Behavioral Health Specialist PRN (Nightshift)

Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanderbilt University Medical Center invites applications for a patient care role within the Emergency Services unit. The role supports nursing staff by delivering essential clinical care, assisting patients with daily activities, and facilitating coping strategies.

You will participate in data collection and contribute to a therapeutic environment that promotes healing. Under supervision by a Registered Nurse, you will help orient new patients, document care, and communicate progress with the

Qualifications

• Facilitation of Positive Coping Strategies (Intermediate): Demonstrates ability to facilitate coping strategies in clinical settings.
• Human Growth & Development (Intermediate): Shows knowledge of growth/development applicable to patient care.
• Patient Documentation (Intermediate): Maintains accurate patient documentation practices.
• Communication (Intermediate): Communicates clearly and respectfully with staff and patients.

Responsibilities

• Performs clinical care per patient treatment plan and unit standards (vital signs, specimen collection, point-of-care testing).
• Collects data to assess patient strengths and limitations.
• Assists patients with activities of daily living (showering, hygiene, laundry) under supervision.
• Provides input to the nurse and other healthcare professionals on patient progress toward goals.
• Maintains a safe healing environment and appropriate limit setting with direction from staff.
• Orientation of new patients to the program and establishes therapeutic relationships.
• Flags safety concerns to charge nurse and suggests solutions.
• Leads coping skills groups with patients on the unit.

Job description

Discover Vanderbilt Health : With eight hospitals and over 180 clinics, we are the region's largest comprehensive academic health system. Vanderbilt Health has a long tradition of providing world-class care to the people of the Mid-South, living out our mission of moving medicine forward through preeminent programs in patient care, education and research. Here you'll find a spirit of collaboration and a supportive community where your expertise is valued, your knowledge expanded and your uniqueness celebrated. We are committed to fostering an environment where talented, compassionate people are united in bringing the most advanced care to our neighbors throughout the region.

Organization:

Emergency Services 120

Job Summary:

JOB SUMMARY Performs duties of patient care necessary to implement individual treatment under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. Provides the psychological, emotional and physical care and support required by each patient. Assists in maintaining the therapeutic environment of the clinical program with minimal guidance.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Performs clinical care consistent with the patient's treatment plan, including but not limited to vital signs, phlebotomy, specimen collection and point of care testing as directed by unit standards.
• Collects data to contribute to the assessment of individual strengths and limitations.
• Independently assists patients with showering, oral hygiene, laundry and other activities of daily living.
• Provides input to the patient's assigned nurse and other healthcare professionals assigned to the patient regarding patient's progress towards treatment goals.
• Promotes and maintains a safe environment conducive to healing and health promotion. Able to provide effective and therapeutic limit setting with patients with direction from other staff.
• Assures orientation of newly admitted patient to the program and establishes a therapeutic relationship with the patients.
• Provides immediate feedback to the charge nurse about any safety concerns on the unit and offers potential solutions.
• Independently leads coping skills groups with patients
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES

• Facilitation of Positive Coping Strategies (Intermediate): Demonstrates mastery of facilitation of positive coping strategies in practical applications of a difficult nature. Possesses sufficient knowledge, training, and experience to be capable of successfully delivering facilitation services without requiring support and instruction from others. Able to train and educate by setting the example, giving technical instruction, providing leadership, and generally raising the level of performance of others while on the job.
• Human Growth & Development (Intermediate): Demonstrates mastery of human growth and development in practical applications of a difficult nature. Possesses sufficient knowledge, training, and experience to be capable of successfully delivering human growth and development services without requiring support and instruction from others. Able to train and educate by setting the example, giving technical instruction, providing leadership, and generally raising the level of performance of others while on the job.
• Patient Documentation (Intermediate): Demonstrates mastery of patient documentation in practical applications of a difficult nature. Possesses sufficient knowledge, training, and experience to be capable of successfully delivering patient documentation services without requiring support and instruction from others. Able to train and educate by setting the example, giving technical instruction, providing leadership, and generally raising the level of performance of others while on the job.
• Communication (Intermediate): Clearly, effectively and respectfully communicates to employees or customers.

Our clinical and nursing support roles are at the center of all we do, helping us be the world leader in advancing personalized health. We support each other and encourage excellence among all who are part of our workforce. High-achieving employees stay at Vanderbilt Health for professional growth, appreciation of benefits, and a sense of community and purpose. We support each other and encourage excellence among all who are part of our workforce.

Core Accountabilities:

• Organizational Impact: Performs tasks that are typically routine that may impact team's performance with occasional guidance.
• Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Utilizes some discretion and research to solve routine problems.
• Breadth of Knowledge: Applies knowledge of standards, established processes and procedure that apply to your own job.
• Team Interaction: Provides guidance to entry level co-workers.

Core Capabilities :

• Supporting Colleagues : Develops Self and Others: Continuously improves own skills by identifying development opportunities.
• Builds and Maintains Relationships: Seeks to understand colleagues