Registered Nurse; RN Inpatient Behavioral Health

Registered Nurse (RN) Inpatient Behavioral Health

Join Duke University Health System as a Registered Nurse (RN) in our Inpatient Behavioral Health unit. At Duke Health, we are driven by a commitment to compassionate care that changes the lives of patients, their loved ones, and the greater community.

The Behavioral Health Inpatient Unit at Duke Regional Hospital is a 42‑bed unit caring primarily for patients experiencing major depressive and bipolar disorders as well as schizophrenia. Team members can advance their careers through bonuses for psychiatric mental health certifications, annual crisis prevention training, and participation in the Charge RN Committee or Clinical Practice Counsel.

Full‑time, three 12‑hour shifts:
Day shift 7 a.m.–7 p.m. or Night shift 7 p.m.–7 a.m.

Independently plan and provide professional nursing care for patients in accordance with physician orders and established policies and procedures. Provide nursing services to patients and families within the scope of the RN as defined by the North Carolina Board of Nursing.

• Plan, provide, supervise and document professional nursing care utilizing the nursing process for patients in accordance with physician orders and established policies and procedures.
• Delegate tasks and supervise the activities of other licensed and unlicensed care providers.
• Assist other nursing personnel in the delivery of nursing care and act as team leader or charge nurse for a group of patients or an entire unit as assigned.
• Monitor and initiate corrective action to maintain the environment of care, including equipment and material resources.
• Participate in own professional development by maintaining required competencies, identifying learning needs and seeking appropriate assistance or educational offerings.
• Act as preceptor and support the development of other staff and formal learners.
• Participate in the identification of clinical or operational performance improvement opportunities and in performance improvement activities.
• Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

• Graduation from an accredited BSN program.
• Registered Nurses without a BSN or higher must enroll in an appropriate BSN program within two years of their start date and complete the program within five years.
• Exception: RNs hired between July 1, 2014 and April 11, 2021 without a BSN are encouraged to enroll within two years but must complete the program within five years. RNs hired before July 1, 2014 are not required to enroll.

• No prior RN experience required for New Graduate Registered Nurses.
• One year of RN experience required for Level II Registered Nurses.

• Must have current or compact RN licensure in North Carolina.
• BLS required.

• Knowledge of the scope of the registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, and NCA.
• Knowledge of and appropriate application of the nursing process.
• Knowledge of professional theory, practice and procedure.
• Ability to assess nursing needs of acute and chronically ill patients and their families.
• Ability to independently seek out resources and work collaboratively.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to communicate clearly with patients, families, visitors, healthcare team, physicians, administrators, leadership and others.
• Ability to teach patients and families in accordance with the nursing plan of care.
• Ability to use sensory and cognitive functions to process and prioritize information, treatment, and follow‑up.
• Ability to use fine motor skills.
• Competent in BLS and/or other specialized life‑support requirements designated by work area.
• Ability to record activities, document assessments, plan of care, interventions, evaluation and re‑evaluation of patient status.
• Ability to use computer and learn new software programs.
• Able to document and communicate pertinent information using computer and/or paper documentation tools.
• Ability to navigate the entity to provide clinical care for patients.
• Ability to withstand…