Registered Nurse (RN) - Behavioral Health; Days, Full time

#REF!•Dallas, TX

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) in the Behavioral Health Department at Texas Health Hospital Dallas will deliver care to patients utilizing the Nursing Process. This includes assessing the patient, planning the care, intervening as appropriate, and evaluating the effectiveness of interventions. The RN will incorporate age-specific safety and infection control measures into patient care, initiate actions to meet patient and/or significant others' need for information, and maintain continuity of patient care inter-shift, inter-hospital, and while expediting out-of-hospital transfers. The role involves working in a busy outpatient clinic setting with Partial Hospital Programs and Intensive Out-Patient Programs, serving adults with co-occurring behavioral health and chemical dependency needs. Professional nurses will collaborate with an inter-disciplinary team to ensure safety and treatment of patients participating in the day hospital program, participate in treatment team meetings, and teach nursing groups three times a week for patients in women's, co-ed, and chemical dependency groups.

Requirements

Nursing Diploma required OR Associate degree from an accredited Nursing program required
BSN preferred
Associate degree from an accredited Nursing program or nursing diploma required
BCLS prior to hire
BCPMHN upon hire required
ACPI (30 days within hire)
One-year experience as a clinical nurse, or completion of an RN residency program required
One year of Behavioral Health experience strongly preferred
RN must practice within the regulations of the Texas Nurse Practice Act, serve as a role model, intra/interdisciplinary collaborator, and coordinator for quality patient care

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred
One year of Behavioral Health experience strongly preferred

Responsibilities

Delivers care to patients utilizing the Nursing Process
Assesses the patient
Plans the care of the patient
Intervenes as appropriate
Evaluates the effectiveness of interventions
Incorporates age specific safety/infection control measures into patient care.
Initiates action to meet patient and/or significant others need for information
Maintains continuity of patient care inter-shift, inter-hospital, and while expediting out of hospital transfers.
Collaborate with inter-disciplinary team to ensure safety and treatment of patients
Participate in treatment team meetings as needed
Teach nursing groups three times a week for patients in women’s, co-ed, and chemical dependency groups