Registered Nurse - Behavioral Health
Bridgeton, Missouri
Posted Oct 12 · New grads welcomed
- Shift and hours
- Days
- Unit and setting
- Psych
- License
- RN license
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed EXPERIENCE No experience required PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS Constant use of speech to share information through oral co
Your six-month RN application plan
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Why start this early?
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What it pays
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Parental leave
- Paid Leave
The role and schedule
- Floating
- Floats to other units
The workplace
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load and staffing support handled day to day?
Your fit
On your path
Psychiatric is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.
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0128 DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Job Id R202197 Day Shift
It's more than a career, it's a calling MO-SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis
Worker Type
Regular
Job Highlights
Join a team where your work matters—every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you’ll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact.
Department: Behavioral Health Float Pool
Schedule
7am - 7pm , Day Shift
Sign-On Bonus : Ask your recruiter about sign-on bonus eligibility
Apply today. SSM Health – We bring out the incredible in you, everyday.
Job
Summary
Provides direct patient care to behavioral health patients in accordance with the established policies and procedures of the facility.
Job Responsibilities and Requirements
Primary responsibilities
- Completes admitting and shift assessments on assigned patients including behaviors; accurately and within time-frame set in policy and procedures.
- Utilizes critical thinking skills and judgement to analyze patient assessment data and notify physician of changes in condition.
- Participates in the development, review and evaluation of multidisciplinary treatment plans as per policies and procedures.
- Documents all nursing care given and adheres to nursing standards and ministry policies and procedures.
- Consistently and accurately implements and records physicians orders.
- Assesses and monitors patients and environment for safety within the unit.
- Serves as a clinical resource and supervises care delivered by LPN's and techs.
- Educates patients and families based on assessed needs and documents education provided in the Electronic Health Record.
- Applies the existing body of evidence-based practice and scientific knowledge in health care to nursing practice, ensuring that nursing care is delivered based on patient’s age-specific needs and clinical needs as described in the department's Scope of Service.
- As an SSM Health nurse, I will demonstrate the professional nursing standards defined in the professional practice model. Uses the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses to guide his/her response to the current and evolving health and nursing needs of our patients and our patient populations.
- Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Education
- Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing
Experience
- No experience required
Physical requirements
- Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
- Constant standing and walking.
- Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
- Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
- Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
- Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
- Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
- Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
- Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
- Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
- Occasional driving.
- Rare crawling and running.
Required professional license and/or certifications
State of Work Location: Missouri
- Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
- And
- Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
- Or
- Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State
Work Shift
Day Shift (United States of America)
Job Type
Employee
Department
1206000128 BHS - Child and Adol
Scheduled Weekly Hours
36
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Benefits
SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.
- Paid Parental Leave : we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
- Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
- Upfront Tuition Coverage: we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.
What's around it?
Bridgeton, MOFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 9% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,172/mo
- Household income
- $72,005/yr, all local households, not nurse pay