Registered Nurse, Behavioral Medicine - Full time

Registered Nurse, Behavioral Medicine - Full time at Christus Health summary :

A Registered Nurse in Behavioral Medicine provides comprehensive nursing care to patients with psychological, emotional, and social needs. They independently assess, plan, implement, and evaluate treatment, administer medications, and educate patients and families. This role also involves delegating tasks to other care providers and managing complex clinical situations in accordance with professional nursing standards.

Description

Summary :

The competent Nurse, in the same or similar clinical setting, practices independently and demonstrates an awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation. Provides routine and complex care, with the ability to on long-range goals or plans. Continues to develop the ability to cope with and manage contingencies of clinical nursing. Makes appropriate assignments and delegates to other care providers as a means to help manage the clinical situation.

Responsibilities :

• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies : Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
• Consistent with the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, provides nursing care utilizing the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention and evaluation for assigned patients.
• Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and families in accordance with their level of practice.
• Using the appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed.
• Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.
• Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, family members and / or care givers; identify issues and resources.

Job Requirements : Education / Skills

Experience

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

Work Schedule : 7AM - 7PM

Work Type : Full Time

Keywords :

registered nurse, behavioral medicine, patient care, medication administration, clinical nursing, nursing assessment, patient education, psychological care, care delegation, healthcare