Registered Nurse (RN) - Med Surg
The Menninger Clinic Psychiatric Hospital
Houston, TX

Staff Nurse (Days/Evenings), Stabilization

Schedule: Varies, every other weekend & holidays required 3 to 4 shifts per week Key Functions Patient care * Assessment and care planning - * Sets appropriate goals; including the physical, psychological, social, and continuing care needs of each patient; evaluates nursing actions to meet those goals; and makes recommendations for any changes. * Demonstrates effective bio-psycho-social assessment skills * Develops comprehensive nursing care plans based on nursing diagnosis and standards of care, clearly written with expected outcomes * Effectively utilizes nursing process in directing and providing patient care * Modifies plan of care based on ongoing patient assessment * Insures effective health teaching for patients and families * Insures comprehensive discharge planning relative to nursing care needs * Effective member of interdisciplinary team * Observes, documents and communicates patient responses and effectiveness of nursing intervention and medication; documents in patient's medical record according to established policy and procedure * Insures safety by making patient and safety rounds according to policy, regularly assessing physical environments, and follow-up for identified concerns * Seeks constructive feedback from co-workers regarding performance, interpersonal relations, nursing skills and abilities; recognizes limitations through self-appraisal and peer review. Effectively utilizes management and clinical supervision * Supports and encourages constructive working relationship with program and other disciplines / departments while valuing opposing ideas * Responds to patients, staff and visitors in professional manner * Demonstrates good judgment and behavior appropriate to the hospital, including such characteristics as grooming and personal appearance, speech, and personal hygiene * Participates in performance improvement activities * Relieves charge nurse in his / her absence as assigned * Provision of nursing interventions * Demonstrates knowledge of medication action, mode of administration, side effects and contraindications by successfully completing annual medication examination. * Provides safe and timely administration of medication and prescribed treatments, insuring prompt reporting of all errors * Effectively engages patients in full participation of treatment program Hospital operations * Seeks opportunities to participate in hospital committees, performance improvement initiatives, and activities * Participates in orientation and training of students and new staff Education Required: BSN License/Certification: Current license to practice as RN in state of Texas Experience: Two years experience in psychiatric nursing