Outpatient/Day Treatment RN
Location: Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Description: Fond du Lac County, WI is currently seeking to employ Outpatient/Day Treatment RN right now, this occupation will be placed in Wisconsin. Detailed specification about this occupation opportunity kindly read the description below. Under the general direction of the Acute Unit Supervisor/Deputy Program Director, position maintains patient safety, evaluates and assesses patients’ status! , and implements care plans and needed changes in nursing action, carries out medical orders, evaluates new admissions, prepares detailed discharge plans, and informs the doctor of patient status changes. Reviews medical records, educates families and patients, supervises nursing personnel, handles crisis intervention and protects patients’ rights.
Examples of Duties:
Provides a safe, therapeutic environment that protects patient’s rights.
Uses the nursing process in planning, providing and evaluating each patient’s care and produces a written nursing assessment and up-to-date nursing care plan. Assessments are ongoing with changes implemented as needed.
Documents patient’s status and response to care.
Applies restraints and/or imposes seclusion in emergency situations, notifying the Clinical Director, designee or on-call psychiatrist for orders as soon as possible.
Develops a therapeutic relationship with pati! ents.
Conducts nursing support groups and individu! al 1:1 supportive counseling with appropriate approval and supervision.
Sets limits on patients’ behaviors and intervenes to decrease panic in disturbed patients.
Admits and discharges patients based on physician orders.
Assesses appropriateness of admission, obtains orders and ensures that all admission documents and consents for treatment are correct and present.
Prepares detailed discharge plans for each patient and coordinates follow-up treatment with the patient’s county of residence.
Administers medications.
Assists with procedures and physical exams and provides general nursing care as required.
Reviews medical records, checks physician orders and records these orders.
Observes patient’s behavior for changes in order to intervene appropriately, guide nonprofessional nursing staff, communicates changes to appropriate staff and record changes.
Supervises nonprofessional nursing s! taff in providing quality nursing care.
Participates as a member of the multidisciplinary treatment team and dictates treatment planning and discharge planning notes from these meetings.
Teaches patients and their families concerning, among other things, medications, therapies and mental illness.
Communicates with patients, their families, physicians, other community agencies, legal authorities, etc., as needed.
Participates in staff development and performance appraisals.
Participates in committee activities.
Attends unit meetings and in-services.
Provides crisis intervention services.
Participates in the development, interpretation, and implementation of the unit’s and facility’s philosophy, objectives, standards, policies and procedures.
Provides medication teaching and symptom education, medication injection and evaluation of side effects and efficacy, supportive therapy, and ongoing cl! inical evaluation in the Outpatient Clinic or the home setting
! Obtains information from patients, members of their families, and others to identify medical, economic, emotional or physical problems. Participates as a member of the clinical team in the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of the patient
Provides immediate crisis intervention by evaluating and assessing immediate needs, relating patient’s conditions to the appropriate psychiatrist, coordinating treatment for inpatient or further outpatient care.
Coordinates obtaining prescribed medications from a variety of settings for patients whose current financial status qualifies them for indigence programs
Observes all confidentiality rules prescribed by State/Federal law, including obtaining necessary release of information forms for contacts with other agencies/individuals
Acts as charge nurse in the absence of the unit supervisor
Typical Qualifications:
Knowledge of psychiatric disorders and medications, Wisconsin laws ! relating to mental health, patient’s rights, and current practices. Ability to make accurate assessments, intervene in a crisis, and interact effectively with patients, their families and the general public.
Good physical and mental health with sufficient strength to handle physically aggressive patients and normal day-to-day duties to include lifting up to 50 pounds to restrain or relocate patients and perform laundry and related duties as needed; frequent lifting or carrying of objects, intermittent standing and walking; occasional driving; bending, twisting, squatting, pushing, pulling and reaching; distinguish sounds a various frequencies and volumes; distinguish people or objects at varied distance under a variety of light conditions; using hands for grasping, fine manipulation and operating/controlling equipment. Ability to maintain emotional stability in stressful working situations. Ability to follow oral and written instructions and communicate clearly o! rally and in writing. Willingness to be part of the treatment team and ! work hours as needed.
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If you were eligible to this occupation, please send us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Fond du Lac County, WI.
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This occupation will be started on: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 20:43:17 GMT
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