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Registered Nurse (RN) - Behavioral Health

Paradise Valley Hospital

Chula Vista, California

$48.24–$66.50/hr

About $100k–$138k/yr

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Posted Aug 17, 2026 · Last seen active Aug 18, 2026

What this means for you

Paradise Valley Hospital is a community hospital, the kind of building where you learn every name fast. The posted pay pencils out to roughly $100k–$138k a year. It's a night shift — quieter halls, a tighter crew, and your daylight hours back.

What the listing says

Shift
Nights

About this role

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Overview: Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! Paradise Valley Hospital, a member of Prime Healthcare, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference. Paradise Valley Hospital is the South Bay’s oldest hospital, the second oldest hospital in all of San Diego County, and the largest employer in National City. For more than 100 years, Paradise Valley Hospital has served San Diego faithfully, proud of our heritage and providing numerous programs and services to meet the changing needs of our community. Our 291-bed, acute care hospital features the San Diego Spine & Joint Center, a highly credentialed acute rehabilitation center, our Paradise Health & Senior Center, a fully equipped and modern cardiac catheterization lab, and comprehensive inpatient and outpatient surgical services, and 24-hour emergency services. In addition to our healthcare services, we offer comprehensive behavioral health services on the hospital campus and Bayview campus in Chula Vista. Services include psychiatric continuum of care for adult patients, inpatient services, and intensive outpatient services. Learn more at https://www.paradisevalleyhospital.net/. Responsibilities: Registered nurses (RNs) perform basic duties that include treating patients, educating patients about mental and medical conditions, and providing advice and emotional support to patients’ and/or family members, running therapeutic groups, psychiatric crisis intervention, seclusion and restraint of patients. RNs record patients’ medical histories and symptoms, help to perform diagnostic tests and analyze results, operate medical machinery, administer treatment and medications, and help with patient follow-up and rehabilitation. RNs teach patients and their families how to manage their illness or injury, diet and exercise programs, and self-administration of medication and physical therapy. Other related duties. Qualifications: EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING 1. Must have current and valid State license as a Registered Nurse. 2. Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current. 3. Working knowledge of Mental Health Laws and practice standards. 4. Working knowledge of interdisciplinary treatment team process, behavioral health programming and daily nursing functions for inpatient and outpatient behavioral health units. 5. Working knowledge of the continuum of care for behavioral health care. Pay Transparency: Paradise Valley Hospital offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs. Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to, paid time off, a 401K retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and many more voluntary benefit options. Benefits may vary based on collective bargaining agreement requirements and/or the employment status, i.e. full-time or part-time. The current compensation range for this role is $48.24 to $66.50. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure. Employment Status: Full Time Shift: Nights Equal Employment Opportunity: Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf Privacy Notice: Privacy Notice for California Applicants: https://www.primehealthcare.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Notice-at-Collection-and-Privacy-Policy-for-California-Job-Applicants.pdf

Skills for this role

Psychiatric crisis interventionSeclusion and restraintGroup therapyPatient educationMedical history takingDiagnostic test assistanceMedical equipment operationMedication administrationRehabilitationBehavioral health careMental health law knowledge

Certifications

BLS

Requirements

  • RN License
  • Acute care
  • Mental health stabilization
  • Patient follow-up care
  • Inpatient experience
  • Medical law
  • Psychiatry
  • Individual crisis management
  • RN License

About the employer

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Paradise Valley Hospital
Community Hospital

You are weighing Paradise Valley Hospital in National City, a small South Bay community hospital within Prime Healthcare. Nurses who work here often talk about a friendly, family-like floor and teammates who show up for each other, and the hospital’s…

What reviewers appreciate

  • Family-like culture and supportive teammates cited in reviews
  • Flexible scheduling noted positively on Glassdoor
  • Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade A (Fall 2025) and repeated Leapfrog recognition

What reviewers flag

  • Employee reviews repeatedly cite low pay as a drawback
  • Chronic understaffing leaves many feeling overworked
  • Leadership faulted for weak communication and limited support
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On your path

Psychiatric is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.

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  • What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
  • How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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