Behavioral Health Nurse - 4 LOCS

• Utilizing strong organizational and leadership skills to assess patient status.
• Implementing clinical nursing interventions.
• Having a highly diverse medical skillset.
• Developing and performing patient care plans to enhance and improve outcomes.
• Ensuring a safe and therapeutic environment.
• Essential Functions:
• Provide direct patient care according to the provider’s prescribed plan of care (and nursing scope of practice) while closely monitoring progress/recovery
• Assess and documents the patient’s conditions and report changes as needed
• Administer medication, insulin, and IV/fluids, documenting thoroughly
• Inspect and care for wounds, changing dressings and assisting with personal hygiene
• Applies effective interviewing skills to elicit information from patient and/or family/significant other that is necessary to plan and implement the treatment plan
• Assess patient for further injuries, infections, bedsores, etc. and deliver appropriate treatments
• Collaborate with providers, aides, and allied health professionals to ensure exceptional patient outcomes other duties as assigned

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