RN - Behavioral Health Full Time Nights

Job Requirements A Day in the Life of a RN

The Registered Nurse assesses, plans, implements, evaluates and supervises individual patient care according to unit policies and procedures. Accepts responsibility for direction of co-workers in the implementation of care plans. May be required to work on other units according to distribution of staff and patients.

• Why Work at Cheyenne Regional?
• 403(b) with 4% employer match ANCC Magnet Hospital 21 PTO days per year (increases with tenure) Education Assistance Program Employee Sponsored Wellness Program Employee Assistance Program Loan Forgiveness Eligible Here is What You Will Be Doing: Completes nursing assessment of patient and documents appropriately into patient chart.
• Develops and reviews and revises a plan of care, including a discharge plan, based upon the assessment of patient's needs.
• Implements medical and nursing orders per plan of care and documents appropriately.
• Evaluates patient's response to care and engages in patient and family teaching as appropriate.
• Oversees staff (LPN, CNA, and PSA) assigned for providing patient care.
• Participates in Bedside Shift Report.
• Collaborates with the Clinical Nurse Manager to assure the integration of the ANA’s Scope & Standards of Practice, assuring that these standards are identified as the measurement criteria for nursing practice on the unit.
• Coordinates patient care in collaboration with providers and ancillary departments to achieve quality outcomes.
• Completes Unit specific orientation and ongoing training and competencies as assigned based on department role, scope of services, and organizational standards.
• Desired Skills: Demonstrates effective leadership and professional/clinical skills according to Standards of Care, to include drug calculations Ability to assess a patient’s condition Ability to utilize critical thinking to formulate plan of care, select appropriate interventions, and evaluate patient’s response to plan of care and problem solve as needed Ability to explain to patient/family the nursing process and how it helps meet the patients’ needs and improve patient outcomes Verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills Ability to interact respectfully with diverse cultural and socio-economic populations Here is What You Need: License (must meet one of the following): Current Wyoming Registered Nurse (RN) License from the Wyoming State Board of Nursing Current enhanced Nurse Licensure (eNLC) Six (6) months or more of nursing experience required for the following units: Medical/Oncology, Medical, Telemetry, Surgical/Ortho/Neuro, Pediatric, ICU, OB/GYN, Nursery II, Acute Rehab, Emergency Department, Labor and Delivery, and Care Clinic 14 Days: Cheyenne Regional AHA RQI within fourteen (14) calendar days of start date 30 Days to 2 years: Additional requirements/certifications as noted in the Specialty Certification Requirements and Mandatory Requirements for Specialty Units lists below Nice to Have: Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited school of nursing About Cheyenne Regional: Cheyenne Regional Medical Center was founded in 1867 as a tent hospital by the Union Pacific Railroad to treat workers injured while building the transcontinental railroad.