Registered Nurse (RN) Behavioral Health
About The Position
This is a PRN position for a Registered Nurse (RN) in Behavioral Health at Lourdes Health. The role involves planning, coordinating, and implementing patient care specific to the age of the patient population served in the Behavioral Health Hospital. The RN ensures that quality care is provided in an efficient and safe manner, consistent with departmental standards of care. The RN demonstrates performance consistent with the mission, philosophy, and goals of the assigned unit and the organization. They remain flexible to changing systems and are expected to demonstrate quality and effectiveness in work habits and clinical practices, and treat staff, physicians, patients, and families with consideration and respect. The unit is an 18-bed unit with 12-hour shifts, operating as a 24/7 Crisis Triage Facility.
Requirements
- Current state RN license
- Bachelor's degree or Associate degree from an accredited nursing school
- BLS
- Associate’s Degree in Nursing required
- Critical thinking and decisive judgment skills
- Able to work with minimal supervision in stressful environments
- Ability to quickly learn and navigate multiple clinical software systems
Nice To Haves
- 1 year of behavioral health RN experience preferred
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred
Responsibilities
- Provides direct patient care using the nursing process in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice for behavioral health patients.
- Collaborates with the interprofessional team to support a safe, therapeutic environment and high-quality outcomes.
- 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
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
- Flexible-spending accounts
- Health- savings accounts
- Competitive paid time off and extended illness bank package for full-time employees
- Income-protection programs, such as life, accident, critical-injury insurance, short- and long-term disability, and identity theft coverage
- Tuition reimbursement
- Loan assistance
- 401(k) matching
- Employee assistance program including mental, physical, and financial wellness
- Professional development and growth opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
