Registered Nurse - ED Mental Health Stpl
About The Position
Coordinates and provides family-centered nursing care to infants, children, and adolescents using the nursing process. The nurse is accountable for professional practice, including independent nursing functions and delegated medical functions performed in collaboration with other health team members. The primary nursing population is patients in the Emergency Department Mental Health spaces, including children and adolescents with mental, behavioral, or emotional challenges requiring acute stabilization. The position is in the pediatric emergency department at Children’s Minnesota’s St. Paul hospital, which includes an 8-patient Pediatric Empath space for acute mental health crises and seven mental health safer rooms for patients in acute mental or behavioral health crises. The Empath space supports rapid stabilization and disposition in an active treatment environment grounded in trauma-informed care and a therapeutic milieu model. This is an MNA contract position.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
- Current Minnesota RN licensure.
- Current BLS certification.
- One year of experience in a hospital setting.
- An informational meeting with the Patient Care Manager is required before the position is awarded.
- Additional certifications may be required depending on the unit; department-specific required qualifications must be obtained within six months of employment.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate and provide family-centered nursing care to infants, children, and adolescents using the nursing process.
- Perform independent nursing functions and delegated medical functions in collaboration with other health team members.
- Provide acute stabilization care to children and adolescents with mental, behavioral, or emotional challenges in Emergency Department Mental Health spaces.
Benefits
- Medical benefits may be available.
- Dental benefits may be available.
- Vision benefits may be available.
- Retirement benefits may be available.
- Other fringe benefits may be available.
- Shift differentials or premium pay may be available for positions requiring night, weekend, or on-call work.
