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

Texas Health Resources • Dallas, TX

7h • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) in the Behavioral Health Department at Texas Health Dallas will work in a busy outpatient clinic that includes Partial Hospital Programs and an Intensive Out-Patient Program. This role serves adults with co-occurring behavioral health and chemical dependency needs. The RN will collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure patient safety and treatment, participate in treatment team meetings, and teach nursing groups three times a week for various patient groups.

Requirements

• Nursing Diploma required OR Associate degree from an accredited Nursing program 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
• 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 for the care of the patient
• Interventions 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 interdisciplinary teams to ensure the safety and treatment of patients participating in the day hospital program
• 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
• Practice within the regulations of the Texas Nurse Practice Act
• Serve as a role model, intra/interdisciplinary collaborator, and coordinator for quality patient care

Benefits

• 401k
• PTO
• medical
• dental
• Paid Parental Leave
• flex spending
• tuition reimbursement
• student loan repayment programs

What This Job Offers

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