Behavioral Health RN
About The Position
The Behavioral Health RN provides compassionate, hands-on nursing care to patients with acute mental health needs in an inpatient behavioral health setting. The nurse works with an interdisciplinary care team to promote patient safety, stabilization, and recovery. The position is full-time on night shifts, with 12-hour shifts from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., at St Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri. The role includes assessing and monitoring patients, administering treatments and medications, supporting crisis intervention and de-escalation, and educating patients and families. The nurse may also help manage therapeutic groups, psychiatric crises, seclusion, and restraint in accordance with applicable standards.
Requirements
- Current and valid state license as a Registered Nurse.
- Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintained thereafter.
- Working knowledge of mental health laws and practice standards.
- Working knowledge of the interdisciplinary treatment team process, behavioral health programming, and daily nursing functions for inpatient and outpatient behavioral health units.
- Working knowledge of the continuum of care for behavioral health care.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct nursing care to patients with acute mental and behavioral health needs in an inpatient setting.
- Observe, monitor, and document patient behavior, mental status, and safety risks.
- Assist with crisis intervention and de-escalation to promote unit safety.
- Collaborate with RNs, providers, and the interdisciplinary care team.
- Treat and educate patients about mental and medical conditions, and provide advice and emotional support to patients and/or family members.
- Help manage therapeutic groups, psychiatric crisis intervention, seclusion, and restraint of patients.
- Record patients’ medical histories and symptoms, help perform diagnostic tests, and analyze results.
- Administer treatments and medications, and help with patient follow-up and rehabilitation.
- Consult patients and their families on managing illness or injury, diet and exercise programs, self-administration of medication, and physical therapy.
Benefits
- Full benefits are available; specific benefit details are provided at the linked Prime Healthcare benefits page.
- Sign-on bonus of $20,000 is available for qualified candidates; eligibility and payout terms apply and are discussed during the interview process.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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