Psychiatric Nurse

CommonSpirit Health; Council Bluffs (IA); On-site; USD 62,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Educational assistance

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health’s CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs location seeks a registered nurse to provide compassionate, high-quality patient care in a fast-paced hospital setting.

You will follow the nursing process, assess patients, coordinate with the care team, and participate in discharge planning to support recovery and well-being.

Qualifications

• Must graduate from an RN nursing program prior to hire.
• Current RN licensure in the state or eligible.
• Basic Life Support (CPR) certification required at hire.

Responsibilities

• Follow the nursing process from assessment to evaluation.
• Coordinate care with the multidisciplinary team.
• Deliver high-quality, patient-centered care in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Nursing assessment

Critical thinking

Patient-centered care

CPR certification

Education

RN nursing program graduate

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

Sign on bonus: $10,000

Educational Assistance (loan forgiveness): $10,000

As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery.

To thrive in this vital role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient‑first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast‑paced environment will not only support patient recovery but also fuel your own career advancement.

• Follow the nursing process which includes: assess, plan, implement, and evaluate. The nursing process is an ongoing process that can end at any stage.
• Assessment - Demonstrates a systematic, dynamic way to collect and analyze the following healthcare consumer data including: psychological, physiological, sociocultural, spiritual, economic and lifestyle factors
• Plan – Sets measurable and achievable short and long term goals according to standards of care based on the assessment by the nurse in collaboration with the healthcare consumer and multidisciplinary team.
• Implement – Implements and/or modifies the plan of care using assessment data, clinical reasoning based upon standards of care and evidence based practice. This includes care coordination, education and discharge planning. The nurse is accountable for the care directly, indirectly or through delegation. Professional and legal standards for delegation must be followed.
• Evaluate – Uses a systematic ongoing process to evaluate progress towards identified healthcar

Job Requirements

• Graduate of an RN nursing program, upon hire
• Registered Nurse: NE, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire

Where You’ll Work

At CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs, patients are at the heart of our care. Our campus is designed to heal the body, mind and spirit of every person in a more comfortable, less stressful hospital environment. Our full range of medical services include a new pavilion featuring enhancements in heart and vascular care, surgery, maternity, cancer care, and diagnostic imaging.