Registered Nurse - Psych - Full Time - Days - Weekends
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Up to $50,000 sign on bonus for qualified Registered Nurses!
Position Details
- Full Time
- 12 hour Days – Weekends shift: 36 hours a week
- Location: Robert Packer Hospital – Behavioral Health Sciences unit
Department Details
The Behavioral Health Sciences unit is a 26‑bed acute behavioral health inpatient unit, primarily focusing on an interdisciplinary care approach serving adolescents from age 14 until adulthood.
Position Summary
The Registered Nurse (RN) provides professional, comprehensive nursing care for patients in an acute care environment. Accountable for the delivery of coordinated, safe, compassionate, therapeutic, evidence‑based quality care to patients and families, based on individual physical, emotional, and spiritual needs, and appropriate care strategies throughout the lifespan. Practices in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act in the state of employment, the American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics for Nurses, and the ANA scope and standards of practice. Essential functions and specific skills for the job are found in the unit specific onboarding checklist and in standards that are applicable to the specialty.
Education, License, & Certification(s)
- Registered Nurse in the State of Practice
- BSN in Nursing preferred
- Specialty Certification is preferred
- BLS certification
- ACLS is unit dependent
Experience
The Registered Nurse must be a registered nurse currently licensed in the state of employment with at least one year of experience. Alternately, the Registered Nurse may have less than one year of experience if they have been transitioned to their position from the Newly Licensed Registered Nurse Residency (NLRN) Program. Must maintain BLS certification. ACLS is unit dependent.
Essential Functions
- Employs Nursing Professional Practice: assesses, diagnoses, plans, implements, and evaluates patients’ care; develops updates and coordinates the patients’ plan of care to achieve patient goals and optimize outcomes. Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate.
- Advocates: Effectively advocates for ethical and holistic care by partnering in care planning to promote the autonomy, dignity, rights, values, and beliefs of those we serve.
- Facilitates Learning: Fosters a learning environment for patients/families, nursing, and other members of the healthcare team.
- Aligns Practice with Safety and Quality: Accountable for safety; identifies and corrects problems; integrates evidence and best practice into nursing care; uses data and evidence to improve patient outcomes.
- Engages in Professional Development: Engages in ongoing professional development; practices at the top of license within the legal parameters of the Nurse Practice Act.
- Leader in Practice Setting & Community: demonstrates leadership as change agents using collaborative leadership skills; delegates, coordinates care, and collaborates with others as equal members of the inter‑professional care team.
- Other duties may be assigned as necessary.
Other Duties
- Proficiency in Information Technology, such as electronic health records, communication systems, computers, and equipment necessary to perform essential functions.
- Work with a wide range of staff as part of an interdisciplinary team, including physicians, nurses, and ancillary staff.
- Use independent, critical judgment in all aspects of patient care delivery.
- Demonstrate interpersonal skills that convey a positive and supportive attitude.
- Effectively manage multiple responsibilities, urgent responses, and challenging situations.
Benefits Summary
- $50,000 sign‑on bonus*
- Generous shift differentials
- Career advancement opportunities
- Tuition reimbursement
- Excellent benefits
- Experiential PTO accrual
- Competitive salary
- Rewarding career
- Magnet driven
- Refinancing support with SoFi
- Exclusions apply.
*Exclusions apply.
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