OverviewAssesses patient/family health problems and resources, takes a leadership role in the development, implementation and outcomes evaluation of a plan for nursing care provided by the nursing team. Provides technical nursing care and interventions to designated patient populations.
This position requires providing service to a geriatric population in a manner that demonstrates an understanding of the functional/developmental age of the individual served.
Responsibilities
- Completes and documents initial assessment/care within required time frames.
- Performs reassessments/care at intervals as required or appropriate to the patient’s specific needs.
- Ensures physical assessment/care includes all major body systems.
- Ensures spiritual assessment/care includes actual/expressed needs.
- Incorporates cultural and ethnic factors into assessment/care.
- Correctly differentiates between normal and abnormal findings.
- Makes appropriate referrals for positive high risk screens.
- Identifies educational needs upon admission and thereafter.
- Identifies barriers to learning.
- Provides teaching based on identified needs.
- Evaluates the effectiveness of instruction provided.
- Assessment and teaching incorporates cultural and ethnic factors.
- Assessment and teaching incorporates functional needs.
- Develops and implements the plan of care based on assessment findings.
- Establishes the plan of care on admission.
- Re-evaluates and modifies the plan of care, based on the patient’s response to the interventions.
- Communicates the plan of care to members of the nursing team.
- Appropriately coordinates/delegates aspects of the plan of care.
- Involves the patient/family in developing the plan of care.
- Demonstrates sound clinical judgement in decision-making regarding patient care.
- Communicates effectively with physicians and allied health team.
- Coordinates nursing care with other disciplines involved.
- Involves allied health team members, as necessary.
- Actively participates in multidisciplinary care conferences.
- De-escalation of patients
- Adhere to “Patients Rights”
- Understand and follow LPS Law
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
EDUCATION/TRAINING/EXPERIENCE
Graduate of a RN School of Nursing
At Least 6 months of RN experience in Psychiatric Nursing or Long Term Care (Not applicable for New Grad)
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Bilingual (English/Spanish/Vietnamese/Chinese) preferred
Computer skills
LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS
Current California RN License
Current BLS (AHA)
Current MAB (AB 508) Training or within 3 months of hire
