Registered Nurse - Pediatric Behavioral Health

Saint Luke's Health System • Kansas City, MO

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Crittenton Children's Center is the Kansas City area's premier provider of psychiatric care for children, adolescents and their families. This location is Magnet designated and uses evidence-based therapies to help children learn to regulate their emotions, build communication skills, and develop lifelong strategies for resilience and strength. For more than 150 years we've cared for the emotional health of Kansas City's children and families. Today, Crittenton offers one of the area's most comprehensive behavioral health care programs. This position will give you the opportunity to work with team-oriented physicians and therapists that are dedicated to patient care and knowledge sharing, work on a collaborative team where you can make a direct impact and provide guidance in care planning, experience variety in your day-to-day work, and work with kids and adolescents with a variety of conditions and treatment plans. We are looking for nurses with a passion for helping kids. We will provide you a customized onboarding experience based on your skills and experience. Our orientation includes education around caring for and building relationships with this patient population. This is something that is very important to us and our patients.

Requirements

• Associates degree
• 1 - 2 years of related experience, preferably in mental health
• Must be team orientated
• 1 year applicable experience
• Mandt Certified
• Registered Nurse (MO)
• Associate Degree

Nice To Haves

• bachelors preferred

Responsibilities

• Functions independently and accountable for utilizing the nursing process.
• Coordinates the care for a group of patients with the Multidisciplinary Team.
• Delegates tasks appropriately.
• Identifies hospital resources.
• Serves as a clinical resource for new employees.
• Demonstrates positive formal or informal leadership within unit or department.
• Provide patient education to the patients and their families.

What This Job Offers

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