Registered Nurse - Behavioral Health

Mercy; Ada (OK); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Experienced Nurse Sign on Bonus up to

Job summary

Mercy Hospital Ada in Oklahoma seeks a Registered Nurse in Behavioral Health for a Full Time Day Shift. You will apply the nursing process to plan and deliver patient care, coordinate with the care team, and uphold Mercy Service Standards.

Join a team recognized by Modern Healthcare as a top place to work, with incentives including sign-on, education assistance, loan forgiveness, and retirement benefits. You’ll participate in rounds, care planning, and continuous improvement to support patient

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited registered nursing program and active RN license.
• Completion of hospital-required in-services and relevant certifications (BLS, ACLS, PALS) within time frame.
• Ability to document and maintain patient records per Mercy standards.

Responsibilities

• Involves patient and/or significant others in decisions regarding care.
• Assesses and documents educational needs and learning abilities during admission and care planning.
• Documents and ensures plan of care includes problems, nursing diagnoses, interventions and goals with target dates.
• Performs patient hand offs using SBAR/Bedside reporting between shifts and departments.
• Maintains effective chain-of-command communication and multidisciplinary collaboration.
• Communicates subjective and objective patient data with team members.
• Stays updated on unit huddles and unit communications; participates in rounds with physicians.
• Participates in Process Improvement activities and required trainings.
• Completes competencies and certifications within required timeframes (BLS, ACLS, PALS, etc.).
• Participates in professional growth programs and follows Mercy policies.

Skills

Nursing

Patient care

Education and training

Documentation

Communication

Education

RN graduation from accredited program

Job description

- Involves patient and/or significant others in decisions regarding care.

- Assesses and appropriately documents the educational needs and learning abilities of the patient and/or significant others during the admission and subsequent assessments in the computerized care plan.

- Documents and assures that the plan of care includes identified problems, and/or nursing diagnosis, nursing interventions, and goals/outcomes with target dates with the patient/family promoting optimal health, healing or dignified end of life, when appropriate.

- Performs patient hand offs utilizing patient safety tools (SBAR, Report at Bedside, etc.) both from shift-to-shift and interdepartmentally as directed.

- Maintains effective communication through appropriate utilization of the chain of command

- Communicates subjective and objective data about the patient/family and/or significant others with appropriate members of the multidisciplinary team.

- Stays up to date on unit huddles, email, and other unit-based communications.

- Facilitates communication of pertinent findings with and/or makes rounds with physicians.

- Participates in Process Improvement activities such as data collection, in-services, and meetings as appropriate and required.

- Completes Hospital and required nursing competencies, mandatory in-services/MyEducation assignments and relevant certifications (ex. BLS, ACLS, PALS, etc.) within required time frame.

- Utilizes professional literature to implement evidence-based practice in decision making and shares with other coworkers as appropriate.

- Participates in programs and projects toward professional growth and development.

- Maintains relevant knowledge and follows policies/procedures.

- Readily accepts professional accountability to resolve issues related to patient care or operational issues.

- Participates in a hospital committee, special project or service (ex. preceptor to student or new coworker, care management) as requested.

- Delegates, guides and directs unlicensed health care providers & LPNs in tasks and are responsible for the care provided according to their documented competencies and/or scope of practice.

- Participates in annual peer review process for self and others when requested.

- Performs patient rounding, based on patient need and departmental guidelines.

- Appropriately interprets and utilizes diagnostic, laboratory, and monitoring data.

- If required takes call, weekend shift or alternate shifts as deemed by the department needs.

- Performs other duties as assigned or requested.

Mercy Hospital Ada

RN, Behavioral Health

Full Time Day Shift

We are a little different here!

Our mission is clear. We bring to life a healing ministry through our compassionate care and exceptional service.

Overview: Utilizes the nursing process to provide patient care. Maintains professional accountability for provision of patient care for the assigned patients. Evaluates the overall effectiveness of care provided by other direct care givers. Coordinates the patient care in conjunction with other departments. Maintains patient rights and confidentiality of patient information. Performs duties and responsibilities in a manner consistent with our mission, values, and Mercy Service Standards.

Incentives:

• Experienced Nurse Sign on Bonus up to $15,000 for select departments and based licensure
• Stay Premium Program - based on years of Mercy service
• Education Assistance
• Up to $20,000 Loan Forgiveness for new grad nurses
• Tuition Reimbursement $2,000 per year
• PTO/Vacation Time Frontload Up to 80 Hours for Experienced RNs
• Employer-Matched Retirement Funds
• Shift Differentials

Qualifications:

• Required Education: Graduate of an accredited registered professional nursing program
• Licensure: Is personally responsible for obtaining, and maintaining, a current RN license within the hiring state and/or compact licensure in which nursing duties are performed and must meet all state board of nursing requirements.
• Certifications: Completes Hospital and required nursing competencies, mandatory in-services/MyEducation assignments and relevant certifications (ex. BLS, ACLS, PALS, etc.) within required time frame.

At Mercy, we believe in careers that match the unique gifts of unique individuals – careers that not only make the most of your skills and talents, but also your heart.

Join us and discover why Modern Healthcare Magazine named us in its “Top 100 Places to Work.”