RN - Behavioral Health

Job Description

Job Description

Compensation:

• Competitive Base Salary - Based on experience
• Full-time, Nights and Days
• Comprehensive Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Retirement, PTO)
• Shift differential available

Candidate Details:

• Seniority Level - Mid-Level
• Management Experience Required - No
• Minimum Education - Associate's Degree in Nursing

Required Qualifications:

• Associate's degree in nursing.
• Texas Registered Nurse license upon hire.
• 1 year Registered Nurse experience.
• 1 year Behavioral Health experience.
• Experience in patient assessments, family motivations, treatment planning, and communication with external review organizations or comparable entities.
• CPR certification within 30 days of employment and prior to any patient contact.
• De-escalation certification within 30 days of employment and prior to any patient contact.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience in a psychiatric health care facility, with direct experience working with chemical dependency, dual diagnosis, psychiatric, and geriatric patients.
• Acute care/ER experience.

Job Description:
Registered Nurse (RN), Behavioral Health opportunity at our Behavioral Health Hospital, part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. This is a full-time position with Nights and Days available, and there are 5 openings.

You'll use your specialized plan-of-care interventions and act as a patient-care innovator, shaping patient journeys every day. The role requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision in a stressful environment, taking appropriate action when needed.

Responsibilities include assessing patients and planning care within set timeframes, documenting findings according to policy, and performing comprehensive nursing assessments on all patients. The RN will oversee and supervise the shift, delegate tasks such as groups, close observation, and meal supervision, and oversee staff to ensure nursing policies and procedures are followed and exemplary patient care is delivered consistently. The RN also monitors patients for changes in condition and responds accordingly, up to and including notification of the physician, follows hospital policy for medication administration, and uses empathy, dignity, and respect in every patient interaction. The role delivers quality nursing care so the goals of each treatment plan are properly executed under hospital policies and procedures.