Staff Nurse II- Triage and Assessment Center

Schedule

Full Time

Shift: Nights

Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center, Indiana's first community mental health center, provides comprehensive care for emotional and behavioral problems, including severe mental illness and substance abuse. The Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center offers both inpatient and outpatient services, including several outreach centers as well as clinic- and community-based services.

FLSA Status

Non-exempt

Job Role Summary

The Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center Staff Nurse performs nursing services as a health team member in Outreach clinics. This position provides health education and patient counseling to control and prevent disease and promote optimum health and wellbeing of clients. This position responds to health needs of patients when seen in the clinic by identifying and assessing health care requirement of problems expressed.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

Proactively contributes to Eskenazi Health's mission: Advocate, Care, Teach and Serve with special emphasis on the vulnerable population of Marion County. Models Eskenazi Health values of Professionalism, Respect, Innovation, Development and Excellence

Performs nursing services as a health team member in Outreach clinics

Provides health education and patient counseling to control and prevent disease and promote optimum health and wellbeing of clients

Responds to health needs of patients when seen in the clinic by identifying and assessing health care requirement of problems expressed

Assists physicians and other team members in clinics

Develops and implements nursing care interventions based upon goals in the Plan of Care

Refers clients to appropriate agencies/organizations to promote continuity of care for patients and families based upon nursing assessment responses from the client/family

Works collaboratively with physicians and other health professionals to implement treatments, dispense medications, and give medication and injections in accordance with prescribed orders, instructions

Works as a member of a health team to counsel clients and their families in health education, medication education and treatment instructions

Attends staff meetings regularly and punctually to share information regarding patients, policies/procedures, peer review, and resource material

Completes and submits internal nursing audits regularly

Interviews patients and records health history, prepares, maintains and uses records for reports for direct client services

Alters activities/behaviors to reflect/ensure adequate care appropriate to the age of patients served (i.e. adolescent, geriatric, pediatric, neonatal, adult) as directed in the area/unit age-specific and/or job specific competencies

Ensures the timely completion of all documentation per policy

Meets productivity goal as set forth by the agency

Demonstrates an understanding of The Recovery Model

Job Requirements

Minimum of twelve months of clinical experience in Behavioral Health

Minimum of 12 months clincal nursing experience as a Registered Nurse

Current Indiana License as Registered Nurse

Must have valid Indiana Driver’s License

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Skills in nursing, health assessment, teaching/counseling, effective interpersonal communications

Knowledge of: disease processes and their treatment/prevention, basic science, current clinical protocol/nursing techniques, medication/drugs and their use/side effects, community resources' referrals, culture attitudes/custom appropriate departmental procedures and local/State/Federal laws/regulations

Knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess date/interpret appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to age-specific needs

Ability to use appropriate communication skills. Age appropriate cognitive abilities, skills, techniques and communications are detailed in the department/area/unit job specific/age specific competencies

Follows directions, prioritize duties and shows flexibility

Works efficiently in stressful situation and demonstrates professional judgment

Applies problem-solving methodologies, techniques, motivates patients, displays sensitivity, empathy, and has appropriate response to culture patterns, differences

Must meet the following basic competencies if applicable

CPI

CPR

Annual Education

Age Related

Mental Status Exam

Medications

Dsm IV

Addictions

Legal

Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center's primary mission is to serve individuals with serious mental illness and chronic addiction as well as seriously emotionally disturbed children and their families. Patients of all ages are welcomed, from children to seniors, with a philosophy of care that stresses strength-based and family- and community-centered treatment utilizing the Recovery Model of treatment.

Nearest Major Market: Indianapolis