ER Mental Health Nurse - Full Time Nights

BJC HealthCare • Farmington, MO

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Parkland Health Center, part of BJC HealthCare, offers a unique combination of world-class medicine and deep local roots. With two locations in St. Francois County, Missouri, Parkland Health Center provides quality primary and secondary level inpatient and outpatient services. The Farmington campus offers a full continuum of inpatient and medical-surgical and intensive care, obstetrics and emergency services, along with a wide variety of outpatient services. The Emergency Room provides support to triage, diagnose and treat patients presenting for emergency services in a timely, customer focused manner on a 24/7 basis.

This role is for a Full Time Nights position, working (3) 12hr shifts per week at the Farmington Campus. The BJC RN Career Ladder differentiates BJC as the place for nurses to work in the greater St. Louis area, empowering nurses to work at the top of their license and own their career progression. Moves to higher ladder levels will result in a percentage increase of current pay that aligns with the new job description.

Requirements

• Nursing Diploma/Associate's - Nursing
• No Experience
• No Experience (Supervisor Experience)
• RN (License & Certification)

Nice To Haves

• ED experience preferred
• Bachelor's Degree - Nursing
• <2 years (Experience)

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care activities including assessment, diagnosis, planning implementation, and evaluation within the guidelines of the standards of nursing care.
• Promotes patient and family centered care in a healing environment.
• Educates patients and their families on how to manage their illness or injury, including post treatment home care needs and medication administration.
• Participates in activities that promote patient safety, quality and regulatory compliance.
• Participates in professional development.
• Develops, implements, and documents individual plans of care with defined goals in collaboration with other members of the interprofessional team and patient, family or caregiver in accordance with the established guidelines and standards of nursing care.
• Proactively plans and ensures communication of the plan of care across the continuum of care.
• Uses critical nursing skills to assess and evaluate physical, psychosocial, and emotional needs according to standards of care.
• Assess patient preferences and barriers to involvement in care, including their values, emotional, spiritual, cultural, and population-specific needs.
• The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree