RN Behavioral Health

Job Details

• Job Summary and Responsibilities
  Registered Nurse - Behavioral Health (Psych Unit)
  As our Behavioral Health (Psych) Unit Registered Nurse, you will help patients experiencing a wide range of mental health conditions receive compassionate, evidence-based care in a supportive and therapeutic environment. Every day you will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individual patient care, focusing on their mental, emotional, and physical well-being, while maintaining a safe and structured setting. You will be expected to supervise care according to policies, procedures, and the State Nurse Practice Act. To be successful in this role, you must be an empathetic and skilled caregiver, adept at therapeutic communication, crisis intervention, and promoting a healing milieu while adhering to established standards.

• Responsibilities
  - Provide comprehensive nursing care for adult patients with acute and chronic mental health disorders, conducting thorough mental status examinations, risk assessments (e.g., suicide, self-harm, aggression), and identifying behavioral patterns.
  - Implement and manage individualized care plans, focusing on medication administration for psychotropic agents, managing side effects, facilitating therapeutic groups, and providing psychoeducation to patients and families.
  - Perform ongoing assessments of emotional, behavioral, and cognitive status, recognizing subtle changes, de-escalating crises, and intervening appropriately to ensure patient and staff safety.
  - Collaborate effectively with psychiatrists, social workers, therapists, case managers, and other behavioral health specialists to ensure an integrated and holistic approach to patient treatment and discharge planning.
  - Engage patients in therapeutic communication techniques, motivational interviewing, and crisis intervention strategies to build rapport, encourage self-expression, and empower patients in their recovery journey.
  - Maintain accurate and timely documentation of all patient assessments, behaviors, interventions, medications, and responses, ensuring compliance with hospital policies and regulatory requirements specific to mental health care.

Job Requirements

• Required Qualifications
  - Nursing Degree from an approved school of nursing
  - No previous experience required
  - LICENSURE Active Registered Nurse license in good standing with the North Dakota Board of Nursing or Active Registered Nurse license in a compact state
  - Working knowledge of clinical skills in delivery of patient care for behavioral health patients
  - Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification within the orientation period and meets re-certification as required
  - Good communication skills necessary for constant communication, both oral and written, with patients, families, visitors, and medical center staff
  - Accountable for own conduct and promotes and supports positive working relationships among staff, between other disciplines, departments, families, visitors, and patients
  - Maintains confidentiality

About Us

At CommonSpirit Health, we believe in the healing power of humanity. We invite you to explore our specialty areas and pursue a career in humankindness. CommonSpirit Health is building a healthier future for all through its integrated health services. As one of the nation’s largest nonprofit Catholic healthcare organizations, CommonSpirit Health delivers more than 20 million patient encounters annually through more than 2,300 clinics, care sites and 158 hospital-based locations, in addition to its home-based services and virtual care offerings.

Our Mission
As CommonSpirit Health, we make the healing presence of God known in our world by improving the health of the people we serve, especially those who are vulnerable, while we advance social justice for all. To learn more about a calling that defines and unites, please click here for more information about our mission, vision, and values.

Union Work Agreement

• FTE Status: PRN
  Shift Type/Length: Variable Shifts/ 12 Hrs, 8 Hrs
  On Call Expectations - No
  Weekend/Holiday Rotation: None for PRN

Pay and Benefits

• Pay and Recognition
  - The posted compensation range of $35.38 - $50.70/hour is a reasonable estimate that extends from the lowest to the highest pay CommonSpirit in good faith believes it might pay for this particular job, based on the circumstances at the time of posting.

• Balanced Life
  - Paid time off (full-time benefit eligible employees may receive a minimum of 14 paid time off days, including holidays annually)

• Financial Future
  - Retirement plan benefit(s) including, but not limited to, 401(k), 403(b), and other defined benefits offerings, as may be amended from time to time

• Dependent Care
  - Tuition reimbursement, adoption assistance, and more!

External Links

• [PDF] CommonSpirit Health™ is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, parental status, ancestry, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

• [PDF] CommonSpirit Health™ will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c).