Registered Nurse Float - Behavioral Health - 32 Hours, Evenings

Hospital for Special Care; United States; On-site; USD 72,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

Hospital for Special Care is seeking a Registered Nurse Behavioral Health Float to join our team. This role provides professional nursing care to patients and families, assessing needs, planning and evaluating care, and coordinating with the treatment team on a neurobehavioral and autism/inpatient units.

You will work in a second shift, ensuring safety and compassionate care across multiple units. The RN will administer medications, document per ANA standards, and participate in ongoing

Qualifications

• Must be a Registered Nurse with an accredited program and CT RN licensure.
• Current CT RN licensure.
• Demonstrated competence in the clinical setting.
• Valid driver’s license (NBU only).
• Safety-Care training within the orientation period.

Responsibilities

• Performs comprehensive patient assessments within scope of practice.
• Forms, coordinates, and evaluates a goal-directed plan of care.
• Administers medications according to policies and standards.
• Coordinates patient activities for admissions/discharges/transfers with the treatment team.
• Demonstrates critical thinking and responds to emergencies following policies.

Skills

Clinical nursing

Patient assessment

Critical thinking

Communication skills

Safety-Care training

Education

RN license (CT)

Bachelor's degree in nursing (preferred)

Job description

Position Information

Position Location: Hospital for Special Care

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 32

Work Shift: Second Shift

Department: Not Identified

We are dedicated to creating an environment of care and engagement that makes us one of the most desirable places to work, providing exceptional care to each patient each and every day!

QUALIFICATIONS

• Registered Nurse: Required: Successful completion of an accredited school of nursing program
• Registered Nurse: Required: Current licensure as a registered nurse in the State of Connecticut
• Registered Nurse: Required: Demonstrated competence in the clinical setting.
• Registered Nurse: Required: Valid driver’s license (NBU only)
• Registered Nurse: Required: Safety-Care® training is required within the established orientation period and must be maintained in accordance with organizational policy.
• Registered Nurse: Preferred: Valid/Current CPR (required within 3 months of employment.)
• Registered Nurse: Preferred: Bachelor's degree in nursing
• Previous experience in behavioral health, psychiatry, autism services, developmental and intellectual disabilities or other related clinical settings is preferred.

JOB SUMMARY

The Registered Nurse Behavioral Health Float functions within the team as a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for providing quality care to patients and their families. Utilizing the nursing process, the Behavioral Health RN assesses, plans, implements, coordinates, and evaluates all aspects of patient care, considering the physical, psychological, environmental and social needs.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This job requires continuous periods of walking, standing, bending, reaching, with periodic sitting. Occasional climbing, squatting, and kneeling as related to patient care. Job requires the ability to lift or carry objects up to 10 pounds continuously, 20 pounds frequently and up to 40 pounds frequently for assisting with patient transfers and bed mobility. Ability to push/pull up to 25 lbs. frequently for medication carts/equipment and 50 pounds occasionally for patient care and mobility activities. In addition, this job requires frequent use of gross, fine motor and sensory skills in order to pass medications, perform assessments and treatments, and handle equipment used in patient care.

COGNITIVE DEMANDS

Job requires independent problem identification, abstract reasoning and adaptability to changing environments and information. Application of previously acquired knowledge, flexibility of thought, and organizational skills are necessary. Quick decision-making is required. A high degree of selective attention, discernment, perception and concentration is necessary. Job requires a proficiency in English including attention to detail, adherence to all elements of style and ability to postulate. A working knowledge and familiarity with professional/medical terms and definitions is required. Job requires a high degree of communication skills including expression of abstract/complex ideas, use of negotiation and active listening, and an ability to dialogue with multiple parties. Job requires reading and auditory comprehension of abstractions and an ability to make inferences. A working knowledge and familiarity with professional/medical documentation is necessary. Job requires the ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide with all units of measure, and the ability perform these operations with common and decimal fractions. Must be able to compute ratio, rate, percent, and perform arithmetic operation involving units of weights, measures and volume.

WORK DEMANDS

Job requires working indoors in an occasionally noisy and distracting environment. There is an occasional need to be outdoors. Job requires working continuously with others. Schedule fluctuation is occasional and at times unpredictable to anticipate. Job involves possible exposure and handling of the following: bloodborne and/or airborne pathogens, body fluids, infections and contagious diseases, latex, antineoplastic and other hazardous drugs. Response to emergencies is required. Employees in this role may be required to float to other patient care units or departments based on operational and patient care needs, provided they possess the required competencies and qualifications for the assignment.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Performs comprehensive patient assessments within scope of practice.
• Formulates, coordinates, and evaluates a goal-directed plan of care that is prioritized and based on patient outcomes.
• Addresses the plan of care according to the ANA standards of practice.
• Coordinates patient activities for assigned group of patients to facilitate patient care outcomes ex: admission, discharge, transfers in collaboration with the treatment team.
• Demonstrates competency in critical thinking.
• Responds appropriately in an emergency situation as per Hospital for Special Care policies, protocols and standards.
• Provides individualized, culturally competent care.
• Administers medications according to HSC policies and standards, including documentation of medication administration.
• Performs the role of charge nurse after completion of the charge role orientation.
• Documents accurately according to HSC policy and ANA standards of practice in a timely thorough manner.
• Participates in activities that promote interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Demonstrates ability to utilize nursing and multidisciplinary standards, policies, protocols regulatory standards.
• Demonstrates ongoing self-growth and professional development by attending educational in-services and /or conferences (internal/external).
• The Registered Nurse Behavioral Health Float must maintain demonstrated competency to provide care on the Neurobehavioral Unit, the Autism Inpatient Unit, and at least one long-term care medical unit.
• Demonstrates de-escalation techniques taught by the Hospital to minimize need for physical intervention.
• Demonstrates ability to remain calm during a crisis situation as evidenced by the ability to make quick rational decisions and prioritize immediate patient care needs to maintain a therapeutic environment and ensure safety.

TEAM CULTURE & VALUES

At HFSC, we are a family. Each person who is a part of our team of 1,300 employees and volunteers offers unique talents and perspectives. We all believe in keeping the same shared value of making our patients the center of what we do. By combining all of our unique skills and shared values we are able to make a positive difference in the lives of our patients. We are dedicated to creating an environment of care and engagement that makes us one of the most desirable places to work.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and offer a competitive benefits package.