Registered Nurse - Inpatient Medical Psych Unit
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 includes CMS 5-Star Rated hospitals 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 orthopedic surgery, treatment of stroke, heart care, various surgical procedures, and more. For information, visit www.saintclares.com.
Responsibilities
- Treating patients
- Educating patients about mental and medical conditions
- Providing advice and emotional support to patients and/or family members
- Running therapeutic groups
- Psychiatric crisis intervention
- Seclusion and restraint of patients
- Recording patients’ medical histories and symptoms
- Assisting with diagnostic tests and analyzing results
- Operating medical machinery
- Administering treatment and medications
- Assisting with patient follow‑up and rehabilitation
- Teaching patients and families how to manage illness or injury, diet and exercise programs, and self‑administration of medication and physical therapy
- Other related duties
Qualifications
- Current and valid state license as a Registered Nurse
- Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintained
- Working knowledge of Mental Health Laws and practice standards
- Working knowledge of interdisciplinary treatment team process, behavioral health programming, and daily nursing functions for inpatient and outpatient behavioral health units
- Working knowledge of the continuum of care for behavioral health care
Benefits
- Sign‑on bonus of $10,000 available for qualified candidates (eligibility and payout terms apply)
- Paid time off
- 401K retirement plan
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Tuition reimbursement
- Voluntary benefit options
Pay
A reasonable compensation estimate for this role, which includes estimated wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation, is $42.00 to $52.51. The exact starting compensation will be determined at the time of hire based on skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials, and licensure.