Behavioral Health RN

BJC HealthCare; Missouri; On-site; USD 41,000 - 55,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) match

Tuition assistance

Learning & development

HSA/FSA

Paid time off

Job summary

BJC HealthCare is seeking a PRN Behavioral Health Nurse to provide direct patient care to individuals in the behavioral health community, floating between North and Central St. Louis teams. The role is as-needed with no weekends, holidays or on-call at this time and clinic hours 8 am to 5 pm.

Responsibilities include assessing preferences, developing care plans with the interprofessional team, and ensuring communication across the continuum of care in EMR in a safety-sensitive environment.

Qualifications

• RN license required (Missouri)
• 2-5 years nursing experience
• Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred

Responsibilities

• Assess patient preferences and barriers to involvement in care, including values and needs.
• Develop, implement and document individualized care plans with defined goals in collaboration with the interprofessional team and patient/family.
• Communicate plan of care across the continuum of care and ensure timely updates in EMR.
• Promote equity, empathy and patient-family centered care in all interactions.
• Evaluate patient condition changes and adjust plans; collaborate with family/caregivers and team.

Education

Nursing Diploma/Associate's - Nursing

RN License

Bachelor's Degree - Nursing (preferred)

Job description

Additional Information About The Role

PRN - As needed
Floating between North and Central St. Louis teams
No weekends, holidays or on call at this time
Clinic hours are Monday through Friday 8 am to 5 pm
Providing direct patient care to individuals in the behavioral health community

Overview

BJC Behavioral Health is a community health center that provides and coordinates behavioral health services for more than 8,000 seriously mentally ill adults and seriously emotionally disturbed children in St. Louis City, St. Louis County, St. François, Iron and Washington counties. As an Administrative Agent of the Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH), BJC Behavioral Health serves as a major point of entry for people eligible for mental health services funded by DMH and is responsible for serving as gatekeeper to the public mental health system.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

Responsible for assuring that the health needs of clients and staff are addressed through various means including, but not limited to, direct care, staff education, chart reviews, occupational health and infection surveillance.

Responsibilities

Assess patient preferences and barriers to involvement in care, including their values, emotional, spiritual, cultural, and population-specific needs. Develops, implements, and documents individual plans of care with defined goals in collaboration with other members of the interprofessional team and patient, family or caregiver in accordance with the established guidelines and standards of nursing care. Proactively plans and ensures communication of the plan of care across the continuum of care. Promotes respect, equity and empathy in interactions with diverse and vulnerable populations through care delivery (e.g. support for emotional, spiritual, and cultural preferences of patient, family and/or caregivers). Practices collaborative problem solving, service recovery and advocacy for patient family centered continuity of care. Implements care by integrating data from the interprofessional team and critical thinking in a safe and timely manner. Evaluates changes in patient's condition, informs and collaborates with family and/or caregivers, and communicates with interprofessional team as changes occur in plan of care, updates plan of care in EMR. Evaluates current nursing care to ensure evidence-based practice and quality patient outcomes. BJC has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.

Minimum Requirements

Education

Nursing Diploma/Associate's - Nursing

Experience

2-5 years

Supervisor Experience

No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

RN

Preferred Requirements

Education

Bachelor's Degree - Nursing

Benefits And Legal Statement

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At BJC we're committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

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Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer