RN Staff - Flex Adolescents/Young Adults Unit

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

Job summary

Brattleboro Retreat in Vermont is seeking a State of Vermont licensed registered nurse to join the multidisciplinary team providing complex psychiatric and medical care.

The role emphasizes nursing process, safe patient milieu, medication administration, crisis intervention and collaboration with other departments. Strong documentation and adherence to policies are essential for this position.

Qualifications

• State of Vermont licensed registered nurse.
• Preferred one year psychiatric nursing experience, or two years general nursing experience.

Responsibilities

• Assumes Charge Nurse responsibilities for a given shift.
• Utilizes the nursing process to assess, implement and evaluate patient/family care.
• Provides nursing care (including 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: assesses milieu, intervenes calmly, uses appropriate verbal and physical techniques, documents crises.
• Performs constant and intermittent observations and other safety procedures as assigned.
• Participates in multidisciplinary care planning and education delivery to patients and families.
• Participates in Performance Improvement activities within assigned area.

Skills

Nursing care

Crisis intervention

Documentation

Team collaboration

Patient safety

Education

RN license in Vermont

Job description

Description

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.