Registered Nurse (RN) - Adolescent Behavioral Health at Hartford HealthCare

Description

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St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport has more than 3,200 employees. It includes a 473-bed community teaching hospital, a 76-bed inpatient psychiatric facility in Westport, a large multispecialty provider group, and special needs services for adults and children. St. Vincent’s is the first hospital in Fairfield County to be integrated into the Hartford HealthCare network, and is the system’s second-largest hospital.


Job Summary:
• Provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies,
procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.

Responsibilities:
• Implements and monitors patient care plans. Monitors, records and
communicates patient condition as appropriate.
• Serves as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient
care.
• Notes and carries out physician and nursing orders.
• Assesses and coordinates patient's discharge planning needs with members
of the healthcare team.
• Other Duties as assigned
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to assess patients and to
identify physical, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual and age-related needs in
order to provide individualized care to the patient.
• Delegates aspects of care to other nursing personnel consistent with their
level of education and expertise in order to meet patients' needs and to
maximize staff performance.
• Participates in daily interdisciplinary patient rounds. Demonstrates knowledge
of patients' condition and is able to provide appropriate input to meet desired
outcomes for the appropriate patient population.
• Reflects ANA Scope and Standards of Nursing Practice (2015), ANA Code of
Ethics (2015), and ANA Social Policy Statement (2015).
• Develops, implements and revises individualized plans of care.
• Participates in activities for professional growth and development outside of
patient care.

Qualifications

Licensure / Certification / Registration:

• Required Credential(s):
• Licensed Registered Nurse credentialed from the Connecticut Department of

  Public Health obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.
• One or more of the following:
• Certified BLS Provider credentialed from the American Heart Association

  (AHA) obtained within 2 Months (60 days) of hire date or job transfer date.
• Certified BLS Provider credentialed from the American Red Cross obtained

  within 2 Months (60 days) of hire date or job transfer date.

Education:
• Associate degree required, BSN preferred and Two years of Medical-Surgical

  experience Critical Care experience preferred

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