RN Psych Liaison Nurse - BHU - Per Diem/Days - req#2117943804

## Description **Job Objective** **:** Under the administrative direction and supervision of the Director of Behavioral Health Services (BHS), and/or designee, the Psychiatric Liaison Nurse, guided by the policies and procedures of the Medical Center and the BHU Charge Nurse is responsible for the coordination of care and treatment of patients requiring psychiatric services, including those currently admitted to the Medical Center, the Women’s and Infant Pavilion and those presenting to the Emergency Department with psychiatric complaints; Lanterman-Petris-Short (LPS) assessments, provides pre-admission psychiatric nursing assessments, interventions and aftercare planning. **Duties and Responsibilities:** A Psychiatric Liaison Nurse meets all essential duties and responsibilities of a Registered Nurse for BHS. A. Assessment – 1. Performs initial patient assessments as ordered to determine the appropriate behavioral health care needs. 2. Obtains patient’s medical history. 3. Provides psychiatric nursing assessment for patients who have Behavioral Health Evaluations (BHE) ordered hospital-wide. 4. Assesses patients outside of the Behavioral Health Unit (BHU) for a potential legal Hold per Medical Center policy and procedures. 5. Completes Psychiatric Screening, and/or Admission Assessment, and LPS Assessments on appropriate patients within an established one-hour goal after notification of order for a patient. 6. Reviews laboratory and radiological results on patients in the ED in addition to completing Pre-Admission Assessments. 7. Completes reassessment per WIC Code (5151) of patients when necessary and required by Medical Center policy/procedure. 8. Completes the initial Suicide Assessment Tool on all patients; completes the Suicide Assessment Tool prior to release of patient from the ED. B. Interventions – 1. Provides appropriate interventions for patients who have any orders initiated by the ED provider. 2. Coordinates medical transfer/transport of patients in the ED and completes necessary duties when needed, facilitates transitions of patients to the most appropriate level of care by providing pertinent clinical information to other health care providers as requested/required. C. Planning – 1. Provides appropriate aftercare planning and referrals for behavioral health patients who have orders by the ED provider and are not being admitted to the Medical Center. 2. Develops and maintains knowledge and understanding of Medical Center and community resources available to patients and their families. 3. Supports social services as needed with providing patients with referrals to and education of community resources. 4. Follow-up with facilities and coordinate obtaining any additional information required for patients to be accepted for transfer. D. Evaluation – 1. Evaluates results of interventions. 2. Evaluates the plan(s) of care developed and makes revisions as needed based on patient current condition. 3. Evaluates documentation of other Registered Nurses and patient care teams and provides peer review as assigned. 4. Evaluates the medical record for documentation that supports the services provided to the patient. E. Documentation – 1. Completes LPS Assessments accordingly to their authorization and Medical Center policy and/or protocols to its entirety. 2. Maintains an accurate medical record for each patient seen. 3. Documents in the medical record to facilitate the completion of arrangements to other acute or post-acute care facilities. 4. Document all patient teaching on established hospital form(s) or in the electronic health record. 6. Documents review of plan(s) of care and any revisions in the patient’s medical record. 7. Maintain all LPS Assessments completed, and Advisements completed hospital-wide to include the Emergency Department and provide data to BHS Director and/or Designee. F. Patient Education – 1. Provides patient education on a routine basis. G. Reporting – 1. Provides Administrative Director, Behav…