Registered Nurse (RN) Behavioral Health-PRN

About the role

On our team you will serve as the psychiatric nurse for an adult inpatient unit on night shift, providing clinical leadership and ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality patient care in a high-acuity setting. Oversee and support psychiatric technicians, coordinating unit activities, monitoring patient safety, and responding to crises or behavioral escalations as needed. Act as the clinical decision-maker overnight, collaborating with on-call providers and maintaining compliance with policies, standards, and continuity of care.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care to patients using the nursing process in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice.
• Performs plan of care intervention, including medication administration, specimen collection, clinical treatments, as well as other medical care treatment.
• Documents patient care given.
• Maintains patient records and ensures accurate documentation.
• Makes rounds and monitors patient condition as appropriate to care team, physician, patient, and family.
• Aids patients with activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, elimination, nutrition, and ambulation.
• Collaborates as needed across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including patient transfer, discharge, referral and spiritual/psychosocial support needs.
• Evaluates learning needs of patient and/or family and provides patient/family education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances.
• Works as an advocate for the physical and emotional well-being of the patient.

Requirements

Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Qualifications

• Education: Associate's degree required. BSN preferred.
• Certifications: AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days of hire.
• Licenses: Must be a licensed Registered Nurse with the State of Tennessee or a licensed Registered Nurse from a Compact State with the proper Tennessee paperwork filed within 30 days of hire.
• Previous Behavioral Health Experience Required.

Skills

None specified in the job posting.

Benefits

Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

Pay

Varies based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

Varied schedule: 7:00 am- 7:30 pm.