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Registered Nurse, Behavioral Health, Full Time Nights, Baptist Jacksonville

Baptist Health

Jacksonville, Florida

RN

Sign-on bonus

Posted Sep 9

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Role

Term
Permanent
Accepts
RN

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Pay

Sign-on bonus
$7,500

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About this role

About Baptist Health

Recognized as a top place to work in health care, Baptist Health cares for more patients in Northeast Florida than any other provider, ranking as “most preferred” for more than 30 years. We’re Jacksonville's only locally governed, faith-based, not-for-profit health system and provide a full spectrum of preventive and specialty care through 200+ locations and six hospitals. Our centers of excellence include Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center, Baptist Heart Hospital, Baptist Neurological Institute and Wolfson Children's Hospital.

$7,500 Sign On Bonus*

We are looking for a Registered Nurse to join our Behavioral Health team at Baptist Jacksonville. This is a full-time nights position.

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Responsibilities

As a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for

Provides for patient needs as recognized through use of the nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation) and the mission statement; organization; supervision of care provided by supportive personnel and coordination of care provided by ancillary services. Including patients and significant others (SO)/families in developing an individualized plan of care. Education of patients/SO/families to their disease process and plan of care. *Diploma Nurses must have 5+ years of progressive care.

Serves as patient advocate and responsible for providing care to patients requiring treatment of any medical, surgical, or other condition, including chronic medical and minor injuries or illnesses.

Experience Requirements

1-2 years Behavioral Health Nursing Experience

Education & Credential Requirements

Basic Life Support (BLS) Required Licensed Registered Nurse Required

This position is designated as requiring a level II Background (A detailed fingerprint-based screening for positions of trust that check state (FDLE) and national (FBI) criminal history) and will undergo screening as a condition of employment and continued employment. For additional information, please visit Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse https://info.flclearinghouse.com/

Primary Location

Downtown - Main Building

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Requirements

  • Behavioral Health Nursing Experience
  • progressive care

Place

City
Jacksonville, Florida
Median rent
$1,465/mo

rent and tenant-paid utilities

Local household income
$69,872/yr

all local households, not nurse pay

Metro price level
about the national average

Jacksonville area index 99.5, where 100 is the national average.

Jacksonville blends coastal living with Southern charm, offering miles of Atlantic beaches, a sprawling riverfront downtown, and a relaxed pace that appeals to nurses seeking sunshine and space without big-city intensity.

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Baptist Health

Baptist Health South Florida is the region's largest not-for-profit healthcare organization, operating 12 hospitals with over 29,000 employees, 4,500 physicians, and 200 outpatient centers, urgent care facilities, and physician practices across Miami-Dade, Monroe, Broward, and Palm Beach counties. The system…

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

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