Exceptional nursing is at the heart of Cheshire Medical Center's quality care, with over 500 nurses in myriad specialties and at every level of leadership. If you are deeply compassionate with a drive to excel at a broad range of nursing skills, you'll fit right in! You'll have the chance to practice the full scope of your clinical skills and build great relationships with people in every department you interact with. We know and support each other as a community here. Cheshire provides more specialties than are typically available in other rural medical centers.

We are looking for a Behavioral Health Resource RN to join our team! The Behavioral Health Resource RN provides direct nursing care and support for all clinical departments across our campus to ensure continuity of patient care. In partnership with clinical leadership, physicians, and unit staff, the Behavioral Resource RN assures that the standards of nursing practice for behavioral-based interventions and optimal patient outcomes are achieved.

Responsibilities:

• Utilizes knowledge of our behavioral health patient population and growth and development over the life span and demonstrates skill in the independent application of this knowledge to the nursing care process.
• Independently initiates and completes patient assessments throughout the continuum of care (admission to discharge); identifying physical, social, and psychological responses of patient and family using interviewing and physical assessment skills.
• Demonstrates the ability to establish therapeutic relationships with both adult and adolescent patients.
• Demonstrates understanding of the principles of crisis prevention and interventions and independently utilizes techniques to manage psychiatric emergencies safely and effectively while promoting the rights and dignity of the patient.
• Demonstrates the ability to appropriately delegate to other team members to ensure the delivery of patient-centered quality care.

Qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• BSN preferred.
• Current NH RN License.
• 2 years of recent nursing experience.
• Behavioral health experience preferred.
• BLS.

Schedule:

• Full-time, 36 hours per week
• Multiple shifts available; days, evenings, nights

Benefits:

We offer a competitive benefits package as well as financial and educational support with:

• RN Loan Forgiveness
• Scholarships
• Certification Support
• Tuition Reimbursement

If you'd like to hear more, please apply, and one of our recruiters will contact you!

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $34.50 - $54.00 per hour

Expected hours: 36 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Psychiatry

Physical setting:

• Acute care
• ER
• Hospital
• Inpatient
• Level III trauma center

Standard shift:

• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Night shift
• Overnight shift

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus opportunities
• Differential pay
• Retention bonus
• Signing bonus

Weekly schedule:

• 3x12

Work Location: In person