Registered Nurse (RN) - Adolescent Behavioral Health Unit

MaineHealth•Westbrook, ME

About The Position

The Registered Nurse works in the Adolescent Behavioral Health Unit at Spring Harbor Hospital, a 14-bed facility caring for children generally between 12 and 17 years old. The multidisciplinary team treats diagnoses commonly found in children and adolescents, including depression, disruptive behavior disorders, emerging psychotic disorders, anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, and substance use disorders. The Mental Health Registered Nurse—Acute Care provides high-quality patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient outcomes. The nurse collaborates, delegates, and communicates with members of the healthcare team to support optimal care. This is an RN II vacancy for nurses with more than one year of experience. At the RN II level, the nurse is competent in the clinical role and can care for most patients assigned, while identifying and obtaining appropriate resources to develop skills and knowledge for other patient types over time.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
Current applicable state license as a Registered Professional Nurse.
Current BLS certification, or ability to obtain it within 30 days of the start date.
One year of recent RN experience.
For automatic advancement from RN I to RN II, be in good standing, meet RN I requirements, and complete onboarding requirements, including the New Grad Residency where available.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).

Responsibilities

Provide high-quality patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient outcomes.
Collaborate, delegate, and communicate with members of the healthcare team to ensure optimal care.
Obtain appropriate resources to develop the skills and knowledge needed to care for patient types beyond current demonstrated competence.