Registered Nurse RN Behavioral Health

Banner Health • Tucson, AZ

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About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides behavioral health nursing care on the West DeEx Unit at the Behavioral Health Pavilion at Banner University Medical Center South Campus in Tucson, Arizona. The unit serves voluntary patients, including people with serious mental illness, addictions, or detox needs, as well as geriatric psychiatric patients requiring full medical care and involuntary patients with severe behavioral health needs. The care team includes psychiatric physicians, case managers, pharmacists, behavioral health specialists, and security officers. The stated RN-to-patient ratio is 8:1 or less. Nurses may be required to float to the campus’s other two behavioral health units based on daily census.

The nurse assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents patient care in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing standards. Duties include nursing assessments, medication administration, support with activities of daily living, maintaining patient safety, and encouraging patients to develop coping skills or attend group sessions. The role involves coordinating care with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary team, and may include supervising staff and departmental workflow in some circumstances.

This is a full-time day-shift position working three 12-hour shifts per week, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. The schedule includes a set rotation every third weekend and rotating holidays. Self-scheduling is available, and an additional $3 per hour weekend shift differential applies when eligible. Banner Health describes a Clinical Ladder with professional development opportunities and compensation incentives as nurses progress.

Requirements

• Current, valid RN license in the state of practice, a temporary/interim RN license in the state of practice, or compact RN licensure for the current state of practice.
• BLS certification.
• Maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the work area through annual validations.
• Additional certification or continuing education may be required based on the area of practice.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in the clinical area for which the applicant is applying.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Professional certification.
• Additional related education and/or experience.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients’ physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural, and discharge-planning needs; review histories, diagnostics, and laboratory data; and report abnormal results to physicians and appropriate caregivers.
• Complete patient assessments and reassessments according to patient needs and organizational policy.
• Develop and revise patient-specific plans of care, including discharge plans, in collaboration with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary team.
• Provide direct patient care, coordinate and delegate care, and supervise health care team activities in accordance with orders, policies, professional standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Administer medications, assist with activities of daily living, maintain patient safety, and encourage patients to learn coping skills or participate in group sessions.
• Communicate patient status accurately and completely to other caregivers to promote continuity of care.
• Evaluate patient and family responses to care and teaching, assess progress toward goals, and revise care plans as needed.
• Document assessments, plans, interventions, evaluations, patient responses, and physician orders accurately and in a timely manner.
• Use available evidence in providing care and may participate in research activities, shared leadership, professional quality improvement, and activities supporting nursing outcomes.
• Contribute to education, role development, and orientation for personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors; precept and mentor when appropriate.
• Communicate and coordinate with staff, physicians, patients, families, external health care contacts, community providers, agencies, and clergy as appropriate.
• Float to the other two behavioral health units on campus when required based on census.

Benefits

• A variety of health and financial security benefit plans for employees and their families.
• Self-scheduling tool.
• Additional $3 per hour weekend shift differential when applicable.
• Clinical Ladder professional development opportunities with compensation incentives as nurses progress.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed