Registered Nurse - Psych Adult

Prime Healthcare; Powerville (NJ); On-site; USD 59,000 - 84,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Per Diem

Night shift

Job summary

Saint Clare's Health, part of Prime Healthcare, is seeking Registered Nurses to join its award-winning team. You will care for patients in behavioral health units, educate families, and support treatment plans with a strong emphasis on safety and patient-centered care.

The role is per diem with night shifts, requiring a current RN license and BLS. The hospital emphasizes quality, compassion, and community across Morris, Warren, and Sussex counties.

Qualifications

• Must have current and valid State license as a Registered Nurse.
• Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain it.
• Working knowledge of Mental Health Laws and practice standards.
• Experience with interdisciplinary treatment teams for behavioral health units.

Responsibilities

• Treat patients, educate them about mental and medical conditions, and provide emotional support to patients and families.
• Record patients' medical histories, help perform diagnostic tests, operate medical equipment, and assist with follow-up care.
• Teach patients and families how to manage illness, diet, exercise, and self-administration of medications.
• Collaborate with the care team in inpatient and outpatient behavioral health settings.

Job description

Overview

At Saint Clare's Health, our dedicated team of professionals is committed to our core values of quality, compassion, and community. As a member of Prime Healthcare, Saint Clare's Health is actively seeking new members to join its award-winning team!

Saint Clare's Health includesCMS 5-Star Ratedhospitals and is an award-winning provider of safe, high quality, compassionate care, serving the communities of Morris, Warren and Sussex counties. Its network of hospitals and healthcare facilities include Denville Hospital, Dover Hospital, Behavioral Health Centers in Boonton, Denville, and Parsippany, and an Imaging Center in Parsippany, among other satellite locations. The hospitals have received multiple quality awards including Leapfrog “A” ratings for patient safety; Healthgrades recognition for orthopaedic surgery, treatment of stroke, heart care, various surgical procedures, and more. For information, visit www.saintclares.com.

Responsibilities

Registered nurses (RNs) perform basic duties that include treating patients, educating patients about mental and medical conditions, and providing advice and emotional support to patients and/or family members, running therapeutic groups, psychiatric crisis intervention, seclusion and restraint of patients. RNs record patients medical histories and symptoms, help to perform diagnostic tests and analyze results, operate medical machinery, administer treatment and medications, and help with patient follow-up and rehabilitation. RNs teach patients and their families how to manage their illness or injury, diet and exercise programs, and self-administration of medication and physical therapy. Other related duties.

Qualifications

• 1. Must have current and valid State license as a Registered Nurse.
• 2. Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current.
• 3. Working knowledge of Mental Health Laws and practice standards.
• 4. Working knowledge of interdisciplinary treatment team process, behavioral health programming and daily nursing functions for inpatient and outpatient behavioral health units.
• 5. Working knowledge of the continuum of care for behavioral health care.

Pay Transparency

Saint Clare's Health offers competitive compensation and a reasonable compensation estimate for this role is $52.00. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.

Employment Status

Per Diem

Shift

Nights

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf