Registered Nurse (RN) Behavioral Health
About The Position
The Registered Nurse provides and coordinates comprehensive patient care through the nursing process, delivering safe, therapeutic care in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures. The RN uses evidence-based practice, clinical decision-making, compassionate and skilled communication, and leads efforts to create a safe patient environment and a positive patient experience across the continuum of care. The position is based at the Mental Health Emergency Hospital (MHEC), a crisis intervention hub in Milwaukee County. MHEC provides 24/7/365 mental health assessment, stabilization, treatment, and transition care for children, adolescents, and adults. It supports voluntary and involuntary patients in a therapeutic setting that emphasizes safety and dignity, with separate treatment areas for children/adolescents and adults, immediate crisis assessment and stabilization, and care coordination for recovery and transition planning. The RN collaborates with a multidisciplinary team to provide compassionate, evidence-based emergency mental health care. This is a full-time, benefits-eligible position working nights from 1900 to 0730, 36 hours per week. Behavioral health experience is preferred.
Requirements
- Completion of an accredited or approved nursing program.
- Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the teammate practices.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association.
Nice To Haves
- Behavioral Health experience.
Responsibilities
- Provide and coordinate comprehensive patient care through the nursing process.
- Deliver safe, therapeutic care in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures.
- Use evidence-based practice and clinical decision-making in patient care.
- Communicate compassionately and skillfully.
- Lead efforts to create the safest patient environment and the best patient experience across the continuum of care.
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to provide compassionate, evidence-based emergency mental health care.
Benefits
- Paid Time Off programs
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
- Adoption assistance and paid parental leave
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match
- Financial wellness programs
- Educational Assistance Program
- Premium pay such as shift and on-call pay, based on the teammate's job
- Incentive pay for select positions
- Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
