Per Diem / PRN Nurse RN - Resource - $23+ per hour
Company: Children's Health (Dallas)
Location: Plano
Posted on: February 2, 2025
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Job Description:
Children's Health (Dallas) is seeking a per diem / prn nurse RN
Resource for a per diem / prn nursing job in Plano, Texas.Job
Description & Requirements
Job Title & Specialty Area:-- Psychiatric Resource Registered
NurseDepartment:-- PsychLocation:-- Plano CampusShift:-- PRNJob
Type:--On-SiteWhy Children's Health? At Children's Health, our
mission is to Make Life Better for Children, and we recognize that
their health plays a crucial role in achieving this goal.Through
our cutting-edge treatments and affiliation with UT Southwestern,
we strive to deliver an extraordinary patient and family
experience, ensuring that every moment, big or small, contributes
to their overall well-being.Our dedication to promoting children's
health extends beyond our organization and encompasses the broader
community. Together, we can make a significant difference in the
lives of children and contribute to a brighter and healthier future
for all.Summary:Functions as a member of the interdisciplinary
Psychiatry Consult team. Utilizes the nursing process in the
delivery of comprehensive and developmentally appropriate care to
high-risk behavioral patients and their families. Acts as a
psychiatric resource to the bedside teams by providing clinical
support, monitoring compliance with system policies, guidelines,
and documentation, and by maintaining a safe environment for
patients with mental health needs in the acute care, ICU, and ED
areas. Responds to behavioral emergencies throughout the hospital
and collaborates with the interdisciplinary BERT team to ensure
patient and staff safety. Is knowledgeable of the regulatory
standards related to the care of hospitalized patients with mental
health needs and ensures compliance with those
standards.Responsibilities:* Uses clinical judgment based on
nursing skills acquired through formal and informal experiential
knowledge and evidence based guidelines to globally assess the
patient's situation* Supports bedside staff in providing a safe
environment for patients with high-risk behaviors by inspecting
rooms, proactively identifying potential safety hazards, and
removing at-risk items.* Delivers competent and skilled nursing
care to patients and families according to their identified needs.*
Provides content expertise and education to staff caring for
high-risk patients and assists staff in finding available resources
related to behavioral health patients.* Provides a just in time
resource to bedside nursing, administrative supervisors and
physicians caring for high-risk behavioral patients.* Assists staff
in finding available resources related to behavioral health
patients.* Attends daily rounds with the Consult Psychiatry service
and other services as needed to promote continuity of care and
effective hand-off.* Reviews documentation and orders in EPIC and
collaborates with the safety assistant and bedside RN to ensure
that the patient's level of observation is appropriate, and
documentation is accurate and complete.* Identifies patient care
concerns in real time and collaborates and escalates as needed to
promote resolution.* Provides education and facilitates learning
for the patient care team related to constant visual observation
guidelines and policies, therapeutic interactions, and patient
safety.* Assists with consistent application of guidelines and
policies across the hospital.* Identifies and presents
opportunities for performance/quality improvement activities to
improve clinical outcomes to the High-Risk Behavior Committee.*
Assists the primary nurse in accurately and thoroughly documenting
all BERTs in EPIC.* Attends BERT events in the role of the
Psychiatry RN. Assists with patient de-escalation, restraints
application if needed, thorough and accurate documentation, and
participates in the debriefing afterwards* Audits BERT
documentation and assists in collecting, inputting, and sharing
BERT data in real time* Partners with administrative supervisors to
respond to CAPEs.* Delivers care with a team-oriented approach, an
emphasis on good customer relations, sound clinical judgment, and
appropriate decision-making abilities that take into consideration
evidence-based practice.* Advocates for the patient, represents the
concerns of the patient/family and identifies and assists in
resolving ethical and clinical concerns.* Accurately & thoroughly
documents all patient encounters in EPIC* Ensures that Patient
Health Information (PHI) is protected and secured at all times.*
Adheres to all infection prevention initiatives (i.e., hand
hygiene, proper disposal of waste, etc.)--How You'll Be
Successful:WORK EXPERIENCE* At least 2 years job related experience
Required*-- Psych Experience RequiredEDUCATION* Four-year
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience Required* All bedside
nurses whose jobs include 50% or more direct patient care must have
a minimum of a BSN by July 1, 2021. Effective 12/1/2019, new
employees in this position must have a BSN at time of hire.LICENSES
AND CERTIFICATIONS* Current license to practice professional
nursing in the State of Texas Required* Basic Life Support for
Healthcare Providers as required by CP 1.20 Life Support Course
Requirements Required* Effective April 20, 2020, new employees must
obtain PACES certification within 6 months of hire and existing
employees must obtain PACES certification upon expiration of their
PEARS certification (no later than April 20, 2022). Required*
Initial Pediatric Prevention and Management of Aggressive Behaviors
(PPMAB) training must be renewed annually 60 Days, RequiredA Place
Where You BelongWe put our people first. We welcome, value, and
respect the beliefs, identities and experiences of our patients and
colleagues. We are committed to delivering culturally effective
care, creating meaningful partnerships in the communities we serve,
and equipping and developing our team members to make Children's
Health a place where everyone can contribute. --Holistic Benefits -
How We'll Care for You:-- Employee portion of medical plan premiums
are covered after 3 years.-- 4%-10% employee savings plan match
based on tenure-- Paid Parental Leave (up to 12 weeks)-- Caregiver
Leave-- Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement--As an equal
opportunity employer, Children's Health does not discriminate
against employees or applicants because of race, color, religion,
sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age,
national origin, veteran or military status, disability, or genetic
information or any other Federal or State legally-protected status
or class. This applies to all aspects of the employer-employee
relationship including but not limited to recruitment, hiring,
promotion, transfer pay, training, discipline, workforce
adjustments, termination, employee benefits, and any other
employment-related activity.--Children's Health (Dallas) Job ID
#21273. Posted job title: Psychiatric Resource Rn PrnAbout
Children's Health (Dallas)At Children's Health, our mission is to
Make Life Better for Children for 110 years, and generation to
come. We recognize that their health plays a crucial role in
achieving this goal. Through our cutting-edge treatments and
affiliation with UT Southwestern, we strive to deliver an
extraordinary patient and family experience, ensuring that every
moment, big or small, contributes to their overall well-being.Our
dedication to promoting children's health extends beyond our
organization and encompasses the broader community.Together, we can
make a significant difference in the lives of children and
contribute to a brighter and healthier future for all.Benefits
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