Adolescent Behavioral Health Nurse - Acute Care

Provident Behavioral Health; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Provident Behavioral Health in Aurora, CO seeks an Adolescent Mental Health Nurse to deliver compassionate, evidence-based care in an acute behavioral health setting. You will assess mental health and risk, administer medications, and support individual and group therapies.

Collaborate with psychiatrists, therapists, and families to develop care plans, ensure safety through crisis intervention, and contribute to discharge planning.

Qualifications

• Strong clinical skills in mental health care, particularly with adolescents.
• Ability to perform risk assessments and crisis intervention effectively.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills for collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and families.
• Commitment to evidence-based practices and compassionate care.

Responsibilities

• Deliver compassionate, evidence-based care to adolescents in an acute behavioral health setting.
• Perform comprehensive mental health and risk assessments.
• Administer medications and monitor treatment responses.
• Support individual and group therapeutic interventions.
• Collaborate with psychiatrists, therapists, and families to develop and implement care plans.
• Ensure safety through skilled crisis intervention and contribute to discharge planning.

Skills

Clinical skills

Risk assessment

Crisis intervention

Team collaboration

Job description

Provident Behavioral Health in Aurora, CO seeks an Adolescent Mental Health Nurse to deliver compassionate, evidence-based care in an acute behavioral health setting. You will assess mental health and risk, administer medications, and support individual and group therapies.

Collaborate with psychiatrists, therapists, and families to develop care plans, ensure safety through crisis intervention, and contribute to discharge planning.