Registered Nurse - Behavioral Health

It's more than a career, it's a calling

WI-SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison

Regular

Job Highlights:

Department:  Behavioral Health

Shift Options: Evenings (3:00 PM–11:00 PM) and Nights (11:00 PM–7:00 AM)
Shift Mix: Primarily based on individual preference between evenings and nights, with final alignment dependent on team coverage and peer scheduling preferences.
Shift Length: 8-hour shifts standard | Limited 12-hour night shifts available (7:00 PM–7:00 AM)
Weekends & Holidays: Every other weekend and every other holiday rotation

Location: St. Mary's Hospital - Madison

Job Summary:

Provides direct patient care to behavioral health patients in accordance with the established policies and procedures of the facility.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Completes admitting and shift assessments on assigned patients including behaviors; accurately and within time-frame set in policy and procedures.
• Utilizes critical thinking skills and judgement to analyze patient assessment data and notify physician of changes in condition.
• Participates in the development, review and evaluation of multidisciplinary treatment plans as per policies and procedures.
• Documents all nursing care given and adheres to nursing standards and ministry policies and procedures.
• Consistently and accurately implements and records physicians orders.
• Assesses and monitors patients and environment for safety within the unit.
• Serves as a clinical resource and supervises care delivered by LPN's and techs.
• Educates patients and families based on assessed needs and documents education provided in the Electronic Health Record.
• Applies the existing body of evidence-based practice and scientific knowledge in health care to nursing practice, ensuring that nursing care is delivered based on patient’s age-specific needs and clinical needs as described in the department's Scope of Service.
• As an SSM Health nurse, I will demonstrate the professional nursing standards defined in the professional practice model. Uses the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses to guide his/her response to the current and evolving health and nursing needs of our patients and our patient populations.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing

EXPERIENCE

• No experience required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional driving.
• Rare crawling and running.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS 
 
State of Work Location: Illinois 

•     Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) 
•     And 
•     Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) 

State of Work Location: Missouri 

•     Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) 
•     And 
•         Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration 
•         Or 
•         Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State 

 
State of Work Location: Oklahoma 

•     Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP)