RN/Registered Nurse Psychiatric

Description Standard Qualifications: SpotsylvaniaRegional Medical Center (SRMC) is a 133-bed, general acute care hospitaloffering a 24-hour emergency department, advanced-technology operating rooms,CT, MRI, and nuclear medicine and cardiac catheterization capabilities. Inaddition, SRMC provides complete obstetrics and neonatal special care anddiagnostic imaging. SRMC operatesas a community hospital, with a management team and a board of trustees wholive in and are committed to the community. The board establishes policies andset expectations for the hospital based on its knowledge and understanding oflocal healthcare issues. This commitment to community is a key philosophy ofSRMC's parent company, HCA. With a workforce of more than 10,000, HCA is one ofthe state's largest employers and healthcare providers. SPECIFICELEMENTS AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 1. Performsinitial and on-going physical and psychosocial assessment according to acceptedstandards of nursing practice. 2. Assessesplans and evaluates patient care needs. 3. Carriesout physician orders. 4. Administersprescribed medications, changes dressings, cleans wounds, monitors vital signs. 5. Participatesin treatment team conferences to assist in planning and revising goals,objectives and interventions appropriate to the age-related andproblem-specific needs of each patient. 6. Implementsnursing plan of care for assigned patients and conducts and/or co-leads grouptherapy sessions for patients. 7. Evaluatespatients response to interventions and revises nursing plan of care as needed. 8. Collaborateswith the treatment team to revise goals, objectives and interventionsappropriate to the changes in patient status. 9. Monitors,records and communicates patient condition as appropriate utilizingcomputerized documentation systems. 10. Instructsand educates patients and families. 11. Assessesand coordinates patients discharge planning needs with members of thehealthcare team. 12. Providesage and culturally appropriate care. 13. Orientsand mentors new staff members. 14. FollowsStandard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required.