REGISTERED NURSE RN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - CASUAL

Reports to:

Director, Behavioral Health Position Supervises:

N/A Job Summary:

Responsible for providing direct nursing care to assigned psychiatric or chemical dependent patients. The Registered Nurse's responsibilities include, but are not limited to utilization of the nursing process in the provision of care, communicating with all members of the health care team to assure patient goals are being met and coordinated, providing excellent customer service while supporting the patients and families physical and emotional health. Education ⚬

Minimum:

Graduate of a Registered Nurse Program ⚬

Preferred:

Bachelor Degree in

Nursing Registration/Certification/Licensure:

Current PA RN license, Act 33/73 clearances, and Healthcare Provider CPR Experience ⚬

Minimum:

Clinical rotation through educational program. ⚬

Preferred:

One year psychiatric or chemical dependency nursing experience.

Other Requirements:

Comprehensive Crisis Management per policy.

Status:

Non-Exempt Physical Requirements:

The following frequency definitions apply to all Physical Requirements unless otherwise noted:

Occasional:

(0-1/3 of day , 0

• 2.5 hrs/day, 1
• 4 reps/hr)

Frequent:

(1/3

• 2/3 of day , 2.5
• 5.5 hrs/day, 5
• 24 reps/hr)

Constant:

(> 2/3rd of day , > 5.5 hrs/day, > 24 reps/hr)

NOTE:

An asterisk (

• ) indicates that the item is an essential function. Non-Material Handling Standing
• Remaining on one's feet in an upright position remaining stationary

• OCCASIONAL

  Walking
• Remaining upright on one's feet, and moving about

• FREQUENT

  Sitting
• Body remains in a seated position

• FREQUENT

  Stooping
• To bend the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist

• OCCASIONAL

  Bending
• To flex the upper body forward

• OCCASIONAL

  Twisting
• To rotate the upper body forward

• OCCASIONAL

  Climbing
• To move the body in any direction on equipment or structures that do not include stairs or ladders
• N/A Ladders
• To ascend and descend ladders
• N/A Stairs
• To ascend and descend stairs

• OCCASIONAL

  Kneeling
• To move the body downwards and come to rest on both hands and both knees

• OCCASIONAL

  Squatting
• To move the body downwards by bending both knees

• OCCASIONAL

  Crouching
• To bend the body forward and downward by bending the spine and the legs

• OCCASIONAL

  Crawling
• To move the body forward or backwards on hands and knees
• N/A Reaching Horizontal
• To extend the arms and hands outward, remaining under shoulder height

• FREQUENT

  Reaching Overhead
• To extend the arms and hands up and out over shoulder height

• OCCASIONAL

  Grasping
• Using functional gripping of the hand to handle an object

• FREQUENT

  Finger Manipulation
• To manipulate objects with the use of fingers

• FREQUENT

  Seeing
• Using visual feedback to accomplish a task or activity

• CONSTANT

  Hearing
• Using sound feedback to accomplish a task or activity

• CONSTANT

  Repetitive Upper Extremity Use
• Using the arms and/or hands continuously or more than 2/3 of the total time

• CONSTANT

  Repetitive Lower Extremity Use
• Using the legs and/or feet continuously or more than 2/3 of the total time
• N/A Material Handling Pushing
• To exert a force upon an object in order to move it in a certain direction Pushing refers to moving an object away from the person

OCCASIONAL 20

#

• 50# Pulling
• To exert a force upon an object in order to move it in a certain direction Pulling refers to moving an object towards the person

OCCASIONAL 20

#

• 50# Lift
• Floor to Waist

OCCASIONAL 20

#

• 50# Lift
• Waist to shoulder

OCCASIONAL

Up to 20# Lift

• Shoulder to overhead

OCCASIONAL

Up to 20# Carrying

• To transport an object or article using the arms or hands (> 10 feet)

FREQUENT

Up to 20# Environmental Factors Working alone

• OCCASIONAL

  Working in cramped quarters

• FREQUENT

  Constant interruptions

• CONSTANT

  Working with hands in water

• OCCASIONAL

  Use of power tools
• N/A Working on ladders/scaffolding
• N/A Exposure to vibration
• N/A Exposure to dust
• N/A Exposure to noise (constant)

• OCCASIONAL

  Exposure to electrical energy (outlets, etc)
• N/A Exposure to temperature changes (heat, cold, humidity), that require special clothing
• N/A Exposure to slippery walking surfaces

• OCCASIONAL

  Exposure to solvents, grease, oils
• N/A Exposure to radiant energy, ie computer terminal (more than 4 hours per shift)

• OCCASIONAL

  Working with bloodborne pathogens
• N/A Cardiovascular Energy Requirements
• Physical Demand Physical Demand Met Level Examples of similar activity intensity Sedentary to Light 0
• 3.5 Light house cleaning, washing dishes, serving food, food shopping, sitting, standing, computer work. Medium 3.6
• 6.

3 House work (mopping, scrubbing), health club exercising, treadmill work, stretching, yoga, walk/run-play with children, aerobic class, dancing, carrying bucket/wood, auto body repair, shoveling snow, golf (carrying clubs). Heavy to Very Heavy > 6.4 Calisthenics (push up, pull up, sit up, vigorous effort), carrying groceries upstairs, shoveling coal, bailing hay, fire fighting, sawing by hand, splitting wood.

As relates to this position:

Sedentary to Light

• CONSTANT

  Medium

• OCCASIONAL

  Heavy to Very Heavy
• N/A