ED Behavioral Health Nurse- Per Diem

About the company

Connecticut Children's

Hospital & health care · 1,001 to 5,000 employees

What you'll do

• Plans and provides direct professional nursing care for specified patients throughout the episode of service.
• Provides nursing services to patients and families in accordance with professional nursing standards and applicable policies and regulations.

What you need

• <strong>Education Required:</strong> ASN required upon hire. &nbsp;BSN preferred upon hire and required within 3 years of hire.
• <strong>Education Preferred:</strong> BSN preferred.<br> &nbsp;
• Experience Preferred:<strong>&nbsp;</strong>Minimum of two years’ clinical experience in pediatrics and/or behavioral health setting preferred.&nbsp;
• Current State of Connecticut Registered Nurse Licensure required or nurse licensure compact (NLC) and maintained thereafter.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) / CPR in adult, child &amp; infant is required upon hire and maintained thereafter.
• Specialty licensure/certification may be required, as specified by department.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) within 6 months of hire into position, or before completion of orientation if this is longer than 6 months and maintained thereafter.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
• Crisis Intervention training certification required within 3 months of hire and maintained current at all times. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;
• Theory, principles, techniques and practice of professional nursing.
• Common behavioral health/ psychiatric diagnosis, medications, concepts, and evidence based therapeutic interventions and treatments.&nbsp;
• State regulations regarding nursing practice.
• Clinical standards of care; documentation and patient record policies and standards.
• Teaching techniques; identification of learning needs and provision of patient/family education.
• Developmental and population-specific patient and family assessment techniques and how to apply to practice.
• Accreditation and certification requirements and standards
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.
• Effective de-escalation techniques.
• Basic proficiency in utilization of personal computers in a networked Windows-based healthcare environment to access related software applications; locate, open, edit and print files and information utilized by the unit; and use of Internet as research tool.
• Work individually or within teams and/or organizations within the medical and research community.&nbsp;
• Make clinical and procedural decisions using the nursing process.
• Maintain confidentiality of information.
• Delegate appropriately to ancillary staff.
• Communicate effectively with individuals and groups both orally and in writing.
• Maintain excellent professional boundaries.
• Maintain professional composure, including during stressful/difficult, and/or critical situations.

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