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 role uses evidence-based practice, clinical decision-making, compassionate and skilled communication, and helps create the safest patient environment and best patient experience across the continuum. The position is in inpatient behavioral health, caring for adults with a wide range of psychiatric diagnoses, including depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. The work emphasizes teamwork and building therapeutic relationships with patients. Duties include medication administration, care documentation, interdisciplinary treatment planning, one-to-one patient communication, and advocacy for patient needs. The schedule is 0.9 FTE, 36 hours per week, 0700–1930, with rotating holidays and weekends.
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
- At least one year of RN experience in psychiatric nursing.
- CPI de-escalation certification.
- Communication, hard-working, multitasking, and patient-engagement skills.
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 to support patient care.
- Help create a safe patient environment and a positive patient experience across the continuum.
- Administer medications and document care.
- Participate in interdisciplinary team treatment planning.
- Communicate one-to-one with patients and advocate for their needs.
- Build therapeutic relationships and work collaboratively with the care team.
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 and other 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 performance-based increases.
- Career development programs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
