Registered Nurse - Behavioral Health

Company: Ascension
Location: Brighton
Posted on: October 15, 2021

Job Description:

We Are Hiring:

RN Registered Nurse @ Brighton Center for Recovery

Part time – 32 hours a week

Afternoon Shift - 3pm-11:30pm
Required every other weekend
Required Rotating holidays

$10,000 sign on bonus if eligible

$5,000 employee referral if eligible 

 

Ascension Brighton Center for Recovery is located in a serene, beautiful area of Brighton, MI, surrounded by rolling hills, a pond, and plenty of space for reflection and walks to support recovery. 

 

If caring is your calling, come join our collaborative and supportive team where you can feel you are making a difference!

What You Will Do:

Provide direct nursing care to substance abuse patients in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.

• Use critical thinking skills and problem solving ability on a routine bases to facilitate safe and efficient operations for the patient care experience.
• Identify and prioritize individualized needs based on assessment.
• Initiate and implement a written plan of care by developing/choosing standards of care, defining interventions and developing patient outcomes.
• Collaborate with other caregivers to plan for appropriate discharge or transfer to appropriate level of care.
• Coordinate patient s care to assure procedures, treatments, transfers, and/or referrals are completed in a timely manner, encompassing standards of clinical nursing practice and Brighton Hospital policies.
• Consistently perform nursing skills according to standards of clinical nursing practice, commencing with the assign unit and per Brighton Hospital policy and procedures.
• Guide Unit Techs in provision of care for assigned patients.
• Orientate and/or train new personnel as required.
• Participate in staff meetings, department QI activities, peer review and voluntary committees.
• Comply with all infection control and safety policies/procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Specific Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:.
• Ability to successfully pass medication competency examination and department specific competencies during orientation period.
• Interpersonal skills necessary to deal effectively with physicians, other PHMC associates, patients and families.
• Knowledgeable of the JCAHO standards as they apply to the ambulatory network.

What You Will Need:

Licensure / Certification / Registration:

• Must be certified or obtain CPI certification within 120 days of employment and maintain current certification thereafter required.
• Licensed as a registered nurse in the State of Michigan required.
• Basic Life Support Provider certification from the American Heart Association (AHA) required within 120 days of hire/transfer date.

 

Education:

• Associates degree in Nursing required.

Work Experience:

• Minimum of two (2) years work experience as a BSN, RN or LPN preferred.

Additional Preferences:

2 years of acute care experience preferred
Previous experience in Behavioral Health strongly preferred
Previous experience with chemical dependency nursing preferred

CDI certification preferred

Excellent communication and listening skills

Why Join Our Team:

Ascension Michigan employs over 20,000 compassionate caregivers across 16 hospitals and hundreds of related healthcare facilities. Our care teams are dedicated to providing spiritually centered, holistic care which sustains and improves the health of the communities we serve. We provide generous paid time off for work-life balance, a collaborative work environment, professional development opportunities and more to help our associates flourish personally and professionally. If you are looking for a rewarding career in healthcare, we invite you to apply today.

When you join Ascension, you join a team of over 150,000 individuals across the country committed to a Mission of serving others and providing compassionate, personalized care to all. Our inclusive culture, continuing education programs, career coaches and benefit offerings are just a few of the resources and tools that team members can use to create a rewarding career path. In fact, Ascension spent nearly $46 million in tuition assistance alone to support associate growth and development. If you are looking for a career where you can grow and make a difference in your community, we invite you to join our team today.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer:

Ascension SE Michigan is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action employer. Associates and Applicants receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic data, or other legally protected status.

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