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Registered Nurse - Mental Health Inpatient Unit - P/T with Benefits Nights

Jersey Shore's Inpatient Psychiatric Unit provides treatment for adults who voluntarily seek treatment for acute exacerbation of a mental illness and who require inpatient treatment for stabilization and safety.

Posted Aug 28

Shift and hours
Nights P/T with Benefits Nights
Unit and setting
Inpatient Psychiatric Unit
License
RN license Current and valid RN license in the State of New Jersey is requiredcurrent valid RN license, New Jersey
Term
Permanent P/T with Benefits NightsP/T (part-time)

Do you qualify?

License
current valid RN license, New Jersey Current and valid RN license in the State of New Jersey is required Check your license
Certification
BLS/CPR (American Heart Association) within 60 days of hireAfter hire · within 60 days of hire BLS/CPR certification by American Heart Association is required within 60 days of hire
Education
BSN in progress or acquired within three years of hireAfter hire · acquire within three (3) years of hire BSN in progress and/or willing to acquire within three (3) years of hire
Experience
minimum 6 months nursing experience, or active Nurse Residency participant Must have a minimum of 6 months of nursing experience or be an active participant in the Hackensack Meridian Health Nurse Residency program
Also asks
ability to learn quickly, accountability, teamwork, ongoing education, patient-focused care

Preferred

Experience
2 years psychiatric or mental health nursing experience At least 2 years of psychiatric or mental health nursing experience preferred

What it pays

Benefits

  • Benefitsbenefits eligible (part-time role)P/T with Benefits Nights

The role and schedule

Patients
adults voluntarily seeking treatment for acute mental illness exacerbation, needing stabilization and safety
Details
licensed 30-bed facility Our licensed 30-bed facility is staffed by a multi-disciplinary team
Details
average length of stay about eight days The average length of stay is about eight days.

Support on this unit

The posting does not state the assignment size, and nothing published names it for this unit.

Orientation
Residency program

The workplace

Jersey SHORE University Medical Center
Hiring organization

Your fit

Questions to ask

  • Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
  • What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
  • What preceptor time and ongoing unit support are included?
  • How are patient load and floating handled day to day?
Build questions for this role

On your path

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

Original listing

Posted on Jersey SHORE University Medical Center’s careers page.

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Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

Jersey Shore's Inpatient Psychiatric Unit provides treatment for adults who voluntarily seek treatment for acute exacerbation of a mental illness and who require inpatient treatment for stabilization and safety. The unit is designed to keep patients in the area, near families, friends, and other support systems throughout their treatment. Our unit offers:

  • Medication management
  • Individual therapy
  • Group therapy
  • Family therapy

Our licensed 30-bed facility is staffed by a multi-disciplinary team of psychiatrists, physician specialists, psychiatric registered nurses, psychiatric social workers, occupational therapists, psychologists, substance abuse staff, and other medical personnel. The unit's philosophy is that, 'Rapid, short-term intervention can often prevent long-term problems from developing.' The average length of stay is about eight days.

We invite you to listen to a message from our CNO who shares what it's like to be part of Team HMH at Jersey Shore University Medical Center:

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In Neptune, NJ

Neptune, NJ

Living costs about 9% above the US average

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