Registered Nurse - Behavioral Health
St Mary's Hospital, Centralia, Illinois
IL-SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia
You'll provide direct care to behavioral health patients on the unit.
Posted Oct 1 · New grads welcomed
- Shift and hours
- Nights Night Shift (United States of America)36 hours a week
- Unit and setting
- BHS Adult Acute unit · Behavioral Health Provides direct patient care to behavioral health patients in accordance with the established policies and procedures of the facility.Behavioral health patients
- License
- RN license Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)Illinois RN license (IDFPR)
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed No experience required
- License
- Illinois RN license (IDFPR) Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) Check your license
- Certification
- BLS HealthCare Provider from the American Heart Association Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
- Education
- Graduate of an accredited nursing school, or education equivalency for licensing Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates. See program calendars.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies →4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs →2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questions →Around graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license →
What it pays
- Pay reviews
- Pay depends on experience, labor market and other qualifications Compensation for this role is based on a variety of components including relevant experience, labor market, and other qualifications.
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- Admission and shift assessments, including behaviors Completes admitting and shift assessments on assigned patients including behaviors; accurately and within time-frame set in policy and procedures.
- Day to day
- Supervising LPNs and techs Serves as a clinical resource and supervises care delivered by LPN's and techs.
- Day to day
- Patient and family teaching Educates patients and families based on assessed needs and documents education provided in the Electronic Health Record.
- Day to day
- Multidisciplinary treatment plans Participates in the development, review and evaluation of multidisciplinary treatment plans as per policies and procedures.
- Day to day
- Safety checks on patients and the unit environment Assesses and monitors patients and environment for safety within the unit.
- Charting
- Electronic Health Record
- Details
- Constant standing and walking Constant standing and walking.
- Details
- Occasional lifting and moving of patients Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
- Details
- Occasional driving Occasional driving.
The workplace
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through the pay period for the posted pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
On your path
Psychiatric is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.
Original listing
Posted on St Mary's Hospital, Centralia, Illinois’ careers page.
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It's more than a career, it's a calling. IL-SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia
Worker Type
Regular
Pay Range
$31.21 - $49.94
Pay Rate Type
Hourly SSM Health values the skills and talents that each team member brings to our organization. Compensation for this role is based on a variety of components including relevant experience, labor market, and other qualifications. The posted pay range for this position is what SSM Health reasonably expects, in good faith, to offer based on the circumstances at the time of posting. SSM Health may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range as permitted by law.
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: Illinois Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) And Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) 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 State of Work Location: Oklahoma Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) And Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State Or Registered Nurse (RN) - Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OBN) State of Work Location: Wisconsin Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) And Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State Or Registered Nurse (RN) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
Work Shift
Night Shift (United States of America)
Job Type
Employee
Department
1200000207 BHS Adult Acute
Scheduled Weekly Hours
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