RN (Registered Nurse) - Behavioral Health_Flexi

City/State

Suffolk, VA

Overview

Work Shift

Rotating (United States of America)

Sentara Obici Hospital is seeking a Flexi Status RN (Registered Nurse) to join our mental health team!

POSITION OVERVIEW

• Flexi Status
• Day Shift; 7am - 7pm
• Average daily census of 13 patients.
• 16 - 18 bed unit

ABOUT SOH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

Whatever the condition and whichever therapies are employed, our commitment is to help ensure our patients are informed and involved to the extent possible in developing and implementing their care plan. We believe in helping to empower our patients and better prepare them to ben active participants in their recovery. Our patients are in good hands with our psychiatrist led team of registered nurses, social workers, recreational therapists, and other health care professionals serving 24 hours per day, 7 days a week.

Our unit consistently earns customer services designations of Platinum (past 4 years) and Gold status.

ABOUT SOH NURSING

Sentara Obici Hospital nurses are committed to providing evidence-based practice in their delivery of quality healthcare to our patient and families. We strive to create an environment of health and healing through nursing excellence.

Sentara Obici Hospital is a 175-bed community hospital. Founded in 1951 in the heart of Suffolk, Virginia. We relocated to a new state of the art facility in 2010. Our facility has been Magnet® designated since 2018. We are proud of the nursing structures we have in place that empower our nurses to transform care at the bedside: our Nurse Residency Program for new grads, shared governance councils, evidence-based practice, and commitment to lifelong learning.

WHO SENTARA IS

Sentara Healthcare is a Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina based not-for-profit integrated healthcare provider that has been in business for over 131 years. Offering more than 500 sites of care including 12 hospitals, PACE (Elder Care), home health, hospice, medical groups, imaging services, therapy, outpatient surgery centers, and an 858,000 member health plan.  The people of the communities that we serve have nominated Sentara “Employer of Choice” for over ten years.  U.S. News and World Report has recognized Sentara as having the Best Hospitals for 15+ years.  Sentara offers professional development and a continued employment philosophy!  Our success is supported by a family-friendly culture that encourages community involvement and creates unlimited opportunities for development and growth. 

Be a part of an excellent healthcare organization that cares about our People, Quality, Patient Safety, Service, and Integrity. Join a team that has a mission to improve health every day and a vision to be the healthcare choice of the communities that we serve!

Keywords: Talroo-Nursing, Monster, Mental Health, Psych, Psychiatry, Behavioral Health

Job Summary

The Registered Nursing (RN) is responsible to perform a competent level of nursing care as demonstrated by the critical thinking model known as the nursing process. The standards of practice (assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, coordination of care- teaching and health promotion and evaluation) along with the standards of professional performance (ethics, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence- based practice /nursing research, quality, evaluation, resource utilization, and environmental health) encompass the actions and foundation of professional nursing. The RN possesses clinical knowledge and skills to meet standards as required by specific clinical areas.

BSN or MSN preferred. New Hire Education Requirement: All new RNs who do not have their BSN will be required to sign a BSN Agreement committing to enrollment in an accredited RN to BSN program within 24 months of hire and successfully obtaining their BSN within 5 years of hire. Meets and maintains any requirements defined by specific specialty; Critical Care/IMCU ACLS within 1 year of hire; Emergency Care - ACLS & PALS or ENPC within 1 year of hire; Oncology Care ONS/ONCC or Sentara approved course Chemotherapy & Biotherapy Provider Card within 6 months of hire. Women's Care - Perinatal departments; NRP within 6 months of hire. Inpatient Pediatrics. PALS within 6 months of hire. All Direct Care RN's required to have BLS within 90 days of hire.

Qualifications:

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