Registered Nurse (RN) - Behavioral Health; Days, Full time in Richardson, Texas at Texas Health Resources

Registered Nurse (RN) - Behavioral Health Department

Bring your passion to Texas Health So We Are Better + Together

Work location: Texas Health Plano, 6200 West Parker Road, Plano TX 75093

Work hours: Fulltime, Days; 7:30a - 4:30p; Monday-Friday Coverage area: Richardson and Allen

Behavioral Health Seay Center Highlights:

• Self-Scheduling that helps with work/life balance as well as opportunities for educational and career growth

• Collaborative work environment

• Great team

• Robust Unit Based Council (UBC) and very engaged leadership team.

• Fast-Paced, 48 bed inpatient Adult and Adolescent Behavioral Health Units

Here's What You Need

• Nursing Diploma required OR

• Associate degree from an accredited Nursing program required

• BSN preferred

• Associate degree from an accredited Nursing program or nursing diploma required

• BCLS prior to hire

• BCPMHN upon hire required

• ACPI (30 days within hire)

• One-year experience as a clinical nurse, or completion of an RN residency program required

• One year of Behavioral Health experience strongly preferred

• RN must practice within the regulations of the Texas Nurse Practice Act, serve as a role model, intra/interdisciplinary collaborator, and coordinator for quality patient care

• One-year experience as a clinical nurse, or completion of an RN residency program required

• One year of Behavioral Health experience strongly preferred

• RN must practice within the regulations of the Texas Nurse Practice Act, serve as a role model, intra/interdisciplinary collaborator, and coordinator for quality patient care

What You Will Do

• Delivers care to patients utilizing the Nursing Process

• Assesses the patient

• Plans for the care of the patient

• Interventions as appropriate

• Evaluates the effectiveness of interventions

• Incorporates age specific safety/infection control measures into patient care.

• Initiates action to meet patient and/or significant others need for information

• Maintains continuity of patient care inter-shift, inter-hospital, and while expediting out of hospital transfers.

Additional perks of being a Texas Health Employee

• Benefits include 401k, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Discount Programs, as well as other benefits.

• Delivery of high-quality patient care

• Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).

• A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

Texas Health Plano Highlights:

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano is a 366-bed, Magnet-designated hospital and recognized clinical leader, providing technologically advanced care to Plano, Frisco and surrounding communities since 1991. This full-service facility features a full range of specialties including emergency medicine, cardiology, adult and adolescent behavioral health, pediatrics, an adult intensive care unit, state of the art and technologically advanced surgical services and a Level III NICU. Texas Health Plano has more than 1,600 employees and over 1,360 physicians on its medical staff in more than 65 specialties. The hospital is an Advanced Level III Trauma Facility, accredited Chest Pain Center by The Joint Commission, named "Best Place to Have a Baby" in Collin County and a Gold-Level Mother Friendly business. Texas Health Plano is the recipient of the Disease Specific Care Certifications from the Joint Commission in Chest Pain, Joint Replacement - Hip and Joint Replacement - Knee and an Advanced Certification as a Primary Stroke Center. We invite you to join us in furthering your career and our accomplishments and philosophy of excellence.

If you're ready to join us in our mission to improve the health of our community, then let's show the world how we're even better together!

Learn more about our culture, benefits, and recent awards.

Do you still have questions or concerns? Feel free to email your questions to recruitment@texashealth.org

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Primary Location: Richardson
Job: Behavioral Health/Social Services
Organization: Texas Health Plano 6200 West Parker Road TX 75093-7914
Shift: Day Job
Employee Status: Regular
Job Type: Standard
Schedule: Full-time