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The Psychiatric Intake & Assessment Nurse provides professional nursing care through assessment and accurate documentation, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation for the comfort and well-being of patients. Carries out a plan of care specific to unit competencies for the target patient population. Coordinates care delivery and education through collaboration with patient, family and all health care team providers to ensure safe, effective and quality patient care. Follows organizational policies in providing safe patient care.
Job Responsibility:
Complete initial Psychiatric assessment (at Strawberry Hill Campus) upon admissions
Will provide Triage and MSE and serve as QMP in absence of physician
Will provide initial nursing admissions assessment
Provide intake screening calls
Provide appropriate referrals
Work closely with the inpatient psychiatric units, PLS, physicians and psychiatric consult services, the medical inpatient units, and transfer center to assess patient needs for admissions
Work and communicate to all team members to arrange appropriate bed placement and levels of service
Assist in completions of involuntary paperwork as needed
May be required to attend hearings for involuntary patients
Assist inpatient psychiatric nursing units to provide intermittent IV Antibiotic Therapy, IV Fluid Challenge
Will be a member of the BRT and RRT team at the campus
Assist inpatient units as needed
After hours and weekends will initiate Pre-Cert at Strawberry Hill campus
Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department
Requirements:
High School Graduate
Associate Degree Nursing or ADN prepared nurses hired after February 24, 2017, must complete BSN degree within 5 years of hire
6 months of experience as a Clinical Psychiatric Nurse in a Psychiatric Hospital or setting
Basic Life Support Heartsaver (BLS HS) (Non-Clinical) - American Heart Association (AHA)
Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Single State - State Board of Nursing (Kansas) or compact license
Nice to have:
Bachelor Degree Nursing
1 or more years experience in psychiatric liaison services
Course Advanced Trauma Nursing - Society of Trauma Nurses (STN)
Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) certification preferred for child campus
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - American Heart Association (AHA)