Registered Nurse II, Behavioral Health; Full time, Nights

Texas Health Resources•Dallas, TX

3h•Onsite

About The Position

Texas Health Dallas is hiring a Registered Nurse II for its Behavioral Health Department. The department includes a busy outpatient clinic with Partial Hospital Programs and an Intensive Out-Patient Program serving adults with co-occurring behavioral health and chemical dependency needs. Nurses collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to support the safety and treatment of patients in the day hospital program, participate in treatment team meetings as needed, and teach nursing groups three times a week for women's, co-ed, and chemical dependency groups. The nurse delivers patient care using the Nursing Process, including assessment, care planning, intervention, and evaluation. The role also incorporates age-specific safety and infection-control measures, responds to patients' and significant others' information needs, and maintains continuity of care across shifts, hospitals, and out-of-hospital transfers. The position is full-time, nights, with listed hours of 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. The posting also includes a conflicting parenthetical schedule describing full-time day shift, three 12-hour shifts including weekends.

Requirements

Nursing diploma or associate degree from an accredited nursing program.
BCLS certification prior to hire.
BCPMHN required upon hire.
ACPI required within 30 days of hire.
One year of experience as a clinical nurse, or completion of an RN residency program.
Practice within the regulations of the Texas Nurse Practice Act and serve as a role model, interdisciplinary collaborator, and coordinator for quality patient care.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
One year of Behavioral Health experience.

Responsibilities

Deliver patient care utilizing the Nursing Process.
Assess patients.
Plan patient care.
Intervene as appropriate.
Evaluate the effectiveness of interventions.
Incorporate age-specific safety and infection-control measures into patient care.
Initiate action to meet patients' and significant others' needs for information.
Maintain continuity of patient care between shifts and hospitals, and while expediting out-of-hospital transfers.
Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to support the safety and treatment of patients in the day hospital program.
Participate in treatment team meetings as needed.
Teach nursing groups three times a week for women's, co-ed, and chemical dependency groups.
Practice within the regulations of the Texas Nurse Practice Act and serve as a role model, interdisciplinary collaborator, and coordinator for quality patient care.