Staff Nurse (RN) - Multiple Vacancies

About the role

Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care (UBHC), established in 1971, offers a full continuum of evidence‑based behavioral health and addiction services for children, adolescents, adults, and seniors throughout New Jersey. UBHC’s 1,060 experienced behavioral health professionals and support staff are dedicated to treatment, prevention, and education. UBHC, one of the largest providers of behavioral health care in the country, has a budget of $260 million and operates 15 sites statewide. Services include inpatient, outpatient, partial hospitalization, screening, crisis stabilization, family/caregiver support, community outreach and case management, supportive housing, supported employment, prevention and consultation, employee assistance programs, and a licensed therapeutic school from preschool through high school. Specialty services include the New Jersey suicide prevention helpline and peer help lines for police, veterans, active military, teachers, mothers of special‑needs children, and child protective service workers. In FY2016, UBHC treated 16,199 consumers, had 24,502 admissions, and touched the lives of 19,441 individual callers through peer support. UBHC is also the primary mental‑health training resource for the New Jersey departments of Human Services, Children and Families, and Corrections, delivering 16,000 trainings each year.

The primary purpose of the Staff Nurse is to deliver person‑centered, goal‑directed nursing care in alignment with departmental and hospital policies, procedures, and all regulatory requirements. The staff nurse functions as a member of the interdisciplinary team, participates in quality‑improvement and educational activities, and supports research endeavors. The role follows the scope and standards outlined in the Psychiatric‑Mental Health Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice.

Responsibilities

• Assesses and diagnoses patient, family, and significant other needs to provide quality care to assigned patients.
• Develops, discusses, and communicates a realistic, individualized plan of care for each patient, in collaboration with the patient, family, and significant other to promote wellness and recovery.
• Demonstrates the skills and judgment necessary to implement the plan of care, nursing interventions, and procedures as required for patient care and safety.
• Evaluates identified problems and care provided; reassesses patient responses to meet patient and family/significant other needs and ensure overall quality of care.
• Maintains concurrent and accurate documentation of nursing care for multidisciplinary team use to ensure quality care.
• Performs all responsibilities/duties required by Acute Services as defined in the scope of service, including consideration of patient age