Registered Nurse (RN) - Adult Behavioral Health
Department: Behavioral Health I/P – Adult | Full time | Benefits Eligible
About the Role
Join the Adult Behavioral Health Unit (24 beds) at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, a rewarding setting for professionals passionate about mental health. This unit is dedicated to adults experiencing acute psychiatric conditions, 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.
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, located in Winston-Salem, NC, is an 885-bed tertiary care hospital and part of a nationally recognized academic health system. The campus houses the region’s only children’s hospital, burn center, and Level I adult and pediatric trauma centers, along with a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center and clinical centers of excellence in multiple specialties.
Responsibilities
- 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.
Requirements
- Completion of an accredited or approved program in nursing.
- Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which you practice.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association.
- At least one year of RN experience.
Schedule
- Night shift: 3 – 12-hour shifts per week.
- Weekends only.
- Hours per week: 35.1.
Pay
Pay range: $38.20 - $57.30 per hour.
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.
Benefits
- Compensation: Base pay within the listed range, premium pay (e.g., shift, on-call), and incentive pay for select positions. Annual increases based on performance.
- Paid Time Off: Comprehensive programs for time away from work.
- Health and Welfare: Medical, dental, vision, life, short- and long-term disability insurance.
- Flexible Spending Accounts: For eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
- Family Benefits: Adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
- Retirement: Defined contribution plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
- Education: Educational Assistance Program.
Note: Eligibility for programs may depend on FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary).
About the Organization
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 (Illinois), Atrium Health (Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama), and Aurora Health Care (Wisconsin). The system is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience, and value-based care, serving nearly 6 million patients across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs, with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. It is nationally recognized for expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics, rehabilitation, organ transplants, burn treatments, and specialized musculoskeletal programs.