Registered Nurse - TXMALL

About Us

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is one of the largest, most complex agencies in the state, and has approximately 17,000 employees. It is responsible for ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of all North Carolinians, providing human service needs for special populations including individuals who are deaf, blind, developmentally disabled, and mentally ill, and helping poor North Carolinians achieve economic independence.

Dept of Health and Human Services

Central Regional Hospital

Registered Nurse (S)

MH15

We are currently recruiting for Registered Nurse to work as a Nurse Facilitator. The primary purpose of the Department of Psychosocial Treatment Nurse Facilitator is to provide psychiatric‑mental health nursing care as outlined by the American Nurses Association Scope and Standards of Psychiatric‑Mental Health Nursing Practice (2007). The duties include providing patients with nursing group programming, therapeutically communicating with patients not engaged in assigned programming, staff in‑service training, and, when required, providing direct supervision to other licensed and non‑licensed staff.

Employees may function as advisor with the clinical treatment units (Acute Adult, Community Transition, Forensic Services, and Geriatric Services) and have input into treatment planning.

• Ability to utilize the nursing process and to collaborate with other health care clinicians
• Considerable knowledge of principles and practices of psychiatric nursing for the age groups served
• Basic understanding of the principles of learning and their application in the direct skills teaching process of psychiatric rehabilitation
• Skill in presenting psycho educational and skills‑building materials to an inpatient population to maximize learning potential

• Advanced Physical Skills (APS) certification through the Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) and CPR certification within 60 days.
• Valid driver's license.
• This position is Exempt from certain provisions of The State Human Resources Act (GS 126).
• This position is designated as mandatory and must report or stay over during adverse weather events.

Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:30pm, with some weekends; however, flexibility is required to meet hospital needs.

• Eligibility for Sign‑on Bonus
• To qualify for the Sign‑on Bonus, a newly hired permanent full‑time or permanent part‑time employee must work 30 to 40 hours per week to be eligible. Those who are eligible and working less than 40 hours a week will receive a prorated rate.
• An employee is not eligible for a sign‑on bonus if:
• The employee has held a position in the North Carolina State government, including the judicial system, or the University of North Carolina system, within the last 12 months (the employee shall remain ineligible for 12 months from the separation date).
• The employee has previously received a sign‑on bonus from any State agency.
• DHHS has paid any contract placement or recruitment fees.
• All Sign‑on Bonuses are contingent upon budget and final eligibility determination as of the effective date of hire. Additional information regarding the Sign‑on Policy can be found here.

• Information should be provided in the appropriate areas, to include the following:
  Education, including high school and all degrees obtained, Work Experience, and Certificates & Licenses. It is critical to our screening and salary determination process that applications contain comprehensive candidate information.
• Answers to Supplemental Questions are not a substitute for providing all relevant information within the body of your application. To receive credit for the supplemental questions, you must provide supporting information within the "Work Experience" section of the application, to support your answers.
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