RN (BHU) - Loan Forgiveness & $20,000 Sign-on Bonus - Full Time, Variable (Bellflower)
Company: Alta Hospitals
Location: Bellflower
Posted on: April 25, 2024
Job Description:
The Behavioral Health Registered Nurse is specially trained to
monitor and utilize therapeutic equipment necessary to provide
specialized nursing care to patients with behavioral and/or mental
disorders. - Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to develop
and implement a plan of care for a specific group of assigned
patients, ensuring the coordination of care between other
disciplines, physicians, and support staff. - Performs professional
nursing duties that incorporate the psychosocial, psychomotor and
age appropriate cognitive skills of the patient/family/significant
other to assess, plan, intervene and advocate for the patient on an
ongoing basis throughout the continuum of care. - Will reevaluate
patient response and outcomes, effectiveness of plan of care, and
readiness for discharge and revise plan or make referrals as
necessary. - Acts as a role model and mentor to a variety of new
graduate nurses, orientees and support staff.Los Angeles Community
Hospital at Bellflower is a behavioral health hospital that
provides screening, admitting, inpatient treatment and follow-up
care services. Our 32-bed inpatient behavioral health facility
focuses on providing care for adults who voluntarily seek services
for mental health conditions, such as depression or substance
abuse.
- Provides patient care, reviews and administers patient
medications, treatments and procedures in a safe, effective and age
appropriate manner that meets scope of practice and standards of
nursing practice. Recognizes change in patient's clinical
conditions, taking appropriate action and documenting intervention.
Effectively collaborates with the health care team to intervene,
and advocate as necessary. Intervenes appropriately in instances of
abuse, assault or neglect, or when adequate financial or social
resources are not available. Makes appropriate referrals to resolve
patient issues effectively.
- Develops long and short-term goals consistent with treatment
plans, standards of practice, and the plan of care, incorporating
patient preference and discussing plan of care with patient.
Appropriately utilizes pain management resources and other
interventions to provide pain relief. Provides ongoing assessments
and documents the patient's physical and psychosocial condition, as
well as response to care. Reviews patient test results, identifies
critical results, and communicates in a timely manner consistent
with the condition of the patient and correlates information into
the plan of care. Consistently ensures nursing practice is evidence
based, within scope of licensure and compliant with hospital wide
standards of nursing care, including core measures. Ensures
Infection Control procedures and HIPAA compliance.
- Collaborates with staff, physicians and members of the
healthcare team, ensuring the coordination of care between other
disciplines and support staff. Supervises, monitors and delegates
patient care activities to appropriate members of the health care
team, provides effective leadership and ensures that care is safe
and of high quality. Acts as a source of information and
articulately responds to questions, providing resources, guidance,
and education about treatment plan, plan of care, and medications.
Develops and implements accurate teaching and ongoing discharge
plans.
- Empathizes with patient and patient support systems, expresses
compassion and understanding for the situation and demonstrates
care which is appropriate for the age, and cultural, religious,
gender identity, or ethnic background. Engages in caring behaviors,
taking conscious ownership for work and takes deliberate/thoughtful
actions regarding how to best carry out interactions with the
patient, families, physicians, and co-workers.--- Ability to read,
write and communicate effectively in English ---- Ability to work
variable shifts including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays
---- Ability to maintain flexibility and composure in a constantly
changing environment--- Bilingual skills to communicate effectively
with patients and families ---- Recent behavioral health experience
in an Acute Psychiatric setting--- Psychiatric-Mental Health
Nursing Certification (RN-BC)--- SAMA Certification upon hire------
Graduate of an Accredited School of NursingBachelor of Science in
Nursing--- AHA Basic Life Support ---- Hospital Fire and Life
Safety Card (Los Angeles City Employees only) ---- De-escalation
certification upon hire; Upon recertification, SAMA Certification
required--- Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Certification (RN-BC)
---- SAMA Certification upon hireActive, current, and unencumbered
Licensure as a Registered Nurse
Keywords: Alta Hospitals, Buena Park , RN (BHU) - Loan Forgiveness & $20,000 Sign-on Bonus - Full Time, Variable (Bellflower), Healthcare , Bellflower, California
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