Registered Nurse (RN) Behavioral Health

Lifepoint Health • Elko, NV

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse - Behavioral Health position involves performing plan-of-care interventions, including medication administration, specimen collection, clinical treatments, and other medical care activities. The role requires documenting patient care accurately and in a timely manner, monitoring and communicating patient conditions to the care team, physicians, patients, and families. Responsibilities also include assisting patients with daily living activities, collaborating across disciplines for care coordination (transfers, discharges, referrals, and psychosocial/spiritual support needs), assessing learning needs, and providing age-/culture-appropriate patient and family education. The nurse will advocate for the physical and emotional well-being of the patient, participate in unit and organizational performance improvement and required continuing education, and may be assigned to work other shifts/units or be on-call. The Behavioral Health Department fosters a culture of teamwork and effective communication to provide specialized care to patients from Neonatal to Geriatric.

Requirements

• Current state RN license
• Associate’s degree from an accredited nursing school
• Basic Life Support certification
• ACLS certification
• PALS certification
• Handle with Care preferred
• Critical thinking and decisive judgment
• Able to work with minimal supervision in stressful environments
• Ability to quickly learn and navigate multiple clinical software systems
• Effective English communication (read, write, speak, and understand)
• Ability to successfully complete the Skills Competency Checklist within 90 days of hire

Nice To Haves

• One year of experience preferred
• ASLS certification preferred
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred

Responsibilities

• Performs plan-of-care interventions, including medication administration, specimen collection, clinical treatments, and other medical care activities.
• Documents patient care provided in a timely and accurate manner.
• Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition to the care team, physicians, patients, and families.
• Assists patients with activities of daily living (hygiene, elimination, nutrition, ambulation).
• Collaborates across disciplines to coordinate care (transfers, discharges, referrals, and psychosocial/spiritual support needs).
• Assesses learning needs and delivers age-/culture-appropriate patient and family education.
• Advocates for the physical and emotional well-being of the patient.
• Participates in unit and organizational performance improvement and required continuing education.
• Provides quality patient care and works other shifts/units as needed; may be assigned on-call.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees
• Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance
• Short- and long-term disability
• Paid family leave
• Paid time off
• Higher education and certification tuition assistance
• Loan assistance
• 401(k) retirement package and company match
• Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs)
• Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities

What This Job Offers

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