Registered Nurse, Behavioral Health Unit - Full Time

Mercyhealth•Janesville, WI

About The Position

The Behavioral Health Unit Registered Nurse provides compassionate, culturally sensitive, holistic nursing care to patients in a clinical setting, supporting Mercyhealth’s nursing mission, practice values, and strategic plan. The inpatient unit serves patients experiencing acute mental illness episodes and those undergoing medical detox. The role is scheduled for three 12-hour day shifts per week, with an every-other-weekend rotation. The RN uses the nursing process and collaborates with interdisciplinary team members to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualized patient care. The position also supports patient and family instruction, safe medication and treatment administration, accurate documentation, performance improvement, and professional nursing practice activities.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
ADN required upon hire.
Licensed as an RN in the state of practice.
Approved CPR/BLS certification required within 90 days.
May require specific years of applicable experience to qualify, according to department guidelines.
May require a color-blind test, according to department guidelines.

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred.
Additional certifications may be required according to unit requirements; examples include ACLS, PALS, PEARS, and NRP.

Responsibilities

Use the nursing process and collaborate with interdisciplinary team members in caring for patients.
Administer prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing techniques, policies and procedures, standards of care, and state laws and practice acts.
Document care according to standards of care.
Perform assessments, planning, interventions, and evaluation of care.
Develop, initiate, and carry out individualized patient plans of care as prescribed by a physician or clinic policy, including patient and family instruction.
Participate in department or unit performance improvement activities, which may include shared governance.
Use clinical expertise and provide guidance to other units and departments in support of the patient’s longitudinal plan of care.
Apply critical thinking to patient safety and experience, escalating issues through the appropriate chain of command.
Participate in the professional nursing continuum process, unit practice activities and decisions, and peer review.