Excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills.
  • Strong teamwork and collaborative skills.
  • Strong analytical, problem solving and decision making skills.

Compensation

  • $25k-$50k

Benefits

  • RN - Behavioral Health
  • In the spirit of love and compassion, better health, better care, better value
  • The Behavioral Health RN positions include bedside RNs on units throughout St.
  • Charles Health System.
  • AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider certification.

Company info

  • OUR VALUES: Accountability, Caring and Teamwork
  • DEPARTMENTAL SUMMARY: The Behavioral Health RN positions include bedside RNs on units throughout St.
  • These departments provide 24/7 specialized care to patients throughout their hospitalization and discharge.
  • POSITION OVERVIEW: The RN provides quality patient and family centered care as a member of the health care team in accordance with St.
  • As a nurse, this position will oversee the work of other caregivers, providing specific care to assigned patient(s) throughout the shift, as required under the scope of the RN licensure.
  • Establishes and maintains therapeutic nurse-patient relationships, assists in facilitating a structured environment and therapeutic milieu, respects the privacy and protects the confidentiality of patients while maintaining the boundaries of the professional role.
  • Coordinates with peers to ensure nursing interventions have been assigned or delegated effectively and efficiently.
  • Demonstrates knowledgeable and proficient medical/mental health nursing procedures including: Implementing the legal orders of the authorized physician, fundamental physical exam skills, collection of laboratory specimens, utilization of seclusion and restraint, and completing a comprehensive mental status examination.
  • Rapidly assess and respond to crisis situations utilizing available unit, hospital and community resources.
  • Maintains an in-depth knowledge of current seclusion and restraint policies, laws and regulations.
  • Participates with team members in facilitating patient's and family's learning throughout the continuum of care.
  • Reinforces patient's continued health care through teaching, group facilitation, and/or referral for community agency follow-up.
  • Maintains and demonstrates an in-depth knowledge of nursing principles, practices, standards, and techniques and applies this knowledge in accordance with St.
  • Charles Health System policies and procedures and within laws and regulations governing nursing practice in the State of Oregon.
  • Assesses the patient's condition and needs using critical thinking and clinical judgment: sets outcomes; implements appropriate nursing actions and collaborates with other disciplines to meet the patient's/family's physical, emotional, spiritual, social, and intellectual needs; and evaluates patient's progress.
  • Calculates dosages and administers medications accurately in accordance with St.
  • Charles Health System policies and procedures for medication administration.
  • Documents all patient care with proficiency in compliance with hospital policies, procedures and regulatory agencies.
  • Demonstrates awareness of and supports St.
  • Charles departmental and operating unit goals through participation in continuous quality improvement and departmental activities.
  • Participates in activities that promote professional growth and development of self and others.
  • Communicates (both written and orally) effectively and maintains professional relationships with caregivers, medical staff, patients, and guests.
  • Identifies work-related problems with possible solutions and implements solution(s) within scope of practice, as appropriate.
  • Supports the vision, mission and values of the organization in all respects.
  • Supports Value Improvement Practice (VIP- Lean) principles of continuous improvement with energy and enthusiasm, functioning as a champion of change.
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