Behavioral Health RN

Registered Nurse

Responsible for providing professional nursing care for SIH patients.

Education: Associate, Diploma, Bachelor's degree or Master's in Nursing

Licenses and Certification:

• Current Illinois Registered Nurse license

• Current CPR/BLS Card

• Current ACLS card (within 6 months of hire)

• Current ACLS & PALS card (within 6 months of hire)

• TNCC or TNS (within 1 year of hire or residency graduation) - required effective 6/2026

• ECRN (within 24 months of hire of residency graduation) - required effective 6/2026

• ACLS, Fetal Monitoring – Monitoring, & NRP (within 6 months of hire)

• NRP (within 6 months of hire)

• NRP & PALS (within 6 months of hire)

• ONS

Experience and Skills: Technical Experience: NA

Role Specific Responsibilities:

• Assess patients to determine mental, physical, and spiritual needs
• Establish a compassionate environment to provide emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patient and families
• Assess, plans, implements, and evaluates an individual plan of care in collaboration with the multidisciplinary health care team.
• Provide in health teaching and counseling to promote, attain, and maintain the optimum health level of patients
• Demonstrate ability to use clinical judgement in conjunction with critical thinking to recognize, act upon, and report changes in patient condition.
• Complete, accurate and timely documentation in patient medical record
• Provide input into the development of policies and procedures to support patient safety and quality of care
• Supervision and delegation responsibilities of licensed practical nurse and/or unlicensed assistant personnel
• Serve as an advocate for the patient by communicating and collaborating with other health service professionals
• Timely completion of required education, competencies, and licensure.
• Float to other SIH nursing units within competency level

Compensation (Commensurate with experience): $31.25 - $49.06