Registered Nurse - Behavioral Health Inpatient - Night

RN - Behavioral Health Inpatient Services

• Work in a 26-bed adult inpatient psychiatric unit, featuring a 16-bed less acute unit and a 10-bed acute care unit.
• Provide 24/7 inpatient psychiatric care including diagnostic assessments, stabilization, and personalized treatment plans.
• Join a multidisciplinary team of Psychiatry, Nursing, Licensed and Unlicensed Professional Counselors, Occupational Therapy, RN Care Management, and Social Work.
• Thrive in a supportive and engaging team culture that fosters personal and professional growth.
• Access nursing leadership pathways, preceptorships, and a graduate nurse residency program to advance your career.
• Benefit from educational support for nursing certifications and mentorship from a dedicated Nursing Educator, Clinical Managers, and a Licensed Professional Counselor leader.
• Full-time schedule of 72 hours biweekly with 12-hour night shifts.
• Enjoy flexible self-scheduling—choose every third weekend or every other weekend patterns.
• Receive shift and weekend differentials for added compensation.
• Learn more about our safe staffing practices  and low nursing turnover during your interview.
• Full time (72 hours biweekly)
• Shift:  12-hour night
• Every third weekend

The Registered Nurse is responsible and accountable for implementing, directing and coordinating the care of patients through the use of the nursing process: assessment, planning implementation and evaluation.  Included is recognition and treatment of the physical and psychosocial changes unique to the age/population group served on the specific unit.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities
Job Class Specifics
1.    Demonstrates safe medication practice.
2.    Maintains a professional image that reflects the employee’s role in health care, with confidence and a positive impression.
3.    Completes chart check to ensure no missed orders. 
4.    Accurately transcribes physician’s orders.
5.    Demonstrates therapeutic communication skills.
6.    Demonstrates ability to assess patient education needs and use of patient education resources.
7.    Demonstrates involvement in unit by attending 50% of staff/committee meetings and in-services for area.
8.    Demonstrates leadership through the nursing process and supervision while maintaining accountability for treatment and patient outcomes.
9.    Acts as a resource person regarding patient care, specialty area, orientation and teaching of staff.
10.    Responds to delays in a calm manner.  Apologizes for inconveniences and gives alternatives.
11.    Analyzes assessment data, identifies priority problems and documents on Plan of Care in PCS for patients and families and significant others.
12.    Uses effective problem-solving skills to plan patient care.
13.    Identifies critical factors evidencing changes in patient condition and responds appropriately.
14.    Completes and documents discharge assessment against plan of care goals.
15.    Initiates and maintains Intravenous Therapy according to IV standards. 
16.    Responds appropriately to emergency situations. 
17.    Utilizes proper body mechanics to prevent injury to self and others.  Safely positions, transfers and transports patients.
18.    Functions as a virtual nurse as assigned which includes, but is not limited to, admissions, discharges, education, documentation through a virtual platform and working collaboratively with the bedside nursing staff. 

Department:    Behavioral Health Services    

1.   Applies physical and mechanical restraints and RN face-to-face assessment (or completes restraint competency for BHU). 
2.    Describes intervention for least restrictive alternative to restraints and demonstrates correct performance of de-escalation techniques (Completed de-escalation training/renewals). 
3.    Responds to behavioral health emergencies appropriately. 
4.    Effectively facilitates group therapy and individual support (completed group therapy competency). 
5.    Provides psycho-education (individual and group) to patients.
6.    Follows role and responsibility in assessing the reporting of physical, emotional, sexual abuse, and neglect in all populations. 
7.    Demonstrates understanding of unit level leadership roles and identifies Manager on Call. 
8.    Participates in MOCK, medical emergencies and/or RRT. 
9.    Demonstrates ability to perform CIWA, AIMS, DAST/AUDIT, and Suicide Risk Assessment.  
10.    Performs Physical and Psychosocial assessments accurately. 
11.    Participates in the development of the safety plan and review the plans as needed.
12.    Describes Level of Care Policy, including responsibility and hand off process for every 15-minu