Registered Nurse RN - Adult Behavioral Health
About The Position
The Registered Nurse provides nursing care in the Adult Behavioral Health department at Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital. Duties include treating patients, educating them about mental and medical conditions, and providing advice and emotional support to patients and/or family members. The RN runs therapeutic groups and provides psychiatric crisis intervention, including seclusion and restraint of patients as needed. The RN records patients’ medical histories and symptoms, helps perform diagnostic tests and analyze results, operates medical machinery, administers treatment and medications, and supports patient follow-up and rehabilitation. The nurse also teaches patients and families how to manage illnesses or injuries, diet and exercise programs, and self-administration of medication and physical therapy. Other related duties may be assigned. This is a full-time, day-shift position, scheduled 7:00 am–7:30 pm, with rotating holidays and weekends. The position is located at Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. Compensation is listed at $35.35–$53.58 per hour. A sign-on bonus is available for qualified candidates, subject to eligibility and payout terms.
Requirements
- Current and valid State license as a Registered Nurse.
- Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current certification.
- Working knowledge of Mental Health Laws and practice standards.
- Working knowledge of the interdisciplinary treatment team process, behavioral health programming, and daily nursing functions for inpatient and outpatient behavioral health units.
- Working knowledge of the continuum of care for behavioral health care.
Responsibilities
- Treat patients and provide advice and emotional support to patients and/or family members.
- Educate patients about mental and medical conditions.
- Run therapeutic groups and provide psychiatric crisis intervention, including seclusion and restraint of patients.
- Record patients’ medical histories and symptoms.
- Help perform diagnostic tests and analyze results.
- Operate medical machinery and administer treatment and medications.
- Help with patient follow-up and rehabilitation.
- Teach patients and families how to manage illness or injury, diet and exercise programs, and self-administration of medication and physical therapy.
- Perform other related duties.
Benefits
- Paid time off
- 401K retirement plan
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Tuition reimbursement
- Voluntary benefit options
- Sign-on bonus for qualified candidates, subject to eligibility and payout terms
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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