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Registered Nurse (RN) Behavioral Health

Lifepoint HealthSomerset, NJ
Onsite

About The Position

Registered Nurse (RN) Behavioral Health Full Time | Nights | Rotating Weekends | 6:30/7:00 Commitment Bonus: $20,000 two-year commitment Your experience matters Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Registered Nurse (RN) joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve. Department/Unit Summary The Behavioral Health Unit at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital embodies a culture of teamwork and effective communication, essential for providing specialized care to patients. The BHU unit is an Adult Psych Unit & Geri Psych Unit. Adult psych unit age 18 and up - 22 beds - have an additional 8 beds as overflow unit Geri Psych unit age 65 and over. A multimillion-dollar renovation has been completed; this renovation Improved the esthetic of the unit as well as bringing ligature points and safety up to the latest standards.

Requirements

  • Critical thinking and decisive judgment; able to work with minimal supervision in stressful environments.
  • Ability to quickly learn and navigate multiple clinical software systems.
  • Effective English communication (read, write, speak, and understand).
  • Ability to successfully complete the Skills Competency Checklist within 90 days of hire.
  • Associate’s degree in nursing required
  • Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
  • Current RN license in state of practice.
  • BCLS required.

Nice To Haves

  • bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred
  • Handle with Care preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Provides direct patient care using the nursing process in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice for behavioral health patients.
  • Collaborates with the interprofessional team to support a safe, therapeutic environment and high-quality outcomes.
  • Performs plan-of-care interventions, including medication administration, specimen collection, clinical treatments, and other medical care activities.
  • Documents of patient care provided in a timely and accurate manner
  • Monitors, records, and communicate patient condition to the care team, physicians, patients, and families.
  • Assists patients with activities of daily living (hygiene, elimination, nutrition, ambulation).
  • Collaborates across disciplines to coordinate care (transfers, discharges, referrals, and psychosocial/spiritual support needs).
  • Assesses learning needs and delivers age-/culture-appropriate patient and family education.
  • Advocates for the physical and emotional well-being of the patient.
  • Participates in unit and organizational performance improvement and required continuing education.
  • Provides quality patient care and works other shifts/units as needed; may be assigned on call.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

  • Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
  • Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
  • Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
  • Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
  • Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.
  • Clinical Ladder Eligible – increase base pay by completing the clinical ladder levels.

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