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Nationwide Children's Hospital

Staff RN - Psychiatric Crisis Department (Nights)

Nationwide Children's Hospital, Butterfly, Kentucky, United States

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Staff RN - Psychiatric Crisis Department (Nights) Night Shift, 11:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.

Every Other Weekend Required

0.4 FTE / 16 hours per week

0.6 FTE / 24 hours per week

0.8 FTE / 32 hours per week

Expected to float to other Behavioral Health nursing units as needed at the direction of leadership.

Rate starts at $34.68 per hour. Pay commensurate with experience.

Night Shift Differential: $4.60; Weekend Shift Differential: $4.40.

Job Description Summary Assists patients to move rapidly, uneventfully, and as effectively as possible through their episode of care while maintaining quality and safety as a priority. Delegates, directs, oversees, and provides developmentally appropriate patient care. Practices professional nursing and promotes patient advocacy in accordance with the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses and maintains a current Ohio Nursing License.

Essential Functions

Provides nursing care using a Family Centered approach.

Assesses individualized patient needs. Communicates patient care needs and priorities to assigned Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs), Patient Care Assistants (PCAs), Unit Coordinators, and Allied Health personnel.

Plans, implements, educates, and evaluates care using Evidence-Based Practices.

Utilizes Therapeutic Communication while monitoring the physical, psychological, and social needs of patients and families.

Engages in the “workplace community” by staying aware of changes, participating in data collection or auditing, understanding Quality Improvement, and representing staff at relevant meetings and then reporting important information and updates back to staff.

Documents according to organizational standards, policies, and procedures.

Education Requirement BSN or Associate degree with commitment to obtain BSN within 5 years of hire, required.

Licensure Requirement Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Ohio.

Certifications

Current CPR certification required.

Must be willing to obtain and maintain NRP, PALS, ACLS, APHON or other necessary certification as determined by your manager based on business unit.

Physical Requirements Occasionally: Biohazard waste, Climb stairs/ladder, Driving motor vehicles (work required) *additional testing may be required, Fume/Gases/Vapors, Hand use: grasping, gripping, turning, Lifting/Carrying: 41-60 lbs, Lifting/Carrying: 61-100 lbs, Machinery, Power Tools, Pushing/Pulling: 100 lbs or greater with assistance, Reaching above shoulder. Frequently: Bend/twist, Blood and/or Bodily Fluids, Chemicals/Medications, Communicable Diseases and/or Pathogens, Depth perception, Electricity, Lifting/Carrying: 0-10 lbs, Lifting/Carrying: 11-20 lbs, Lifting/Carrying: 21-40 lbs, Patient Equipment, Pushing/Pulling: 0-25 lbs, Pushing/Pulling: 26-40 lbs, Pushing/Pulling: 41-60 lbs, Pushing/Pulling: 61-100 lbs, Repetitive hand/arm use, Sitting, Squat/kneel. Continuously: Audible speech, Color vision, Computer skills, Decision Making, Hearing acuity, Interpreting Data, Peripheral vision, Problem solving, Seeing – Far/near, Standing, Walking.

Skills Not specified.

Experience Not specified.

EOE M/F/Disability/Vet

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