Registered Nurse (RN) Behavioral Health

Lifepoint Health • Somerset, KY

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital is hiring a full-time Registered Nurse for its Behavioral Health Unit. The position is on nights, with rotating weekends, and includes a $15,000 commitment bonus for a two-year commitment. The unit includes an adult psychiatric unit for patients age 18 and older, with 22 beds and an additional 8 overflow beds, and a geriatric psychiatric unit for patients age 65 and older. A multimillion-dollar renovation improved the unit’s appearance and brought ligature-point and safety standards up to date. Nurses work collaboratively with three psychiatrists and a medical director who is onsite eight days per month and also works via telehealth.

The RN provides direct behavioral health patient care using the nursing process and applicable standards of practice. The role supports a safe, therapeutic environment and high-quality patient outcomes through collaboration with the interprofessional team. The RN performs care-plan interventions, administers medications, documents care, monitors and communicates patient conditions, assists with daily living activities, coordinates care, educates patients and families, and advocates for patients’ physical and emotional well-being. The RN also participates in performance improvement and continuing education, may work other shifts or units as needed, and may be assigned on call.

Candidates must hold a current RN license in their state of practice and an active Kentucky license, either single-state or compact. An associate degree in nursing is required; a bachelor’s degree in nursing is preferred. The role requires effective English communication, critical thinking and decisive judgment, the ability to work with minimal supervision in stressful environments, the ability to learn and navigate multiple clinical software systems, and successful completion of the Skills Competency Checklist within 90 days of hire.

Requirements

• Associate degree in nursing.
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Current RN license in the state of practice.
• Active Kentucky license, either single-state or compact; relocating employees must update licensure to the new Primary State of Residence before employment begins.
• Critical thinking and decisive judgment, with the ability to work with minimal supervision in stressful environments.
• Ability to quickly learn and navigate multiple clinical software systems.
• Effective English communication skills, including reading, writing, speaking, and understanding.
• Ability to successfully complete the Skills Competency Checklist within 90 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
• Handle with Care.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care using the nursing process and applicable scope and standards of practice for behavioral health patients.
• Collaborate with the interprofessional team to support a safe, therapeutic environment and high-quality outcomes.
• Perform plan-of-care interventions, including medication administration, specimen collection, clinical treatments, and other medical care activities.
• Document patient care in a timely and accurate manner.
• Monitor, record, and communicate patient condition to the care team, physicians, patients, and families.
• Assist patients with activities of daily living, including hygiene, elimination, nutrition, and ambulation.
• Coordinate care across disciplines, including transfers, discharges, referrals, and psychosocial or spiritual support needs.
• Assess learning needs and provide age- and culture-appropriate patient and family education.
• Advocate for patients’ physical and emotional well-being.
• Participate in unit and organizational performance improvement and required continuing education.
• Work other shifts or units as needed and take on-call assignments when assigned.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• $15,000 commitment bonus for a two-year commitment.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Life, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance.
• Short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Paid family leave and paid time off.
• Higher education and certification tuition assistance.
• Loan assistance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
• Wellness programs, including free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services, and discount programs.
• Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.
• Clinical ladder eligibility, with the opportunity to increase base pay by completing clinical ladder levels.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree