Registered Nurse - PRN
Location: West Jordan, Utah
Description: Copper Hills Youth Center KBH is employing Registered Nurse - PRN right now, this career will be placed in Utah. Further informations about this career opportunity kindly see the descriptions. Copper Hills Youth Center is a 197-bed private
residential treatment center for adolescents 12-17 years of age. We
counsel, teach and mentor children placed in our care and give each
child a ch! ance to make successful changes. We strive to improve lives
and help children help themselves. At Copper Hills, we treat boys and
girls who have emotional, behavioral and psychiatric disorders,
including anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive
disorder and depression. We also specialize in caring for patients
with Asperger’s syndrome. For youth with co-existing substance
abuse problems, we offer weekly individualized therapy that focuses
on education, recovery and abstinence. Our accredited private school
allows students to continue their education while receiving
treatment.
GENERAL PURPOSE OF JOB
The Registered Nurse
renders professional nursing care to clients within the treatment
programs. Practices ongoing client assessment, evaluation and update
of client care through observation of physical and behavioral
symptoms and communicates pertinent data to other service areas as
needed. A! dministers medications appropriately and documents all data
of initial care plans for all clients and implements plan according
to facility policy.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
____1. Manages medication of clients by ensuring physician orders
are implemented, evaluated and documented and by assuring proper
administration of medication to each client.
____2.
Observes and reports the client’s signs, symptoms, and
behaviors and any subsequent treatment and/or interventions and
records same in the medical record according to facility policy.
____3. Participates in client staffing meetings and
contributes pertinent observations and knowledge to assist in
updating and changes to the treatment plan.
____4.
Assesses the behavioral and medical needs of clients each shift.
____5. Provides individual instruction to! clients and their
families concerning medications, health, and medical needs.
____6. Participates in and/or supervises and documents special
treatment procedures, progressive interventions and de-escalation of
clients according to facility policy.
____7. Demonstrates
basic knowledge of adolescent emotional and mental health and disease
concepts.
____8. Consistently meets facility and
regulatory training requirements by attending all mandatory staff
meetings and training sessions as required.
___9. Assures
cleanliness and orderliness of the nursing area and proactively
assists in all security, maintenance, and safety functions as
required for the overall facility to help maintain the physical
environment to assure the safety of clients and staff.
___10. Ensures compliance with all company policies, procedures,
and other regulatory requirements by reporting any known or suspected
! company policy. Maintains confidentiality of all client records per
program guidelines.
___11. Provides timely, accurate, and
professional documentation according to facility policy.
___12. Projects a positive role model image for clients and
colleagues by participating as a team member, cooperating with staff,
demonstrating compromise and appropriate expression of opinions, and
attending staff meetings as required.
___13. Maintains
appropriate relationships with clients by treating them in a
respectful manner at all times, by eliciting clients’ interest
and cooperation, and by maintaining appropriate boundaries.
___14. Ensures the right of all clients are observed and protected
through the use of appropriate and respectful communication, proper
de-escalation techniques, and correct physical restraint methods when
necessary.
___15. Takes and records patients' vital
signs. Provides! appropriate evidence-based nursing care as indicated.
___16. Assesses residents and reports adverse reactions
to medication or treatment to appropriate care providers.
___17. Administers specified medication, orally or by subcutaneous
or intramuscular injection, and notes time and amount on patients'
charts.
___18. Collects samples, such as urine and
sputum, from residents for testing.
___19. Transcribes
physicians' orders from charts. Transcribes medication administration
records.
___20. Communicates needs for medications from
pharmacists and medical supplies from nursing supervisor.
___21. Conducts sick call or treatment screening.
___22. Documents all treatment by individual resident charting.
___23. Assists physicians and psychiatrists with visits to
facilities.
___24. Schedules outside physician
appointments for residents through the transportation depa! rtment.
___25. Administers first aid to staff and residents as!
required.
___26. Performs required vision and hearing
tests.
___27. Performs new residents physicals, including
TB testing, required
inoculations, and compiles medical
histories.
___28. Administers Hepatitis B vaccines, TB
testing, other vaccines and appropriate testing for employees as
required by organization and/or governmental and contractual
guidelines.
___29. Counsels and educates residents on
medical treatments and medications.
___30. Obtains
specific CHYC-provided certification as a Qualified Registered Nurse
(QRN) in order to perform One Hour Face to Face Medical and
Behavioral Evaluations after resident restraints and/or seclusions.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
Carries out
supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's
policies and applicable laws.
Requirements
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, !
an individual must be able to perform each essential duty
satisfactorily. An individual must be able to perform their duties in
a positive work mode and serve as a positive role model and influence
for youth and peers. The requirements listed below are representative
of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to
perform the essential functions.
1. EDUCATION and/or
EXPERIENCE
Registered nurse graduate of an accredited school of
nursing with State of Utah RN licensure. At least 2 years experience
in the nursing field is preferred. Experience in mental health field
preferred but not required. Must be CPR certified.
2.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read and interpret documents such as
safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and
policy/procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports,
corresponden! ce, technical and medical terminology and assist in
proposals. Abil! ity to speak effectively before groups of patients or
employees of organization. Ability to review and correct written work
of others.
3. MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to add,
subtracts, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole
numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate,
ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret graphs.
4.
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to solve practical problems and deal
with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited
standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of
instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Ability to manage staff performing a variety of tasks.
5.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Utah State Registered
Nurse license. CPR certification. Valid state driver’s license.
6. PHYSICAL DEMANDS
While performing the duties of
this job, the employee is ! regularly required to stand, sit, walk,
talk, and hear; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with
hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or
balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must
regularly life and/or moves up to 10 pounds and frequently lifts
and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lifts and/or moves up
to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include
close, distant, and peripheral vision, color and depth perception,
and ability to adjust focus. The employee may occasionally be
required to physically restrain clients, using authorized restraint
procedures as a last resort for protection of client and staff.
7. WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment for this
position is a residential facility or day treatment school setting.
While performing the essential functions of this job, the employee
will be exposed to clients who may ask ! inappropriate personal
questions, display socially unacceptable per! sonal behaviors, use
profanity and sexually explicit phrases, make insulting remarks or
threats regarding appearance, age sex, or race, and exhibit defiance,
dishonesty, and assaultive or self-destructive behaviors. The
employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions, and
may be subject to occasional local travel as required by facility
needs. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to
moderate.
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