Registered Nurse, Behavioral Health

Registered Nurse (RN) Adult Behavioral Health

Job Type: PRN Varied

Location:

Maria Parham Hospital-Louisburg, NC.

At Maria Parham Hospital, we are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. Here, you're not just valued as an employee but as a person. As a registered nurse (RN) joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission of making communities healthier. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion, and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

You'll make an impact by utilizing your specialized plan-of-care intervention and serving as a patient-care innovator. Every day, you will shape exceptional patient journeys and leverage your skills and our cutting-edge technology to impact patient well-being directly.

Provides direct patient care using the nursing process in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice for behavioral health patients. Collaborates with the interprofessional team to support a safe, therapeutic environment and high-quality outcomes.

Reports to:

Director or Manager of Department.

• Performs plan-of-care interventions, including medication administration, specimen collection, clinical treatments, and other medical care activities.
• Documents patient care provided in a timely and accurate manner.
• Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition to the care team, physicians, patients, and families.
• Assists patients with activities of daily living (hygiene, elimination, nutrition, ambulation).
• Collaborates across disciplines to coordinate care (transfers, discharges, referrals, and psychosocial/spiritual support needs).
• Assesses learning needs and delivers age-/culture-appropriate patient and family education.
• Advocates for the physical and emotional well-being of the patient.
• Participates in unit and organizational performance improvement and required continuing education.
• Provides quality patient care and works other shifts/units as needed; may be assigned on-call.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Neonate
• Infant
• Early Childhood
• Late Childhood
• Adolescent
• Young Adult
• Middle Adult
• Older Adult

• Demographic
• Clinical
• Insurance
• Financial
• Complete Medical Record

Occupational exposure to blood borne pathogens may be present.

Frequent standing, walking, lifting/moving patients, keyboard entry, and repetitive hand/arm movements; occasional sitting, squatting, and kneeling; rare running or climbing.

Regular exposure to biological and chemical hazards, including blood/body fluids, hazardous medications, and latex.

• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Employee assistance program that covers mental, physical, and financial wellness
• Robust employee recognition and awards programs.
• FREE Parking!
• These are just a few examples of the many benefits we offer to you

• Current state RN license and an associate's degree from an accredited nursing school.
• Bachelor's degree in nursing (preferred)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association is required upon hire.
• Active North Carolina RN license (single state) or compact required. If relocating, licensure must be updated to the new Primary State of Residence (PSOR) before employment begins

• Critical thinking and decisive judgment
• Able to work with minimal supervision in stressful environments.
• Ability to quickly learn and navigate multiple clinical software systems.
• Effective English communication (read, write, speak, and understand).
• Ability to successfully complete the Skills Competency Checklist…