PRN Registered Nurse (RN)Behavioral Health

About the role

As a Registered Nurse (RN) in the Behavioral Health Hospital at Westpark Springs, you will be part of a mission‑driven team dedicated to making communities healthier. You will provide compassionate, high‑quality nursing care, lead your shift, and use cutting‑edge technology to impact patient wellbeing.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients and plan care within set timeframes, documenting findings according to policies.
• Oversee and supervise the shift, demonstrating leadership through delegating tasks such as group facilitation, close observation, and meal supervision.
• Ensure nursing policies and procedures are followed and that exemplary patient care is consistently delivered by the entire team.
• Monitor patients for changes in condition and respond appropriately, including notifying the physician when needed.
• Follow hospital policy for medication administration.
• Consistently use empathy, dignity, and respect when interacting with patients.
• Deliver quality nursing care to achieve treatment‑plan goals while adhering to hospital policies and demonstrated nursing competencies.
• Assist with and perform comprehensive nursing assessments on all patients.
• Accurately perform patient assessments and identify patient needs.
• Identify and initiate appropriate nursing interventions.
• Provide care appropriate to the condition and age of each patient.
• Perform timely and appropriate documentation relating to medical necessity in the medical record.
• Complete and revise the Interdisciplinary Care Plan for each patient.
• Conduct timely and accurate quality‑improvement (QI) assessments.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree in nursing.
• Current Registered Nurse license as required by state regulations.
• 1 year experience in a psychiatric health‑care facility (preferred).
• CPR certification required within 30 days of employment and prior to any patient contact.
• De‑escalation certification required within 30 days of employment and prior to any patient contact.
• Critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, and ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work effectively in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Skills

• Critical thinking and problem‑solving.
• Decisive judgment.
• Leadership and delegation.
• Empathy, dignity, and respect in patient interactions.
• Accurate clinical documentation.
• Monitoring and rapid response to patient condition changes.
• Interdisciplinary care planning.

Benefits

• Multiple levels of medical, dental, and vision coverage (medical plans starting at $10 per pay period).
• Tailored benefit options for part‑time and PRN employees.
• Life, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance.
• Short‑ and long‑term disability coverage.
• Paid family leave and paid time off.
• Higher education and certification tuition assistance.
• Loan assistance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
• Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services, discount programs).
• Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.
• Shift differential.

Schedule

Full‑time position with shift differential.