Geisinger Behavioral Health Center Northeast
Location
Springettsbury Township, Pennsylvania
Salary
$47 / HOUR
Provide professional nursing care to adolescents and adults with acute behavioral health disorders in an inpatient setting. Responsibilities include assessing patient needs, implementing care plans, and coordinating with physicians to ensure patient safety.
Must be a graduate of an accredited nursing school with a current RN license and at least one year of nursing experience. CPR and de-escalation certifications are required, with psychiatric experience preferred.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: · Monitor patient health and administer basic care utilizing the nursing process within the LPN/LVN scope of practice in carrying out care plan objectives and goals. · Role model expectations related to customer service and demonstrates a sense of urgency related to the importance of patient safety. · Collaborate with others to ensure that patients’ physical, biopsychosocial, age, developmental and cultural needs are met and when they are not met, acknowledges and works to resolve customer complaints. · Provide for the basic comfort of patient, implement nursing interventions identified in the plan of care that is individualized to their needs. · Apply appropriate interventions to progress the patient towards wellness and address maintenance of wellness. · Discuss the care provided with patient and listen to their concerns. Report status changes and concerns to registered nurses and doctors. · Communicate therapeutically and professionally with patient, visitors, coworkers and others involved in the patient's treatment in an effective manner. · Provide for the safe delivery of medication in accordance with policies and procedures, physicians orders and/or current practice. · Maintain standards of professional nursing practice in accordance with facility policy and procedures, other external governing and credentialing bodies, performance improvement standards and psychiatric nursing standards. · Responsible for thorough, accurate reporting and documentation of the patient symptoms, responses and progress. OTHER FUNCTIONS: · Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS: · Graduation from an accredited school of nursing required. · One or more years' of nursing experience within clinical area of service provided by facility preferred. LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS: · Current LPN/LVN license as required by state. · CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility). · First aid may be required based on state or facility. While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the requirements of the job, management reserves the right to add or remove duties from particular jobs when circumstances (e.g. emergencies, changes in workload, rush jobs or technological developments) dictate. AHLPN #LI-MTZI
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