Registered Nurse (RN) - Behavioral Health - Maryview Medical Center

Bon Secours Mercy Health • Portsmouth, VA

10d • Onsite

About The Position

Join a mission-driven care team transforming lives through compassionate, evidence-based behavioral health and recovery treatment. This role is ideal for a clinician passionate about substance use disorder recovery, detox treatment, and whole-person mental health care. You’ll work in a highly collaborative environment alongside providers, therapists, and case managers to support patients through every stage of recovery using therapeutic communication, clinical expertise, and relationship-centered care. If you thrive in interdisciplinary settings, value meaningful patient connection, and want to make a measurable impact in mental health healing and and long-term recovery outcomes, this is an opportunity to do deeply rewarding work with a dedicated team. The Behavioral Health Registered Nurse (RN) functions as a care provider of a multidisciplinary care team responsible for the delivery of comprehensive patient care utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation and evaluation through evidence-based practices, policies, procedures, guidelines of the organization, and within the State’s Nurse Practice Act. The RN provides a safe and therapeutic environment for patients by managing the milieu and ensures patient care is delivered in an individualized manner, expressing dignity and respect for each patient. The RN collaborates with providers and treatment team members to ensure the achievement of desired patient outcomes.

Requirements

• Current RN License in the state in which they are working or covered by compact (required)
• 1 year of RN experience (required)
• BLS Basic Life Support (preferred upon hire, must obtain from approved source prior to direct patient care; ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support acceptable in lieu of BLS)
• Current state licensure (or covered compact licensure) as a Registered Nurse (RN)
• One (1) year of professional experience practicing as a Registered Nurse (RN)

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science Nursing (preferred)
• Recent Behavioral Health experience (preferred)
• De-Escalation Training (preferred)
• EPIC Electronic Health Record (EHR) Training (preferred)
• Bachelor of Science Nursing (preferred)
• Recent Behavioral Health experience (preferred, not required)
• EPIC Electronic Health Record training (preferred, not required)
• De-Escalation Training (preferred, not required)

Responsibilities

• In collaboration with members of interdisciplinary teams, establishes goals and strategies for meeting the discharge or continuing care needs with the patient.
• Collects and records nursing assessment of the physical and behavioral health status of the patient.
• Effectively communicates assessment information, the nursing component, and all modifications of the plan of care to appropriate members of the treatment team and interdisciplinary team.
• Applies effective interviewing skills to elicit information from patient and/or family/significant other that is necessary to plan and implement the treatment plan.
• Develops, maintains, or modifies the individualized treatment plan of care.
• Executes the treatment plan as developed by the provider and interdisciplinary team members.
• Continuously evaluates the patient’s response to the nursing interventions, quality of patient care and care environment to ensure optimal patient outcomes are met.
• Participates in the safe management of the milieu, intervening effectively with patients who are having coping difficulty, utilizing therapeutic prevention/intervention techniques.
• Acts as the patient advocate.
• Provide direct patient care according to the provider’s prescribed plan of care (and nursing scope of practice) while closely monitoring progress/recovery.
• Assess and documents the patient’s conditions and report changes as needed.
• Administer medication, insulin, and IV/fluids, documenting thoroughly.
• Inspect and care for wounds, changing dressings and assisting with personal hygiene.
• Applies effective interviewing skills to elicit information from patient and/or family/significant other that is necessary to plan and implement the treatment plan.
• Assess patient for further injuries, infections, bedsores, etc. and deliver appropriate treatments.
• Collaborate with providers, aides, and allied health professionals to ensure exceptional patient outcomes.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive pay, incentives, referral bonuses and 403(b) with employer contributions (when eligible)
• Medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage, HSA/FSA options, life insurances, mental health resources and discounts
• Paid time off, parental and FMLA leave, short- and long-term disability, backup care for children and elders
• Tuition assistance, professional development and continuing education support

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level