RN-UHR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH UNIT at Union Health – TERRE HAUTE, Indiana

RN-UHR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH UNIT

You belong at Union!

Why Union?

Union Health is an award-winning integrated health system and the Wabash Valley's largest employer. Union Health is an independent and not-for-profit health system. Union Health consists of Union Hospital, Union Hospital Clinton, and Union Medical Group. Union Health offers a full spectrum of healthcare career opportunities across the continuum of care. The organizations that make up Union Health have a long tradition of serving the health care needs of West Central Indiana and East Central Illinois residents, stretching back more than 125 years.

Proud to be Magnet Designated: Join a team recognized for nursing excellence, quality patient outcomes, and a commitment to professional growth. Our Magnet culture fosters collaboration, evidence-based practice, and continuous learning to help you thrive in your nursing career.

Our Behavioral Health RN's play a key role in providing the highest quality of patient care while the patient is being treated at Union Health. Nurses on this unit focus on providing stabilizing care to return to the community for acute mental health crisis. The RN's serve as part of the multidisciplinary team in which you will work with the patient and staff to create a patient-centered recovery plan to provide tools necessary for success.

This unit is led by Nursing Care Manager, Kayla McDonald, RN, and Director, Anastasia Godsey, LMHC.

Essential & valuable nursing skills gained on this unit:

• Care of a variety of mental health needs

• Interdisciplinary care including a team of nurses, physicians, mental health technicians, and mental health professionals

• Management of person-centered recovery planning

• Whole body mental health and physical health evaluations

• Medication training groups

Unit Culture:

• Enhanced new graduate orientation to focus on behavioral health

• Highly skilled team members

• Exceptional teamwork among all team members

RN Job Duties:

Essential Job Duties:

• Demonstrates clinical knowledge of psychiatric nursing, including knowledge in growth and development, psychopathology and psychsocial systems
• Displays effective communication skills as evidenced by the ability to maintain therapeutic relationships with patients, families, physicians, and staff
• Is able to set limits as needed by recognizing potential behavior problems and does so in a caring and consistent manner
• Utilizes the nursing process, which includes assessment, diagnosis, planning, and intervention and evaluation; completing documentation timely.
• Participate in initiation of master recovery plan and treatment team meetings
• Administers prescribed treatment and medications correctly.
• Competent in restraint/seclusion and follows hospital policy
• Conducts patient groups and evidence by documentation in patient medical record
• Has a basic understanding of appropriate staffing patterns and nursing care hours, and is able to maintain appropriate levels in the absence of unit manager/program director
• Demonstrates skills in admission, discharge and transfer of patients

Qualifications:

• Graduate from an accredited ASN or BSN program

• Must have Indiana RN license

• Previous RN experience preferred

License/Certification:

• BLS certification

• IN RN license

In addition to competitive pay, Union co-workers enjoy:

• Part-time and Full-time schedules

• Comprehensive Benefits

• Paid Time Off starting day one.

• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250 each year.

• Career Paths

• Success Sharing

• 403bRetirement Employer Match.

• Much More!

Be part of an organization that is dedicated to your work-life balance, career, growth, and development. Union Health, U Matter & U Belong

How can we help? Call us at 812-238-7827 or email us at recruiting@union.health

Please note that the salary information provided on the career site for this position opening may not necessarily reflect the accurate compensation associated with the role.
We encourage candidates to inquire further and engage in direct communication with Union Health for comprehensive salary details.

As an EOE/AA employer, Union Hospital, Inc. will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant's age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran or disability status.