Nurse Behavioral Health

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our full night Behavioral Health Registered Nurse (RN) in our new Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU) you will help patients and their families feel comfortable and well-informed during critical healthcare decisions so they can navigate mental health crises with confidence and receive the best possible care. This is a break relief position covering lunches and breaks for staff during the hours of 2100-0530.

Every day you will build trust through empathetic interactions advocating for supporting and educating your patients and their families within a safe and confidential environment. You will be expected to deliver comprehensive care including behavioral and psychiatric assessments medication management and individualized recovery-oriented interventions to resolve mental health crises.

To be successful in this role you must possess deep empathy and patience providing hands-on nursing expertise to identify unspoken needs.

• Provide comprehensive behavioral and psychiatric assessments.
• Manage patient medication and deliver individualized interventions.
• Advocate for and educate patients and their families.
• Collaborate with the Emergency Department for patient transfers and integrated care.
• Build trust through empathetic and supportive interactions.
• Champion whole-person care and reduce the stigma of mental illness.

Job Requirements

• Two (2) years Acute Mental Health experience as an RN
• Current California RN License
• Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certificate

Where Youll Work

Founded in 1967 Dignity Health - Mercy San Juan Medical Center is a 377-bed acute care nonprofit hospital located in Carmichael California. Serving over 100000 patients annually the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II Trauma Center Level III NICU heart care cancer care womens health and neurology. Additionally Mercy San Juan Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Comprehensive Stroke Center the highest level of stroke care certification awarded by The Joint Commission.

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