Behavioral Health RN

St. Joseph Medical Center; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 68,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

Sign-On Bonus available

Job summary

St. Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City, MO is seeking a Behavioral Health Registered Nurse to join the inpatient unit. This full-time role offers night shifts from 7:00 pm to 7:00 am, with 12-hour shifts and a sign-on bonus for qualified candidates.

You will provide compassionate care to patients with acute mental health needs, work with an interdisciplinary team, promote patient safety, stabilization, and recovery. Full benefits through Prime Healthcare are available.

Qualifications

• Must have current and valid RN license.
• BLS certification required at hire.
• Knowledge of mental health laws and practice standards.
• Experience with inpatient behavioral health units and interdisciplinary care teams.
• Familiarity with continuum of care for behavioral health care.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care to patients with acute mental and behavioral health needs in an inpatient setting.
• Observe, monitor, and document patient behavior, mental status, and safety risks.
• Assist with crisis intervention and de-escalation to promote unit safety.
• Collaborate with RNs, providers, and the interdisciplinary care team.
• Treat and educate patients about mental and medical conditions, and provide support to patients and families.
• Help manage therapeutic groups and psychiatric crisis intervention.
• Record patients' histories and assist with diagnostics and results.
• Administer treatments and medications, and assist with follow-up and rehabilitation.
• Counsel patients and families on illness management, diet, exercise, and self-care.

Skills

Crisis intervention

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Patient safety awareness

Education

RN license

BLS certification

Mental Health Laws knowledge

Inpatient behavioral health experience

Job description

Sign-On Bonus Available for Qualified Candidates. Eligibility and payout terms apply. Details discussed during the interview process.

20,000

Sign-On Bonus Available for Qualified Candidates. Eligibility and payout terms apply. Details discussed during the interview process.

Overview

Department: Behavioral Health Unit

Title: Behavioral Health RN

Shifts Available: Nights

Employment Type: Full-Time

Hours: 12-hour shifts - 7:00 pm to 7:00 am

Location: St Joseph Medical Center, Kansas City, MO

Make a meaningful impact every day. As a Behavioral Health Registered Nurse., In this role, you'll provide compassionate, hands‑on care to patients with acute mental health needs in a dynamic inpatient behavioral health setting. Working alongside an interdisciplinary care team, you'll play a key role in promoting patient safety, stabilization, and recovery.

Full benefits at Prime Healthcare: https://www.primehealthcare.com/careers/benefits/

Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (includes, but is not limited to):

• Provide direct nursing care to patients with acute mental and behavioral health needs in an inpatient setting
• Observe, monitor, and document patient behavior, mental status, and safety risks
• Assist with crisis intervention and de-escalation to promote unit safety
• Collaborate with RNs, providers, and the interdisciplinary care team
• treat and educate patients about mental and medical conditions, and providing advice and emotional support to patients and/or family members
• Help manage therapeutic groups, psychiatric crisis intervention, seclusion and restraint of patients.
• Record patients medical histories and symptoms, and help to perform diagnostic tests and analyze results
• administer treatment and medications, and help with patient follow-up and rehabilitation.
• Consult patients and their families how to manage illness or injury, diet and exercise programs, and self-administration of medication and physical therapy.

Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

• Must have current and valid State license as a Registered Nurse.
• Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current.
• Working knowledge of Mental Health Laws and practice standards.
• Working knowledge of interdisciplinary treatment team process, behavioral health programming and daily nursing functions for inpatient and outpatient behavioral health units.
• Working knowledge of the continuum of care for behavioral health care.

Employment Status

Full Time

Shift

Nights

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf