Registered Nurse (RN) - Behavioral Health - Maryview Medical Center

Bon Secours Mercy Health • Portsmouth, VA

26d • $34 - $55

About The Position

The Behavioral Health Registered Nurse (RN) is a care provider on a multidisciplinary team, delivering comprehensive patient care through assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation. Care is guided by evidence-based practices, organizational policies and procedures, and the State’s Nurse Practice Act. The RN helps maintain a safe, therapeutic environment, manages the milieu, provides individualized care with dignity and respect, and collaborates with providers and treatment team members to support desired patient outcomes.

The RN works with interdisciplinary team members and patients to establish goals and strategies for discharge or continuing care; assesses and documents physical and behavioral health status; communicates assessment findings and changes to the plan of care; and develops, maintains, or modifies individualized treatment plans. The RN implements the plan, evaluates patient responses and care quality, uses therapeutic prevention and intervention techniques when patients have difficulty coping, and advocates for patients. Nurses are expected to practice in accordance with the BSMH Nursing Professional Practice Model.

The role serves adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients. The work may involve high stress, fluctuating workloads, interruptions, potential physical altercations or verbal abuse, use of physical restraints, infectious materials, and other listed environmental hazards. The position requires shift work and physical activities including lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, bending, walking, and standing. The posted pay range is $34.33 to $54.93. The position is in the Adult Psychiatric Unit at Maryview Medical Center, with 40 scheduled weekly hours and day/night shifts.

Requirements

• Current RN license in the state of employment or a compact-state license.
• At least 1 year of RN experience.
• BLS Basic Life Support certification must be obtained from an approved source before direct patient care; ACLS is acceptable in lieu of BLS.
• Clinical knowledge, skills, and competency to provide evidence-based care consistent with current standards, policies, and procedures.
• Ability to assess clinical condition and psychosocial needs, develop and prioritize plans of care, and apply the nursing process.
• Strong interpersonal and verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to communicate with patients in a manner they can understand, considering their preferences.
• Knowledge of psychology, mental health, and behavioral health; ability to de-escalate and set clear boundaries.
• Ability to remain calm and adaptive during emergencies, recognize limitations, and seek assistance when needed.
• Ability to apply cultural diversity and inclusion principles, protect safety and privacy, and use office and clinical technologies.
• Ability to perform the physical requirements of the role, including lifting and maneuvering patients, and to perform shift work.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
• BLS certification upon hire.
• Recent behavioral health experience.
• De-escalation training.
• EPIC Electronic Health Record training.

Responsibilities

• Establish goals and strategies with interdisciplinary team members and the patient to meet discharge or continuing-care needs.
• Collect and record nursing assessments of patients’ physical and behavioral health status.
• Communicate assessment information, nursing considerations, and changes to the plan of care to treatment and interdisciplinary team members.
• Interview patients and, when appropriate, family members or significant others to obtain information needed to plan and implement treatment.
• Develop, maintain, or modify individualized treatment plans of care.
• Execute treatment plans developed by providers and interdisciplinary team members.
• Evaluate patients’ responses to nursing interventions and assess the quality of patient care and the care environment.
• Participate in safe milieu management and intervene effectively when patients have difficulty coping, using therapeutic prevention and intervention techniques.
• Act as a patient advocate.
• Assign patient care according to staff members’ nursing skills, knowledge, and scope of practice.
• Orient staff, facilitate learning, and provide education to nursing staff and others.
• Assess patients’ clinical conditions and psychosocial needs, including supportive resources, and prioritize and implement plans of care.
• Assess physical and emotional responses to treatment, evaluate outcomes, and revise plans of care as appropriate.
• Assist patients and families in coping with illness and collaborate with others to coordinate care.
• Protect the safety and privacy of patients and others, use appropriate infection-control practices, and incorporate cost-effective stewardship of resources.
• Pursue professional growth and practice accountability, resilience, and self-care.

Benefits

• Competitive pay, incentives, referral bonuses, and a 403(b) with employer contributions when eligible.
• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage; HSA/FSA options; life insurance; mental health resources; and discounts.
• Paid time off, parental and FMLA leave, short- and long-term disability, and backup care for children and elders.
• Tuition assistance, professional development, and continuing education support.
• Benefits may vary based on market and employment status.

What This Job Offers

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