Behavioral Health RN | Night Shift Leader

Lifepoint Health®; White Hall (AR); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

PTO & protections

Tuition assistance

Well-being programs

Career development

Job summary

Jefferson Regional Specialty Hospital is seeking a Behavioral Health Registered Nurse to join the 36-bed inpatient behavioral health unit on the night shift. The role emphasizes clinical leadership, safety, and high-quality patient care in a high-acuity setting.

Responsibilities include direct nursing care, medication administration, documentation, patient safety monitoring, and collaboration with on-call providers to ensure continuity of care while supporting patients, families, and staff on

Qualifications

• Requires critical thinking, decisive judgment and ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care to patients using the nursing process in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice.
• Performs plan of care intervention, including medication administration, specimen collection, clinical treatments, as well as other medical care treatment.
• Documents patient care given.
• Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate to care team, physician, patient, and family.
• Assists patients with activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, elimination, nutrition, and ambulation.
• Collaborates across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including patient transfer, discharge, referral and spiritual/psychosocial support needs.
• Evaluates learning needs of patient and/or family and provides education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances.
• Works as an advocate for the physical and emotional well-being of the patient.

Education

Associate's degree

BSN preferred

Job description

Jefferson Regional Specialty Hospital is seeking a Behavioral Health Registered Nurse to join the 36-bed inpatient behavioral health unit on the night shift. The role emphasizes clinical leadership, safety, and high-quality patient care in a high-acuity setting.

Responsibilities include direct nursing care, medication administration, documentation, patient safety monitoring, and collaboration with on-call providers to ensure continuity of care while supporting patients, families, and staff on