Registered Nurse - Adult Psych
Company: Hartford HealthCare
Location: Westport
Posted on: October 20, 2024
Job Description:
Description Job Schedule: Part Time Standard Hours: 16 Job
Shift: Shift 3 Shift Details: 16 hours per week RN, 11:00p-7:30a,
every other weekend required. Work where -every moment
-matters.
Every day, over 30,000 Hartford HealthCare colleagues come to work
with one thing in common: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment
matters here. - We invite you to become part of Connecticut's most
comprehensive healthcare network. -
St. Vincent's Behavioral Health Center in Westport is a 76-bed
inpatient psychiatric facility specializing in -care for children,
adolescents, and adults with mental health and dual diagnosis
substance use disorders. - -St. Vincent's Medical Center is the
first hospital in Fairfield County to be integrated into the
Hartford HealthCare network, and part of -one of the largest
providers of mental health services at several locations in
Connecticut.
Job Summary:
- Provides direct patient care to behavioral health patients in
accordance with the established policies and procedures of the
facility.
Responsibilities:
- Performs initial and on-going bio-psychosocial assessments
according to accepted standards of nursing practice. Develops a
nursing plan of care consistent with the master treatment
plan.
- Participates in treatment team conferences to assist in
planning and revising goals, objectives and interventions
appropriate to the age-related and problem-specific needs of each
patient.
- Implements nursing plan of care for assigned patients and
conducts and/or co- leads group therapy sessions for
patients
- Evaluates patient's response to interventions and revises
nursing plan of care as needed. Collaborates with the treatment
team to revise goals, objectives and interventions appropriate to
the changes in patient status.
- Performs appropriate assessments of patients per hospital
policy and identifies physical, psychosocial, cultural spiritual
and age-related needs in order to provide individualized care of
the patient.
- Develops and documents a comprehensive plan of nursing care in
collaboration with the patient and family to meet the physical,
psychosocial, spiritual, cultural and age-related needs of patients
in order to facilitate the delivery of care.
- Provides direct patient care according to physician's order and
appropriate protocols as evidenced by documentation in patient's
medical record and direct supervisor or peer observation.
- Evaluates and recognizes changes in patients' physical and
psychosocial status and revises the plan of care as
necessary.
- Delegates aspects of care to other nursing personnel,
consistent with their level of education and expertise in order to
meet patients' needs and to maximize staff performance.
- Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care
appropriate to behavioral health patients and to interact with the
interdisciplinary team in order to achieve the desired outcomes for
patients.
- Other Duties as assigned
- Reflects ANA Scope and Standards of Nursing Practice (2015),
ANA Code of Ethics (2015), and ANA Social Policy Statement
(2015).
Qualifications
- Licensed Registered Nurse credentialed from the Connecticut
Department of Public Health obtained prior to hire date or job
transfer date required
- Certified BLS Provider credentialed from the American Heart
Association (AHA) or American Red Cross obtained within 2 Months
(60 days) of hire date or job transfer date
- Associate's Degree required, Bachelor Degree preferred
- Experience in an -acute care psychiatric setting is
preferred.
- Evidence of leadership ability. Must be able to both
individually and as a team member successfully manage out of
control patients using the methods outlined in the MOAB
training.
We take great care of careers.
Hartford Healthcare provides eligible employees with an extensive
benefits package and all the benefits of working with a top notch
organization:
- Medical and dental benefits
- 401(k) plan with employer match
- Generous paid time off with accrual starting on the date of
hire
- Additional voluntary benefits as well as employee discount
programs
With locations around the state, Hartford HealthCare offers
exciting opportunities for career development and growth. - Here,
you are part of an organization on the cutting edge - helping to
bring new technologies, breakthrough treatments and community
education to countless men, women and children. - We know that a
thriving organization starts with thriving employees-- we provide a
competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance.
- Every moment matters. - And this is -your moment.
Keywords: Hartford HealthCare, Fairfield , Registered Nurse - Adult Psych, Healthcare , Westport, Connecticut
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