Travel Nurse RN - Psychiatric
Newburyport, MA
Enterprise Solutions, Inc.
5x8 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Requisition Comments and Notes 

BILH coversheet required at time of submission. 

8H night shift - willing to consider someone for days or eves if needed , 40H/week, 

Inpatient psychiatric RN needed for AJH. 

MA license and 2+ years experience required. 

BLS-AHA required

Professional Conduct Demonstrates a positive attitude, professional demeanor, compassionate care and active listening skills. 

Treats all with dignity, courtesy, and respect while working as a committed member of the healthcare team. 

Professional Development Actively participates in departmental staff meetings and quality improvement initiatives. 

Maintains current licensure and certifications as per job description, and keeps current on assigned education and training tasks. 

Critical Thinking Utilizes critical thinking skills and the teaching of evidence based practice. 

Follows Hand-Off Communication policy as appropriate. 

Nursing Practice Practices within the scope and service outlined in the Nurse Practice Act. 

Utilizes Standard Universal Precautions. 

Patient Advocacy Advocates for patients and families to ensure positive patient care outcomes. 

Documentation Documents in a timely and accurate manner. Documents all changes as well as relevant information regarding patients response to intervention, therapeutic regimens, and patient progress as it relates to plan of care and patients response to teaching.

 Patient Care Ensures that patients pain is well controlled. 

Responds to patient needs in a timely manner, including answering call lights. 

Patient Communication Communicates effectively with patients, families peers and other members of the healthcare team. 

Includes patient, family, and care-givers in all aspects of care white ensuring that all explanations are understandable. 

Assessment Completes admission and on-going assessments based on patient needs within appropriate time frame. 

Identifies patients individual needs, problems, issues, concerns and considers chronological and developmental levels. 

Planning Develops an individualized nursing plan of care based on initial and on-going data collection. 

Ensures that the plan establishes realistic and attainable health goals with patient and family including educational and discharge needs. 

Provides resources to assist patients and families with post-discharge needs. Implementation 

Demonstrates clinical competency and follows standards of care, policies and procedures. 

Interprets properly and implements physicians orders.

 Implements patient education and discharge teaching appropriately utilizing teach back process 

Evaluation Evaluates patient outcomes as a basis for modification. Ensures that plan is based and modified on the provision of competent, quality care. 

Safety Continually insures patient safety by compliance with, but not limited tot hospital policies and procedures, the Joint Commission Patient Safety Goals and Universal protocol. Provides a safe, secure professional environment while maintaining HIPAA compliance. Leadership Responsibilities 

Provides appropriate guidance and support to team members while acting as a resource or preceptor to new staff. 

Delegates tasks in compliance with scope of practice and hospital job descriptions. 

As part of charge nurse responsibilities, ensures that assignment considers acuity, patient flow and experience and expertise of staff. 

Must be separated from BILH for 6+ months to be considered