RN - Registered Nurse - Behavioral Health

Summary

The Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for utilizing the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, outcomes/planning, implementation and evaluation) to provide individualized nursing care to patients.

Work Shift:

12 Hours – Varied Shifts (United States). Scheduled Weekly

Hours:

12.

Compensation:
Salary Range: $38.73 – $58.33 per hour. Equivalent annual range: $10,000 – $20,000. Sign‑on bonus available for eligible applicants. Union position:
Yes.

Department wage ranges: ADN $38.73 – $57.45; BSN $39.57 – $58.33.

Benefits:
Available for you:

• Nurse Residency Program
• Robust onboarding and training programs for continued growth and development
• Investment in technology to support efficiencies and new models of care
• A team‑focused employee experience

Whether you’re a newly graduated RN or have years of experience, this position offers an opportunity to work independently and with a team of motivated professionals to provide ongoing collaboration and learning. We’re looking for positive, compassionate, hardworking registered nurses who can provide high‑quality care patients and families deserve.

Registered nurses who thrive are adaptable, great communicators, detail‑oriented, and have excellent time‑management skills. Because innovation impacts everything we do, our nursing team is full of critical thinkers.

Our education team works hard to develop curricula that integrates evidence‑based practices and engages with partners across our organization to provide our RNs the necessary skills and tools to succeed in your goals throughout your career.

Responsibilities include:

• Collaborating with inter‑professional colleagues, including physicians, to plan, implement and evaluate care.
• Demonstrating competency and practicing within the full scope of nursing expertise/knowledge and utilizing appropriate age and population‑specific standards as designated in their assigned clinical setting.
• Caring for patients in all phases of preventative care, health maintenance, diagnosis, treatment, and follow‑up as patients move along the continuum of care.
• Planning and coordinating care, patient assessment, patient education, triage, and various other nursing interventions.
• Functioning within the scope and standards of nursing practice as outlined in the Nurse Practice Act and administrative rules in the state of practice and licensure.

The Sanford Professional Nursing Practice recognizes the Scope and Standards of Practice and the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements as published by the American Nurses Association as the foundation of nursing care delivery and professional conduct.

Bachelor's degree in nursing is preferred. Specific services/positions may have additional education, training or experience requirements. Requires current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state of practice. Nurses performing nursing practice over the telephone require licensure in the states where the patients being served reside. Certification may be required depending on specialty or service area.

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