Psychiatric RN
Coos Bay, Oregon
Bay Area Hospital

APU RN FT Nights

Specialty: Nursing Location: Coos Bay, Oregon Employment Type: Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Night Shift 12-36 Hours per Week: 36 Union Affiliation: Union affiliated position

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse license in Oregon
• American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Three years of psychiatric experience, including experience within the last year

Position Summary

Provides nursing care within the RN scope of practice as defined by the Oregon State Board of Nursing. Responsibilities include:

• Assessing patients (physical, psychosocial, learning needs, age/culture needs, discharge planning) and establishing nursing diagnoses
• Planning, implementing, and updating individualized care plans, including medication administration, wound care, pain management, and fall risk and safe patient handling
• Operating patient care and monitoring equipment, such as infusion pumps, cardiopulmonary monitors, and invasive catheters and drains
• Assisting physicians and licensed independent practitioners with invasive and non-invasive procedures
• Teaching patients and families about illness, medications, testing, and disease prevention
• Supervising unlicensed assistive personnel
• Documenting assessments, interventions, and teaching in the electronic medical record, and evaluating and communicating patient status to the interdisciplinary team
• Creating a safe therapeutic milieu, attending group activities, participating in treatment team meetings, and adapting to rapidly changing patient and unit needs
• Performing Qualified Mental Health Professional duties if appropriately credentialed

Skills and Abilities

• Proficient in computer use, including internet, word processing, and electronic medical record documentation
• Able to read, write, and converse effectively in English

Physical and Environmental Requirements

• Frequently sit, stand, walk, bend, squat, reach, and stretch
• May be required to lift up to 50 pounds
• Exposure to blood and body fluids; standard precautions required
• Frequent use of a personal computer and manual dexterity