Registered Nurse - Psych
About the role
Department: Behavioral Health Unit. Facility: Prime Healthcare St Joseph Hospital, Joliet, IL 60435.
Schedule
Full-Time, Days, 7a-7p, every other weekend and rotating holidays.
Responsibilities
- Treat patients
- Educate patients about mental and medical conditions
- Provide advice and emotional support to patients and/or family members
- Run therapeutic groups
- Perform psychiatric crisis intervention
- Implement seclusion and restraint of patients
- Record patients’ medical histories and symptoms
- Assist with diagnostic tests and analyze results
- Operate medical machinery
- Administer treatment and medications
- Assist with patient follow‑up and rehabilitation
- Teach 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 must maintain it
- 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
Total Rewards package includes paid time off, a 401K retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and many more voluntary benefit options. The company is dedicated to empowering staff with a comprehensive, competitive benefits package, allowing them the freedom to customize benefits to fit their unique needs. Abundant resources, programs, and voluntary options serve as a foundation for individual growth and well‑being. Learn more: https://www.primehealthcare.com/benefitsthatmattermost/
Pay
A reasonable compensation estimate for this role, which includes estimated wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation, is $35.70 to $54.11. The exact starting compensation will be determined at the time of hire based on skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials, and licensure.