Registered Nurse (RN) - Adult Behavioral Health
Full-time, benefits-eligible position with a weekly schedule of 35.1 hours.
About the Role
Join the Adult Behavioral Health Unit (24 beds) at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC. This role offers a rewarding setting for professionals passionate about mental health, focusing on stabilization through trauma-informed and patient-centered approaches. You’ll be part of a multidisciplinary team committed to creating a therapeutic environment that promotes healing and empowers individuals to achieve their goals.
A sign-on bonus is available to applicants who have not received a sign-on bonus from the company for another role within the past 24 months.
Responsibilities
As a skilled and compassionate RN, you will:
- Provide and coordinate comprehensive patient care through the nursing process to deliver safe, therapeutic care in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures.
- Utilize evidence-based practice, clinical decision-making, compassion, and skilled communication to lead efforts in creating the safest patient environment and the best patient experience across the continuum.
Requirements
- Completion of an accredited or approved program in nursing.
- Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the teammate practices.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association.
- At least one year of RN experience.
About the Location
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is a nationally recognized academic health system located in Winston-Salem, NC. The 885-bed tertiary care hospital houses the region’s only children’s hospital, burn center, and Level I adult and pediatric trauma centers. The campus also includes a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center and clinical centers of excellence in multiple specialties such as cardiovascular, brain health and neurology, sports medicine and orthopedics, transplantation, and nephrology.
Benefits
Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards, including:
- Competitive base compensation within the pay range of $38.20 - $57.30, based on qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training.
- Premium pay such as shift differentials, on-call pay, and more.
- Incentive pay for select positions.
- Annual performance-based increases.
- Paid Time Off programs.
- Health and welfare benefits: medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability insurance.
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
- Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
- Educational Assistance Program.
Note: Eligibility for programs may depend on FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary).
Schedule
- Night shift: 3 x 12-hour shifts per week.
- Weekends only.
About Advocate Health
Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. It provides care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin. Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience, and value-based care, serving nearly 6 million patients. It employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides over $6 billion in annual community benefits.