Psychiatric Resource Registered Nurse PRN Nights

Children's Health
Plano, TX, United States
Full-time

Job Title & Specialty Area : Psychiatric Resource Registered NurseDepartment : PsychLocation : PlanoShift : PRN NightsJob Type : On-SiteWhy Children's Health?

At Children's Health, our mission is to Make Life Better for Children, and we recognize that their health plays a crucial role in achieving this goal.

Through our cutting-edge treatments and affiliation with UT Southwestern, we strive to deliver an extraordinary patient and family experience, ensuring that every moment, big or small, contributes to their overall well-being.

Our dedication to promoting children's health extends beyond our organization and encompasses the broader community. Together, we can make a significant difference in the lives of children and contribute to a brighter and healthier future for all.

Summary : Functions as a member of the interdisciplinary Psychiatry Consult team. Utilizes the nursing process in the delivery of comprehensive and developmentally appropriate care to high-risk behavioral patients and their families.

Acts as a psychiatric resource to the bedside teams by providing clinical support, monitoring compliance with system policies, guidelines, and documentation, and by maintaining a safe environment for patients with mental health needs in the acute care, ICU, and ED areas.

Responds to behavioral emergencies throughout the hospital and collaborates with the interdisciplinary BERT team to ensure patient and staff safety.

Is knowledgeable of the regulatory standards related to the care of hospitalized patients with mental health needs and ensures compliance with those standards.

Responsibilities : * Uses clinical judgment based on nursing skills acquired through formal and informal experiential knowledge and evidence based guidelines to globally assess the patient's situation* Supports bedside staff in providing a safe environment for patients with high-risk behaviors by inspecting rooms, proactively identifying potential safety hazards, and removing at-risk items.

  • Delivers competent and skilled nursing care to patients and families according to their identified needs.* Provides content expertise and education to staff caring for high-risk patients and assists staff in finding available resources related to behavioral health patients.
  • Provides a just in time resource to bedside nursing, administrative supervisors and physicians caring for high-risk behavioral patients.
  • Assists staff in finding available resources related to behavioral health patients.* Attends daily rounds with the Consult Psychiatry service and other services as needed to promote continuity of care and effective hand-off.
  • Reviews documentation and orders in EPIC and collaborates with the safety assistant and bedside RN to ensure that the patient's level of observation is appropriate, and documentation is accurate and complete.
  • Identifies patient care concerns in real time and collaborates and escalates as needed to promote resolution.* Provides education and facilitates learning for the patient care team related to constant visual observation guidelines and policies, therapeutic interactions, and patient safety.
  • Assists with consistent application of guidelines and policies across the hospital.How You'll Be Successful : WORK EXPERIENCE* At least 2 years job related experience RequiredEDUCATION* Four-year Bachelor's degree in Nursing RequiredLICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS* Current license to practice professional nursing in the State of Texas Required* Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers as required by CP 1.

20 Life Support Course Requirements Required* Effective April 20, 2020, new employees must obtain PACES certification within 6 months of hire and existing employees must obtain PACES certification upon expiration of their PEARS certification (no later than April 20, 2022).

Required* Initial Pediatric Prevention and Management of Aggressive Behaviors (PPMAB) training must be renewed annually 60 Days, RequiredA Place Where You BelongWe put our people first.

We welcome, value, and respect the beliefs, identities and experiences of our patients and colleagues. We are committed to delivering culturally effective care, creating meaningful partnerships in the communities we serve, and equipping and developing our team members to make Children's Health a place where everyone can contribute.

Holistic Benefits - How We'll Care for You : * Employee portion of medical plan premiums are covered after 3 years.* 4%-10% employee savings plan match based on tenure* Paid Parental Leave (up to 12 weeks)* Caregiver Leave* Adoption and surrogacy reimbursementAs an equal opportunity employer, Children's Health does not discriminate against employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin, veteran or military status, disability, or genetic information or any other Federal or State legally-protected status or class.

This applies to all aspects of the employer-employee relationship including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, promotion, transfer pay, training, discipline, workforce adjustments, termination, employee benefits, and any other employment-related activity.

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