Registered Nurse (RN) - Behavioral Health
About The Position
This role provides direct clinical patient care and assumes responsibility for assessing, planning, and implementing direct clinical care for assigned patients on a per-shift and unit-level basis. The role supervises staff to whom appropriate care is delegated and supports the CNO in ensuring high-quality, safe, and appropriate nursing care, clinical staff competency, and appropriate resource management related to patient care. The RN provides total nursing care and coordinates and integrates patient care using the nursing process. Care is directed according to established safety, risk management, quality improvement, and infection control standards, with the goal of discharging patients after providing an optimum level of care. The RN coordinates and plans patient care within the prescribed medical regime and fulfills assigned hospital incident command responsibilities during emergencies or disasters. The position also requires knowledge of hospital emergency codes and adherence to applicable policies and procedures.
Requirements
- Graduation from a state-approved or accredited school of nursing.
- Current license, certification, or registration to practice the profession as required by law, regulation in the state of practice, or policy.
- CPR.
Nice To Haves
- Academic degree in nursing (bachelor’s or master’s degree).
Responsibilities
- Provide high-quality, safe, cost-effective total nursing care to patients.
- Coordinate and integrate patient care using the nursing process.
- Direct care according to established safety, risk management, quality improvement, and infection control standards.
- Coordinate and plan patient care within the prescribed medical regime.
- Supervise staff to whom appropriate care is delegated.
- Support the CNO in ensuring high-quality, safe, and appropriate nursing care, clinical staff competency, and appropriate resource management related to patient care.
- Perform hospital incident command system responsibilities, assignments, tasks, and roles as directed during emergencies or disasters.
- Know the hospital’s emergency codes, their purposes, and the appropriate actions for each, and follow hospital policies and procedures.
- Perform related duties as required.
Benefits
- Up to $10,000 sign-on bonus based on eligibility.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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