Registered Nurse (RN) - Behavioral Health - $59-88 per hour

Tenet North Cal; Modesto (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Tenet North Cal seeks a Registered Nurse (RN) in Behavioral Health for a full-time daytime position in Modesto, California. The RN will provide direct patient care within the Behavioral Health department, following the nursing process to ensure safety and quality outcomes.

The role requires an Associate Degree in Nursing, CA RN licensure, BLS, CPI training within 30 days, and the ability to manage potentially combative patients while coordinating care with the Nursing Director/Shift Manager.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of psychodynamic principles and fundamentals of psychotherapy.
• Knowledge of basic diagnostic categories of mental illness.
• Knowledge of psychopharmacology and disease entities and interventions.
• Ability to interact with and manage patients who may be combative.
• Proficient nursing skills and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Planning, directing, coordinating, and providing high quality, individualized patient care using the components of the nursing process.
• This position is subject to overtime, shift work, working holidays and weekends, standby, and callback assignments.

Skills

Psychodynamic principles

Psychotherapy fundamentals

Psychopharmacology knowledge

Nursing skills & procedures

De-escalation management

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing

Job description

Tenet North Cal is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Behavioral Health for a nursing job in Modesto, California.

Job Description & Requirements

Specialty: Behavioral Health

Discipline: RN

Duration: Ongoing

Employment Type: Staff

Job Type: Full Time

Job Shift: Days

Holiday Rotation: B

Department: Behavioral Health

Reporting to the Nursing Director/Shift Manager, the Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for planning, directing, coordinating, and providing high quality, individualized patient care using the components of the nursing process. This position is subject to overtime, shift work, working holidays and weekends, standby, and callback assignments.

Minimum Education

• Graduation with an Associate Degree in Nursing

Minimum Experience/Skills

• Knowledge of psychodynamic principles and fundamentals of psychotherapy
• Knowledge of basic diagnostic categories of mental illness
• Knowledge of psychopharmacology and disease entitles and interventions, and nursing skills and procedures
• Ability to interact and manage patients who may be combative

License/Certificates/Credentials

• Current: CA Registered Nurse license
• BLS for Healthcare Providers
• Behavioral management training defined as Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) is required within 30 days of hire and must be maintained

Physical Demands

Frequent standing/walking. Lift/position up to 50 lbs. Push/pull up to 50 lbs of force. Reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching, manual dexterity and mobility, ability to move quickly.

Vision Requirements

Ability to adjust vision sufficiently to perform position accountabilities

Working Conditions

Regularly exposed to the risk of contagious and blood borne diseases, subject to varying and unpredictable situations, exposure to unpleasant elements (accidents, injuries, illness), emergency and crisis situations, subject to irregular hours, occasional pressure due to multiple calls and inquiries, occasional exposure to radiation hazards, radioactive substances, and biohazards