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Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location Tallahassee, Florida

About this job

Behavioral Health Nurse

Provide professional nursing care to patients utilizing the nursing process. To collaborate with other members of the health care delivery team including physicians, to deliver quality health care.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Demonstrates knowledge and application of the nursing process.

Participates and cooperates in the unit based Quality Improvement processes.

Supports, maintains and provides an environment which is supportive of quality patient care through effective use of resources and personnel.

Practices, develops and endorses customer service skills in relationships with internal and external customers.

Serves as the patient and family advocate with respect to the patient’s right to privacy by protecting confidential information.

Plans and implements patient care and teaching based on a total assessment and the age of the patient.

Evaluates and documents patient response; monitors and recognizes changes in physiological and psychosocial status; takes appropriate action based on assessment of the patient.

Actively seeks ways to control costs without compromising patient safety, quality of care or the services delivered.

Demonstrates knowledge of the occurrence reporting system. Uses system to report potential patient safety issues.

Follows established guidelines for reporting a significant medical error or unanticipated outcome in the patient’s care which results in patient harm.

Attends in-service presentations and completes all mandatory education requirements.

Uses Performance Improvement Plan to improve patient safety.

Regular, Punctual and dependable attendance.

As a crisis prevention intervention trained staff member, responds appropriately to a manpower request.

Other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION REQUIRED AND/OR PREFERRED:

Associate Degree, Diploma in Nursing, or BSN required

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION:

State of Florida RN License required

BLS – AHA Healthcare Provider required

ACLS required

RN-C preferred

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED OR PREFERRED:

Acute care experience preferred

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND ABILITIES:

Reads and writes Basic English with the basic skills necessary to transcribe physician’s orders

Knowledge of body substance isolation

Ability to listen, empathize and respond to patient, family, internal and external partners needs

Basic computer skills