RN - Night Shift: Behavioral Health Care Champion

Lifepoint Health; Gallatin (TN); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

PTO & protections

Tuition assistance

Wellness programs

Career advancement

Job summary

Highpoint Health Sumner, located in Gallatin, TN, seeks a Registered Nurse (RN) for its Behavioral Health unit on a PRN nights schedule. The 12-bed unit cares for adults 55+ with neurological and behavioral conditions, offering telehealth psychiatry and multidisciplinary teamwork.

Candidates must be licensed in TN (or multi-state), hold an RN degree (ASN/BSN or RN Diploma), and be BLS certified. Prior geriatric/behavioral health experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Tennessee state nursing license required.
• BLS certification current at hire.
• 1 year geriatric nursing experience preferred, especially in behavioral health.

Responsibilities

• Performs plan-of-care interventions including medication administration and other clinical treatments.
• Documents patient care in a timely and accurate manner.
• Monitors patient condition and communicates with the care team, physicians, patients and families.
• Assists patients with activities of daily living (hygiene, elimination, nutrition, ambulation).
• Coordinates care across disciplines (transfers, discharges, referrals, psychosocial support).
• Provides patient/family education tailored to age and culture.
• Advocates for patient physical and emotional well-being.
• Participates in performance improvement and required continuing education.
• Provides care across shifts and units as needed; may be on-call.

Skills

Medication administration

Patient assessment

Documentation

Care coordination

ADL assistance

Education

Advocacy

Team collaboration

On-call

Education

Associate's degree in Nursing or RN Diploma

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

Job description

Highpoint Health Sumner, located in Gallatin, TN, seeks a Registered Nurse (RN) for its Behavioral Health unit on a PRN nights schedule. The 12-bed unit cares for adults 55+ with neurological and behavioral conditions, offering telehealth psychiatry and multidisciplinary teamwork.

Candidates must be licensed in TN (or multi-state), hold an RN degree (ASN/BSN or RN Diploma), and be BLS certified. Prior geriatric/behavioral health experience is preferred.