Registered Nurse (RN) Behavioral Health

Advocate Health•Milwaukee, WI

2d•$38 - $57•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) works in the Adult Inpatient Behavioral Health unit at Aurora Psychiatric Hospital. The 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, compassion, and communication skills to promote patient safety and a positive patient experience across the continuum of care. The position is part-time, 24 hours per week, working 8-hour PM shifts. The schedule alternates between Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday one week and Sunday/Monday/Thursday/Friday the next. Weekend and holiday coverage is required every other weekend and every other holiday. Employees must remain in their current role, FTE, and shift for at least six months to meet organizational, patient-care, and staffing needs. Students are expected to coordinate work around their school schedule and provide their schedule to their leader two months before each semester begins. Aurora Psychiatric Hospital is located on a 30-acre wooded campus in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, and provides behavioral health care for children, adolescents, and adults experiencing mental health or substance-related concerns. Its patient-focused healing environment includes landscaped gardens and pet therapy dogs.

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.
Ability to meet the physical requirements of the role, including safely lifting up to 35 pounds, pushing or pulling up to 30 pounds, and assisting with 150-pound sliding transfers.
Functional speech, vision, hearing, touch, and fine motor skills for clinical procedures, and ability to operate equipment foot controls.
Ability to respond quickly to changing patient conditions and perform patient safety interventions.
Use appropriate protective equipment when exposed to blood, body fluids, communicable diseases, chemicals, or hazardous waste.

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.
Use compassionate and effective communication while helping create a safe patient environment and positive patient experience.
Respond to changing patient conditions and perform patient safety interventions, including verbal de-escalation and restraints when necessary.
Perform other related duties as required.

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 role.
Incentive pay for select positions.
Opportunity for annual increases based on performance.
Career development programs.