ECT RN - Dunn Behavioral Sciences Center/HCPC at UTHealth Houston
UTHealth Houston
Houston, TX
Description
What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in.
Once you join us you won't want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:
- 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
- Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
- The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
- Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
- Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!
We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...
- Free financial and legal counseling
- Free mental health counseling services
- Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
- Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
- Resources for child and elder care
- Plus many more!
Join a growing team! With the opening of Dunn Behavioral Sciences Center/HCPC at UTHealth Houston, we will soon have the largest academic psychiatric hospital in the country, serving the region with an 500+ bed facility. Our dedicated health care employees will have the opportunity to be exposed to a variety of mental health specialties and cutting-edge research. With exposure to a variety of specialties such as Acute, Subacute, and Intensive Outpatient, Continuum of Care, Mood Disorders, ECT, Early Onset Treatment , Adult General Psychiatry, Competency Restoration, Child and Adolescent, Juvenile Justice, Geriatric Psychiatry, Treatment Mall and Unit-Based Programming.
This dedicated team will work in an integrated campus to bring world class resources to the community. Apply today to be a part of this committed team serving the mental health needs of the area.
Position Summary:
Performs, coordinates and oversees the nursing services for safe, effective clinical care delivery for the ECT Clinic/Center for Interventional Psychiatry Clinic. Responsible for nursing staff education and training.
Location: Dunn Behavioral Sciences Center/HCPC at UTHealth Houston
Dept.: BSC Acuity Management
Status: Full-Time
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Position Key Accountabilities:
Essential Functions
- Provides and supervises clinical training of all nursing staff; manages, coordinates, and supervises the clinical functions; manages staffing and ensures staffing coverage of the clinic.
- Performs preoperative preparation and postoperative care, including IV infusion, prepares patient for the procedure, and provides safe and effective care during the recovery period from the anesthesia while at the PACU. Assists the psychiatrist or anesthesiologist in the delivery of quality patient care, including education and emotional support through explanation of the ECT procedure and other treatment modalities. May administer CPR or ACLS measures as needed.
- Effectively manages all aspects of the patient care process and documents patient care and outcomes per hospital policy. Participates in the performance initiatives for the clinic (chart reviews/audits, PI initiatives, etc.). Submits PI reviews and regulatory state reports as required.
- Ensures that the equipment and machines used in the clinic are in proper and working order, daily environmental rounds are performed, and within standards, and supplies needed are adequate at all times.
- Functions in the roles of Shift Leader directing the delivery of care by the nursing staff to ensure that the proper procedures are followed for the delivery of safe patient care, and quality customer service.
- Assists the Clinic Manager/DON with Human Resources (HR) activities in regards to recruitment and selection, training and education, mentoring and performance evaluations.
- Develops and revises policies, procedures, and protocols relating to ECT or any therapies related to mood disorders as needed. Stays abreast of changes in the nursing field by attending classes and seminars as well as by reading professional journals and periodicals.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Certification/Skills:
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
- RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure required
- CPR - Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation required
- SEDATION - RN- Sedation Moderate certified preferred.
- ACLS required
Minimum Education:
Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from an accredited nursing school with one year nursing experience required Associate's Degree in Nursing from an accredited nursing school with three years nursing experience required Nursing Diploma (3 year program) and two years nursing experience required Will accept ADN with two years experience at HCPC as a Staff Nurse I required
Minimum Experience:
Years of experience varies based on education level required
Physical Requirements:
Exerts up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds frequently and/or up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.
Security Sensitive:
Security Sensitive: This job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code § 51.215
Residency Requirement:
Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.