Registered Nurse - RN Geriatric/Adolescent Psych (Nights)

Missouri Delta Medical Center; Sikeston (MO); On-site; USD 39,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, MO is seeking a Registered Nurse for Geriatric/Adolescent Psychiatry (Nights). The RN will prescribe, delegate, and coordinate nursing care using the nursing process and collaborate with the care team to ensure high standards of patient care.

Responsibilities include patient/family teaching, discharge planning, quality improvement participation, and safe administration of medications. BSN preferred; Missouri RN licensure required; BLS training essential.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an approved school of nursing; BSN preferred.
• Current licensure by Missouri State Board of Nursing.
• Patient-contact skills appropriate to age group served.

Responsibilities

• Prescribes, delegates, and coordinates nursing care using the nursing process.
• Provides leadership and collaborates with staff to maintain standards of practice.
• Participates in Quality Improvement and discharge planning.
• Administers medications with knowledge of action and contraindications.
• Leads unit-based education for staff annually.

Skills

Nursing care coordination

Leadership

Chemotherapy administration

Education

BSN preferred

BLS training

Job description

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Registered Nurse - RN Geriatric/Adolescent Psych (Nights)

1E 2B Geriatric Psychiatry Full-Time Professional Hospital, Sikeston, MO, US

3 days ago Requisition ID: 2032

BASIC FUNCTIONS OF POSITION:

• Prescribes, delegates, and coordinates nursing care for patients utilizing the nursing process.
• Provides leadership by working cooperatively with ancillary departments and other patient care team members in maintaining Standards for Clinical Practice and Standards of Patient Care in the clinical setting.
• Participates in Quality Improvement.
• Participates in patient/family teaching and discharge planning.
• Directs, supervises and evaluates nursing care provided. Leads and facilitates decision making at the unit level.
• Assigns nursing care to team members in accordance with patient’s needs and nursing staff competencies and qualifications.
• Competently performs core and specific skills.
• Provides one unit based education to staff annually.
• Competently administers medications with knowledge of action, mode of administration, side effects, and contraindications.
• Implements, transcribes, and/or countersigns physician orders.
• Utilizes assessment skills to identify biophysical, psychosocial, environmental, selfcare, discharge planning, spiritual and educational needs of patient, family, and/or significant other.
• Communicates pertinent unit activities, work load fluctuations/staffing, and difficult situations.
• Makes patient rounds with physicians and assists with diagnostic tests and procedures.
• Identifies learning opportunities for self and others.
• Promotes good public relations for the nursing department/hospital.
• Competently assumes an active role in the safe, effective administration of oncology chemotherapy, understands mechanism of action, modes of administration, dosage calculation and contraindication.

QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION: Graduate from an approved school of nursing; BSN preferred. BLS training.

LICENSE: Possess current licensure by Missouri State Board of Nursing.

SPECIAL:

PATIENT CONTACT: Must have the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

STANDING: Majority of shift spent standing.

WALKING: Considerable amount of time spent walking.

LIFTING: Must use good body mechanics to independently lift or in certain situations, assist with lifting/transferring a patient.

VISUAL: Must have ability to read physician orders and observe patient care areas; utilize inspection skills during patient assessment.

HEARING: Must be able to receive/comprehend telephone calls; auscultate and percuss during physical assessment.

SPEAKING: Talking is essential in instructing and supervising nursing personnel, communicating physician orders and addressing patient/family needs and/or requests.