Registered Nurse - Inpatient Mental Health

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Job Title: Registered Nurse

Department: Nursing

and Acute Services

Reports

To: Nursing Manager

Location: Hospital

FLSA

Status: Non-Exempt

Job

Summary

The

• professional RN administers nursing care guided by the Nurse
• Practice Act and the policies and procedures of the organization.

Essential

Duties & Responsibilities

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• Applies the nursing process to assess pertinent data utilizing
• patient, family/designated caregivers and interdisciplinary input.
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• In collaboration with the patient, family, designated caregivers
• and interdisciplinary team the nurse develops and implements a plan
• of care with identified outcomes for the patient.
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• In collaboration with the patient, family/designated caregivers and
• the interdisciplinary team patient progress is evaluated relative
• to the plan of care. The plan is modified and adjusted to meet
• identified outcomes and patient preferences.
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• Completed timely and comprehensive patient documentation, in
• accordance with service area standards.
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• Applies Evidence Based Practice and Quality of Care Standards to
• nursing practice.
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• Applies principles of Safe Patient Care Initiatives to delivery of
• patient care
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• Demonstrates stewardship of organizational resources and applies to
• nursing practice.
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• Connects the practice of nursing to service area/organization
• initiatives through committee/project participation and attendance
• of service area/organization meetings. As a member of the health
• care team looks for mechanisms to improve efficiency and patient
• care delivery.
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• Demonstrates a commitment to professional development through
• completion of mandatory education and annual service area
• competencies.
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• Demonstrates punctuality and consistent attendance record.
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• Appropriately delegates and provides supervisory oversight for
• support staff roles.
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• Demonstrates professionalism with a consistently supportive,
• positive demeanor in workplace interactions.
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• Performs all other related duties as assigned.

Accountabilities

for all Employees

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• Adheres to the Hutchinson Health Employee Values.
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• Maintains confidentiality of the organization and patients.
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• Reports any health/medical errors.
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• Observes all Environment of Care policies and reports safety risks
• or hazards immediately.

Education,

Training or Degree Required

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• Graduate of an approved nursing program.
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• Current Minnesota RN license (will be primary source verified by
• HR).
• License/Registration/Certification Required: (will
• be primary source verified by HR)

• CPR

(within 30 days of start date)

• ACLS-required

for all direct patient care RNs

• Med/Surg

• and BirthCare-if not certified at time of hire, between year 1 and
• 2 of start date

• All

• other RNs-if not certified at the time of hire, within 1 year of
• start date

• PALS,

PEARS or ENPC-required for ER, ICU, PACU, SDS

• If

not certified at time of hire, within 1 year of start date

• TNCC

required for ER & ICU

• If

not certified at time of hire, within 1 year of start date

• Intermediate

Fetal Monitoring-required for BirthCare

• If

not certified at time of hire, within 2 years from start date

• NRP-required

for BirthCare

• If

not certified at time of hire, within 1 year of start date

• STABLE-required

for BirthCare

• If

• not certified at time of hire, within 2 years from start date
• *Certifications
• and mandatory education requirements may be extended by Hutchinson
• Health during a pandemic.

Experience

• and Skills: (indicate
• preferred or required)
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• Good oral and written communication skills required.
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• Critical thinking and the ability to manage time and prioritize
• tasks is required.
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Date

updated: 07/05/2011, 01/2013, 12/2016, 2/2017, 5/2017, 07/2017,

09/2017, 11/2019, 10/2021

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• (Intermediate Fetal Monitoring Requirement added 2/2017)