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About the Position
- Full-Time/PRN
- $58.00 per hour!
- Work Schedule: All shifts
available. PRN 3 x 12s - Eligible to Receive Benefits:Yes
- Psych Nurse
Laid out on a 78-acre campus, this hospital is the largest psychiatric
facility in the state serving the western two-thirds of Kansas with nearly
1,000 employees and the capacity to treat more than 450 patients daily,
24-hours a day, seven days a week.The facility is accredited by The Joint
Commission (TJC) and certified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS).
Position Summary &
Responsibilities
Position Summary:The Registered Nurse must
be able to demonstrate the knowledge of skills necessary to provide care
appropriate to the patients served. The individual must demonstrate
knowledge of the principals of growth and development and possess the ability
to assess and interpret data to identify age specific needs. Participates
in Natural Work Teams and/or Quality Action Teams. The purpose is to
provide specialized professional nursing supervision and coordination of
quality patient care by fostering therapeutic relationships, active treatment
and supporting the hospital.
Job Responsibilities may include but
are not limited to the following:
Provides/delegates patient care and
the documentation of behavioral and physical changes.
- Performs admission procedures
utilizing nursing assessment and process. - Provides patient education and
completes the discharge process.
Plans nursing interventions and makes
nursing care recommendations.
- Assesses, diagnoses, plans,
implements & evaluates patient care. - Interacts with individuals in a
therapeutic manner, providing guidance, direction and support for
appropriate behavior, activities, and life processes. - Encourages patients to develop an
understanding of their treatment goals and apply identified treatment
strategies. - Identifies teaching
opportunities, providing timely instruction in conflict resolution,
problem solving, stress management, medication awareness and social
skills. - Performs other technical nursing
skills as required.
Maintains a safe, secure and
therapeutic environment
- Must obtain/maintain current
cardiopulmonary resuscitation for healthcare providers. - Demonstrates caring and
respectful communication to all patients, customers and co-workers. - Maintains daily communication via
E-mail, with appropriate follow-up. - Complies with policies, procedures,
and nursing standards. - Demonstrates a positive attitude
by working cooperatively in a team process. - Demonstrates willingness to learn
and encourages initiation of new concepts. - Performs all other job-related
duties willingly as assigned by supervisor to accomplish the Strategic
Plan of the hospital.
Qualifications
Kansas license/temporary permit, or be given authority to practice as a
Registered Nurse by the Kansas State Board of Nursing.
Requires an approved drug test approved by the Kansas Department of
Administration unless the incumbent is moving from one safety-sensitive
position to another safety-sensitive position within the same agency performing
substantially similar duties.
CPI Certification within 60 days of employment and maintain certification
throughout employment.
CPR Certification within one month of employment and maintain
certification throughout employment.
- Ability
to pass a KBI background and pre-employment drug test.
