RN - Mental Health Unit (inpatient)

Registered Nurse - Mental Health

Join our dynamic team as a Registered Nurse in the Mental Health unit. This position offers a unique opportunity to work with adult patients experiencing acute mental illness in a collaborative environment.

Job Description

• Number of beds on unit: 19 beds
• Patient population: Adult/acute mental illness such as depression, suicidal ideation, psychosis; locked unit; short-term hospitalization
• Nurse to patient ratio: 5:1
• Department culture and resources: Collaborative
• Frequent nursing skills/equipment used: De-escalation, holistic care focus, and self-help education

Requirements

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 30 days from the American Heart Association
• Licensed Registered Professional Nurse (RN) in Illinois
• Nursing degree or college diploma in nursing
• Minimum of 1 year of RN work experience

Responsibilities

• Perform all responsibilities and duties required by the unit as specific to the scope of service.
• Implement procedures and theories related to the specific area of practice.
• Maintain up-to-date and accurate documentation of nursing care provided to assure the integration of information for use by the healthcare team.
• Complete initial assessment upon patient admission and develop an appropriate plan of care in accordance with unit standards based on patient and family needs.
• Implement plan of care, nursing interventions, and patient care procedures.
• Modify plan of care based upon continuous evaluation.
• Take responsibility for patient and employee safety by reporting and/or correcting safety hazards and incidents.
• Communicate with others directly and in private when necessary to resolve issues.
• Offer constructive feedback to assist in the professional development of peers and confer with colleagues to expand knowledge base.
• Identify own learning needs and take initiative to begin appropriate solutions.
• Fulfill all requirements of departmental competencies.
• Receive patient bedside shift report from an RN at the beginning of each shift, ensuring the inclusion of patient input, visual validation of a safe patient room environment at the time of shift change, and updating the patient communication board.
• Delegate patient care tasks/responsibilities to assigned healthcare team members and validate completion of delegated tasks throughout the shift.
• Complete and document basic RN patient care activities such as assessments, interpretation of vital signs, ensure physician order completion, admission/discharge of patients, hourly rounding completion on each assigned patient, care plan documentation, and patient education.
• Meet Carle Med/Surg RN documentation standards for each assigned patient.
• Provide patient medication utilizing the patient 5 Rights: Right Patient, Right Medication, Right Route, Right Dose, and Right Time.
• Maintain patient safety as the highest priority level: ensuring safety measure compliance such as fall precautions, pressure ulcer prevention, isolation precautions, and patient ambulation safety.
• Effectively communicate within the healthcare team to promote interdisciplinary collaboration, effective patient care coordination, and patient safety.
• Effectively manage time to enable the quick admission/discharge process and facilitate completion of patient preparation for safe discharge disposition.

Compensation and Benefits

The compensation range for this position is $33.32 per hour - $57.31 per hour. This represents a good faith minimum and maximum range for the role at the time of posting by Carle Health. The actual compensation offered to a candidate will be dependent on various factors including experience, qualifications, location, training, licenses, shifts worked, and compensation model. Carle Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers. To learn more visit careers.carlehealth.org/benefits.

About Us

Discover the job, the career, the purpose you were meant for. At Carle Health, we're committed to fostering a workplace where every team member feels valued, respected, and empowered, where passion and purpose come together to positively impact the lives of our patients and our communities. Our nearly 17,000 team members and providers work together to support patient care across central and southeastern Illinois. We've grown to include eight award-winning hospitals and a multispecialty provider group with more than 1,500 doctors and advanced practice providers. We are developing the next generation of providers and healthcare professionals through Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world's first engineering-based medical school. Carle BroMenn Medical Center, Carle Foundation Hospital, Carle Health Methodist Hospital, Carle Health Proctor Hospital, Carle Health Pekin Hospital, and Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center hold Magnet designations, the nation's highest honor for nursing care. We offer opportunities in several communities throughout central Illinois with potential for growth and lifelong careers at Carle Health.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Carle Health participates in E-Verify.