Inpatient Psychiatric RN: Sign-On Bonus & Career Ladder

BJC HealthCare; Valley Park (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Benefits package (Medical, Dental, VIs

Tuition Assistance

Job summary

BJC HealthCare in Valley Park, Missouri is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) for a Psychiatric specialty role. This staff position emphasizes high-quality, patient-centered care within an academic hospital system, with opportunities across inpatient psychiatric units and related teams.

The ideal candidate will have an RN license, nursing education at diploma/associate level (and preferably a BSN), and a commitment to professional development and safety.

Qualifications

• Education: Nursing Diploma/Associate's - Nursing
• Experience: No Experience
• Licenses & Certifications: RN

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care activities including assessment, diagnosis, planning implementation, and evaluation within the guidelines of the standards of nursing care.
• Promotes patient and family centered care in a healing environment. Educates patients and their families on how to manage their illness or injury, including post treatment home care needs and medication administration.
• Participates in activities that promote patient safety, quality and regulatory compliance. Participates in professional development.
• 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.
• Uses critical nursing skills to assess and evaluate physical, psychosocial, and emotional needs according to standards of care. Assess patient preferences and barriers to involvement in care, including their values, emotional, spiritual, cultural, and population-specific needs.
• 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.

Skills

RN

Psychiatric nursing

Patient care

Education

Nursing Diploma/Associate's - Nursing

Bachelor's Degree - Nursing

Job description

BJC HealthCare in Valley Park, Missouri is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) for a Psychiatric specialty role. This staff position emphasizes high-quality, patient-centered care within an academic hospital system, with opportunities across inpatient psychiatric units and related teams.

The ideal candidate will have an RN license, nursing education at diploma/associate level (and preferably a BSN), and a commitment to professional development and safety.