Registered Nurse - Inpatient Behavioral Health

Company: St. Joseph's Health
Location: Syracuse
Posted on: August 7, 2022

Job Description:

*Employment Type:* Full time *Shift:* Rotating Shift *Description:* Full Time, Part Time and Per Diem opportunities
Rotating schedule includes a weekend and holiday rotationOur Inpatient Behavioral Health Unit3-6, is a 30 bed acute care unit providing an interdisciplinary approach to care for emotionally ill adult patients on a voluntary or involuntary status. We care for patients with a wide variety of psychiatric and substance use disorders. Our unit is devoted to individualized care in a safe and secure environment ensuring dignity and respect for all those we serve. Our primary nursing care model develops an individualized plan of care that includes a full range of individual and group sessions, psychotherapies, medications, ECT treatments and other rehab modalities.
Organization Highlights:

* Recognized Leader:First Magnet Hospital in Syracuse, highlighting our professional nursing staff.
* Advancement: Generous tuition reimbursement and Leadership development programs
* Work/Life: Self-scheduling options to balance your work/life and school calendars
What you will do:

* Crisis intervention and therapeutic nursing interventions, hands on skills, patient education, goal setting, critical thinking and care planning.
* Care for and provide treatment modalities.
* Collaborative team approach with social work, psychiatrists, clinical affiliates and unit support staff.
Responsibilities:

* Ensures quality nursing care is rendered to all patients in accordance with the New York Nurse Practice Act, National Standards of Practice, and Nursing and Clinical Service standards of care and practice.
* Utilizing the Nursing Process, plans, directs and supervises the care of patients in addition to being involved in the provision of direct care of patients and families.
Education, Training, Experience, Certification and Licensure:

* Graduation from an accredited school of nursing and current licensure, or eligibility for licensure, in the State of New York.
* Minimum of one year experience in related field.
* Maintains current BLS/CPR certification.
* Participates in orientation and continuing education and updates and maintains knowledge and skills related to specific areas of expertise.
Career Path:

* Clinical ladder advancement with experience, staff engagement, and national certification.
* Career advancement to leadership roles as team leader, preceptor, mentor, coordinator/management.
Mission Statement**:**

* We, St Joseph's Health and Trinity Health, serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities.
Vision:

* To be world-renowned for passionate patient care and outstanding clinical outcomes.
Core Values:

* In the spirit of good Stewardship, we heal by practicing Justice in fostering right relationships to promote common good, Reverence in honoring the dignity of every person, Excellence in expecting the best of ourselves and others; Integrity in being faithful to who we say we are.
Work Environment and Hazards:

* Clinical setting. Exposure Class I
Physical Demands:

* Medium work: must be able to lift 25 pounds frequently; occasionally lifting maximum of 50 pounds. Will require ability to stand, walk, sit, bend, twist, squat and reach.
Work Contact Group:

* All services, medical staff, patients, visitors, and various regulatory and professional agencies.
Supervised By:

* Team Leader, Clinical Coordinator, Unit Manager, and Clinical Services/Nursing Administration.

* *Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion*

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.
Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

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