RN Behavioral Health

ONA Bidding Period: 07/07/2026 - 07/12/2026

Join us at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital where we have been providing world-class care to our community for over 100 years. Here, we strive for patient-centered care and comfort with our collaborative team of healthcare professionals. We are committed to serving the community and treat our patients as family.

In the 26-bed 6400 Behavioral Health Unit at Akron General, caregivers progressively involve patients in their care plans, allowing them to work toward an increased self-responsibility and independence. Through medication and various therapies, they learn to rebuild their ability to fulfill daily living activities and cope with challenges. As an RN on this team, you will support these populations through their recovery processes, offering support, guidance and compassion alongside your fellow dedicated Psychiatrists, Social Workers, Therapists and other healthcare staff.

How Youll Benefit

• Take advantage of industry leading benefits, including our RN Loan Repayment program, which helps pay off student debt, and our Tuition Reimbursement program to reinvest in your career. And if youre relocating to join us, you could be eligible for relocation assistance.

• Our Center for Workplace Violence Prevention and Caregiver Well-Being sets caregiver safety as a priority, identifying, reporting and responding to incidents and providing safety resources.

A caregiver in this position works nights from 7:00 p.m. 7:30 a.m. including every other weekend and 3 holidays per year.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Provide direct nursing care.

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for a given patient population.

• Complete ongoing assessments, recognize changes in patient condition and respond appropriately.

• Develop and update goals, involve patients and families in developing plans of care, coordinate the interdisciplinary plan of care and serve as a patient advocate.

• Administer treatments and medication.

• Participate in the ongoing interdisciplinary evaluation of patient/family outcomes, improvement of care and quality improvement process.

• Delegate tasks/assignments and serve as a resource person.

• Complete psychiatric core curriculum and Managing Disruptive Behavior Training within six months of hire.

• Provide individualized and timely interventions, establish priorities for delivering patient care, document nursing interventions and patient responses, participate in QI data collection, communicate information to oncoming nurses, perform unit coordinator responsibilities and participate in clinical instruction programs.

• Triage psychiatric patients that present to the ED, complete medical screening examination forms, initiate admission paperwork, assist with insurance/pre-certification, obtain physician orders, give reports to the floor and document all pertinent information.

• Assist with transporting patients and the assessment and treatment of psychiatric nursing issues in the ED.

• Consult on managing disruptive behavior and restraint issues, assess patients for suicide and elopement risk, recommend proper levels of patient observation and provide discharge information.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Graduate from an accredited School of Professional Nursing (ADN or BSN program)

• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)

• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross
• Satisfactorily completes psychiatric core curriculum and disruptive behavior training within six months of appointment

• If assigned to ED Triage primarily, five years of nursing experience and three years of inpatient psych experience

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patient, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires standing and walking for extended periods of time.
• Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
• Requires working under stressful conditions and irregular hours.
• Exposure to communicable diseases and/or body fluids.
• Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required

Pay Range

Salaries [which may be] shown on independent job search websites reflect various market averages and do not represent information obtained directly from The Cleveland Clinic. Because we value each individual candidate, we invite and encourage each candidate to discuss salary/hourly specifics during the application and hiring process.