Registered Nurse (RN) Behavioral Health, FT Night

We Are Hiring

Position: RN-Behavioral Health

Department: Adult Psychiatry Nursing Unit (Acute Care)

Shift Details: Full Time, Night (7p-7a; 36 hours weekly)

Location: St Vincent's East - Trussville, AL

St. Vincent’s Health System, part of Ascension, is made up of St. Vincent’s Birmingham, St. Vincent’s Blount, St. Vincent’s East, St. Vincent’s St. Clair, St. Vincent's One Nineteen Health and Wellness, and the St. Vincent’s Ambulatory Healthcare Network, which includes a wide range of services, from family care to home health. Together, we provide a special brand of personalized, compassionate care that balances high touch with high tech, meeting the needs of people in more than 40 communities.

St. Vincent’s East Hospital Campus – Trussville, AL

St. Vincent’s East is licensed for 362 beds and is located just 20 minutes from downtown. It sits between Irondale and Trussville, AL.  It is a general medical and surgical facility that offers a variety of programs and services to fit individual, corporate, and community needs. It is the second largest Ascension hospital in the Birmingham area.  It is situated on a hill overlooking the beautiful community of Trussville, AL.  This hospital has a suburb feel which appeals to those outlying communities that prefer not to have to drive downtown.

St. Vincent’s East provides all the service lines that our downtown hospital provides except for Birth Suites and NICU which is exclusive to our downtown location.  It is the home for our only Behavioral Health service line and offers a level III Emergency Department.

As a Behavioral Health Registered Nurse with St. Vincent's Health System, you will have the opportunity to provide direct patient care to behavioral health patients in accordance with the established policies and procedures of the facility.

You will:

• Perform initial and on-going bio-psychosocial assessments according to accepted standards of nursing practice. Develop a nursing plan of care consistent with the master treatment plan.


• Participate in treatment team conferences to assist in planning and revising goals, objectives and interventions appropriate to the age-related and problem-specific needs of each patient.


• Implement nursing plan of care for assigned patients and conducts and/or co-leads group therapy sessions for patients.


• Evaluate patient's response to interventions and revise nursing plan of care as needed. Collaborate with the treatment team to revise goals, objectives and interventions appropriate to the changes in patient status.

Licenses/Certifications/Registration:

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  Required Credential(s):
  
  
  • BLS Provider credentialed from the American Heart Association (AHA) obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date. 
  
  
  • Licensed Associate Professional Registered Nurse credentialed from the Alabama Board of Nursing obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date. 
  
  
  
  

Education:

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  Diploma 
  • Diploma from an accredited school/college of nursing required
  
  

Work Experience:

• None required.

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