Behavioral Health Nurse-RN
Signature HealthCARE of Monteagle Rehab & Wellness Center
Monteagle, Tennessee
- Eligibility
- PsychiatricDementia Care
- Shift
- 8-hour rotating
- Unit
- Psych
Posted Jul 23
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 8-hour rotating
- Term
- Permanent
- On the floor
- On call
- Setting
- Long Term Care
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 2+ years
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Pay
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- Similar TN staff roles post $34/hr to $46/hr
TN staff postings that state pay run $26/hr to $54/hr, the middle half $34/hr to $46/hr, across 213 postings.
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About this role
Provide comprehensive Behavior Health services to support residents' full potential during their stay at the Nursing Home. Coordinate care delivery and conduct reviews of services to determine appropriate level of care utilizing standardized testing measures as well as safe, clinically appropriate care. Provide pre-admission and concurrent reviews for Behavioral Health levels of care and coordinate daily administrative and clinical operations.
RN experience with behavioral health/Psych experience preferred. On call rotation. Rounding with psych NP working with behaviors developing behavioral care plans implementing the care plans staff training with behaviors monitored all psych medications and doing the appropriate documentation.
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Requirements
- RN
- LPN
- LSW
- Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse in good standing with state licensing board, or master's degree specializing in Social Work and/or Licensed Social Worker with training in behavior, dementia and/or psychiatric care
- Master's degree in social work
- Crisis Prevention Institute certification or willing to achieve within first 3 months
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- Hospital rounding experience
- Experience working with individuals with dementia
- Skilled nursing facility experience
- Nursing home experience
- LSW
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k)
- Tuition reimbursement
- Paid time off
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- Paid daily
Place
- City
- Monteagle, Tennessee
- Median rent
- $762/mo
- Local household income
- $63,438/yr
- State price level
- 8% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Tennessee index 91.9, where 100 is the national average.
Monteagle sits atop the Cumberland Plateau in southern Tennessee, where steep mountain roads and dense hardwood forests define the landscape. This small town offers a quiet, rural pace with easy interstate access to Chattanooga and Nashville, making it appealing for nurses who prefer mountain solitude over city sprawl.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
How this role fits you
About the employer
Signature HealthCARE of Monteagle Rehab & Wellness Center is a 150-bed skilled and intermediate nursing facility located near I-24 on the Cumberland Plateau in Monteagle, Tennessee, approximately 50 miles from Chattanooga. The facility provides a safe, secure environment for residents…
On your path
Psychiatric is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.
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