Registered Nurse (RN)-Behavioral Health
About the role
Registered nurses (RNs) perform basic duties that include treating patients, educating patients about mental and medical conditions, and providing advice and emotional support to patients’ and/or family members, running therapeutic groups, psychiatric crisis intervention, seclusion and restraint of patients.
Responsibilities
- Treat patients
- Record patients’ medical histories and symptoms
- Help to perform diagnostic tests and analyze results
- Operate medical machinery
- Administer treatment and medications
- Help with patient follow-up and rehabilitation
- Teach patients and their families how to manage their illness or injury, diet and exercise programs, and self-administration of medication and physical therapy
- Other related duties
Requirements
- Current and valid State license as a Registered Nurse
- Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current
- 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
Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Nursing preferred
- Experience: Minimum of 1 year of relevant experience required
- Training: None specified
Skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong clinical judgment
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Knowledge of mental health and behavioral health care
Benefits
Shasta Regional Medical Center offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs. Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to, paid time off, a 401K retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and many more voluntary benefit options. Benefits may vary based on collective bargaining agreement requirements and/or the employment status, i.e. full-time or part-time.
Pay
The current compensation range for this role is $43.28 to $71.14. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.
Schedule
Full Time Nights