RN - Behavioral Health Registered Nurse - Emergency Department

Geisinger • Danville, PA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Geisinger Medical Center is seeking a full-time Registered Nurse for their Emergency Department, specializing in behavioral health. This role involves providing comprehensive nursing care to patients experiencing behavioral health, psychiatric, substance use, and emotional crisis needs. The nurse will utilize evidence-based techniques for assessment, intervention, de-escalation, and therapeutic communication to ensure patient safety and stabilization. Collaboration with a multidisciplinary team, including physicians, psychiatrists, social workers, and security, is crucial for delivering high-quality care in a fast-paced emergency setting. The position offers a competitive hiring incentive, starting rate, and shift differentials for eligible candidates, along with relocation assistance. Geisinger Medical Center is recognized with ANCC Magnet Recognition® for nursing excellence.

Requirements

• Graduate from Specialty Training Program-Nursing (Required)
• Minimum of 1 year-Nursing (Required)
• 1 year of behavioral health experience required
• Licensed Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania)
• Basic Life Support Certification
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Clinical Skills
• Communication
• Interpersonal Communication
• Organizing
• Teamwork

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's Degree-Nursing (Preferred)
• 2 years of behavioral health experience preferred
• Minimum of 2 years-Related work experience (Preferred)
• Preceptor Skills

Responsibilities

• Provides comprehensive nursing care to patients presenting with behavioral health, psychiatric, substance use, and emotional crisis needs.
• Utilizes evidence-based assessment, intervention, de-escalation, and therapeutic communication techniques to promote patient safety, stabilization, and appropriate disposition.
• Collaborates with emergency physicians, psychiatrists, advanced practice providers, social workers, case managers, security personnel, and interdisciplinary teams to ensure high-quality behavioral health care in a fast-paced emergency setting.
• Completes assessments as established by scope of practice and unit standards, including behavioral health and suicide risk assessments.
• Addresses physical, psychological, social, cultural, and spiritual needs of patient and family throughout the continuum of care.
• Formulates, coordinates, and provides plan of care as established in unit standards including, patient and family education, family needs and discharge planning throughout hospitalization with members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Provides direct patient care including, treatments, medications, and diagnostic studies according to policy and procedure.
• Evaluates effectiveness of nursing interventions and revises plan of care based upon patient response to interventions.
• Initiates collaboration with physicians, ancillary personnel, and other interdisciplinary team members and acts to proactively resolve and facilitate patient needs.
• Problem solves, troubleshoots and takes corrective measures in the care and handling of equipment.
• Participates in unit-based decision-making regarding the utilization of evidence-based practice.
• Actively participates as a team member working toward team goals of the unit and organization and is accountable for unit and system specific metrics.
• Actively participates in patient quality and safety education programs and other activities designed to improve departmental and organizational quality and safety.
• Provide therapeutic interventions and crisis stabilization.
• Monitor for withdrawal, self-harm, aggression, elopement risk, and worsening psychiatric symptoms.
• Utilize verbal de-escalation techniques during crises.
• Maintain compliance with suicide precautions, observation levels, and safety protocols.
• Serve as a behavioral health resource for emergency department staff.

Benefits

• Healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners.
• $21,500 hiring incentive for eligible candidates
• $41.50 minimum hiring rate with increased rates for experienced individuals
• Up to $7 shift differentials for evening, night, and weekend shifts
• Relocation assistance for eligible candidates
• Self-scheduling to allow for flexible schedule

What This Job Offers

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