Registered Nurse - Part-Time (Weekends)

Behavioral Health System, Inc.; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

Behavioral Health System, Inc. in Memphis, Tennessee, seeks a Registered Nurse to provide professional nursing care in a designated unit. Responsibilities include prescribing, coordinating, and delegating nursing care as part of a multidisciplinary team. The ideal candidate has psychiatric nursing experience and is licensed by the Tennessee Board of Nurse Examiners.

This role offers a supportive and team-oriented environment with opportunities for advancement, competitive compensation, and excellent benefits.

Qualifications

• One-year prior psychiatric experience in mental health nursing preferred.
• Licensure and registration by the Tennessee Board of Nurse Examiners as a registered nurse.
• Knowledge of general and psychiatric nursing processes required.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional nursing care on a designated unit.
• Prescribe, coordinate and delegate nursing care utilizing the nursing process.
• Accountable for assigned nursing care activities on a shift basis.

Skills

Psychiatric nursing

Crisis management

Therapeutic relationships

Education

Graduate of an accredited nursing program

BSN preferred

Tools

CPR training

Job description

About Lakeside Behavioral Health System

Lakeside Behavioral Health System provides an excellent opportunity for those seeking to be part of a team-oriented and compassionate organization. Our staff tell us that our team is their number one reason for working at Lakeside and we offer competitive compensation, excellent comprehensive benefits, opportunities for advancement, tuition assistance, and paid time off.

Since 1969, Lakeside has been the premier provider of specialized behavioral health and addictive disease services in the Memphis and Mid‑South region. The 365‑bed facility is one of the largest free‑standing psychiatric hospitals in the United States. We are located on a serene 37‑acre campus in northeast Shelby County, serving as the setting for the treatment for children, adolescents, young adults, adults and seniors. Lakeside’s comprehensive programs treat disorders such as bipolar disorder, psychological trauma, depression and anxiety, mental illness and addictive disease disorders such as alcoholism, drug addiction and substance abuse.

Job Description

The Registered Nurse provides professional nursing care on a designated unit in a manner consistent with the philosophy and objectives of Lakeside Behavioral Health and the ANA Standards of Practice for Psychiatric Mental Health Care. The Registered Nurse prescribes, coordinates and delegates nursing care utilizing the nursing process that is integrated into the multidisciplinary treatment team plan of care. The Registered Nurse is accountable for assigned nursing care activities on a shift basis and is responsible for promoting and enhancing professional nursing practice on the unit. The Registered Nurse may also assume Charge Nurse responsibilities as required.

Qualifications

• Education: Graduate of an accredited nursing program. BSN preferred.
• Experience: One‑year prior psychiatric experience in mental health nursing preferred.
• Licensure/Certification: Licensure and registration by the Tennessee Board of Nurse Examiners as a registered nurse.
• Knowledge: Must possess knowledge of general and psychiatric nursing processes, therapeutic relationships and processes, age‑specific growth and development, limit setting, crisis and behavior management and CPR training.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotions and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.