RN Staff - Children's Unit

Brattleboro Retreat; Brattleboro (VT); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Brattleboro Retreat is seeking an experienced registered nurse to collaborate with a multidisciplinary team in providing comprehensive psychiatric care. The role involves using the nursing process to meet complex patient needs, including medication administration and crisis management.

Ideal candidates hold Vermont RN licensure and bring psychiatric or general nursing experience. Strong teamwork and adherence to policies are essential for delivering safe, therapeutic care.

Qualifications

• Licensed registered nurse in Vermont.
• Preferred 1 year psychiatric nursing or 2 years general nursing experience.
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Assume Charge Nurse responsibilities for a given shift.
• Assess, implement and evaluate patient/family care.
• Administer medications as part of nursing care.
• Demonstrate knowledge of specimen collection and toxicology testing.
• Maintain a safe and therapeutic milieu in assigned area.
• Document crisis interventions and outcomes.
• Develop and implement the multidisciplinary plan of care.
• Share information with team via reports and documentation.
• Participate in Performance Improvement activities.

Skills

Registered nurse

Psychiatric nursing

Crisis intervention

Education

Nursing license (VT)

Job description

Description

Job Summary: Works with the multidisciplinary team to identify individual and group needs and interventions. Utilizes the nursing process to meet the needs of patients requiring complex nursing care. Provides clinical supervision of MHTs to ensure safe and therapeutic delivery of care.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Core Competencies

Assumes Charge Nurse responsibilities for a given shift.

Utilizes the nursing process to assess, implement and evaluate patient/family care.

Provides nursing care (including the administration of medication) to meet patients’ needs.

Demonstrates knowledge of specimen collection, storage and delivery criteria for toxicology testing.

Participates in the development and maintenance of a safe and therapeutic milieu in assigned care area.

Adheres to and implements organizational and departmental policies and procedures as they pertain to work area.

Demonstrates the ability to intervene in crisis situations:

• Assess the milieu, targets potential crisis situations and intervenes in a calm, supportive manner.
• Utilizes appropriate degree of verbal intervention, which contributes to crisis resolution.
• Demonstrates ability to physically intervene in crisis utilizing appropriate techniques.
• May lead a show of support, directing others in their roles.
• Appropriately documents the crisis situation

Performs constant observations, intermittent observations, specializing, checks or other forms of patient safety procedures as assigned.

Participates in the development and implementation of the multidisciplinary plan of care for assigned patients.

Shares information appropriately with member of the multidisciplinary team and other hospital department representatives through verbal reports and written documentation.

Identifies the need for and participates in the delivery of education to patients and families.

Participates in Performance Improvement activities within assigned area.

Completes assigned work within the given shift.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS:

State of Vermont licensed registered nurse.

Preferred one year psychiatric nursing experience, or two years general nursing experience.