Registered Nurse (RN) - Adult Behavioral Health/PSYCH
Middleburg Heights, Ohio
A professional caregiver who plans, provides, and directs patient care and teaching, utilizing the nursing process in accordance with patient care standards and physician orders.
Posted Sep 29 · New grads welcomed
- Shift and hours
- No rotating shifts · Days · 7:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.
- Unit and setting
- Oakview inpatient behavioral health unit Oakview is a locked inpatient behavioral health unit with 20 beds that offers outstanding mental health services.
- License
- RN license Graduate of an accredited school of nursing and current licensure by Ohio State Board of Nursing.current Ohio RN license
- Term
- Per Diem Schedule: PRN, Days, 7:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.PRN
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed They hire a variety of nurses, including new grads.
- License
- current Ohio RN license Graduate of an accredited school of nursing and current licensure by Ohio State Board of Nursing. Check your license
- License
- current license by the Ohio State Board of Nursing Current license by the Ohio State Board of Nursing. Check your license
- Certification
- CPR CPR, BLS required.
- Certification
- BLS
- Education
- graduate of an accredited school of nursing
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.
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 →
Why start this early?
Advocate describes a 6–9 month application runway for several regional RN programs. These milestones are a planning guide, not deadlines for every employer. See program calendars.
What it pays
Benefits
- Free parking
- no rotating shifts
The role and schedule
- Precepting
- You would precept other nurses They assist in the orientation process of new personnel, and may participate in health center and department committees.
- Unit
- OAKVIEW IP MENTAL HEALTH Location: Southwest General · OAKVIEW IP MENTAL HEALTH
- Day to day
- crisis intervention
- Day to day
- evaluations of disturbed behaviors, thoughts, and mental status
- Day to day
- stabilization of deteriorating psychosocial function
- Day to day
- protection from self-harm
- Day to day
- medication support
- Day to day
- leading groups
- Day to day
- plans, provides, and directs patient care and teaching A professional caregiver who plans, provides, and directs patient care and teaching, utilizing the nursing process in accordance with patient care standards and physician orders.
- Day to day
- acts as liaison between physicians, patient, and family, and collaborates with team They act as a liaison between physicians, patient and family, and collaborates with other health care members.
- Day to day
- participate in health center and department committees
- Unit size
- 20 beds Oakview is a locked inpatient behavioral health unit with 20 beds that offers outstanding mental health services.
- Details
- 352-bed community hospital Southwest General Health Center is a 352-bed community hospital located in Middleburg Heights, Ohio.
The workplace
- Parking
- free parking In addition to the outstanding culture, we offer great benefits, no rotating shifts, free parking and are close to the turnpike and I71.
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, and call?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, 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.
Original listing
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Southwest General Health Center is a 352-bed community hospital located in Middleburg Heights, Ohio. One of the last standing community hospitals in Northeast Ohio, we partner with University Hospitals and other local community organizations to provide a full range of services to all who need us. We are certified as a Level III Trauma Center and a Primary Stroke Center, and have been serving our community for over 100 years!
Why work at SWGHC? In addition to the outstanding culture, we offer great benefits, no rotating shifts, free parking and are close to the turnpike and I71. Come join our team! #loveajobthatlovesyouback
Registered nurse behavioral health
Oakview is a locked inpatient behavioral health unit with 20 beds that offers outstanding mental health services. They hire a variety of nurses, including new grads. Treatment provided by our Oakview staff includes crisis intervention, evaluations of disturbed behaviors/thoughts/mental status, stabilization of deteriorating psychosocial function, protection from self-harm, medication support, and leading groups.
Hours
Position summary
A professional caregiver who plans, provides, and directs patient care and teaching, utilizing the nursing process in accordance with patient care standards and physician orders. They act as a liaison between physicians, patient and family, and collaborates with other health care members. They assist in the orientation process of new personnel, and may participate in health center and department committees. The staff nurse must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to age groups according to specific chronological age, developmental age, and/or psycho-social maturity.
Minimum qualifications
Education
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing and current licensure by Ohio State Board of Nursing.
Required length of
experience
Previous experience in mental health welcome, but not required.
Required licensure, certification, and/or registry
Current license by the Ohio State Board of Nursing.
CPR, BLS required.
Location: Southwest General · OAKVIEW IP MENTAL HEALTH
Schedule
PRN, Days, 7:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.
What's around it?
Middleburg Heights, OHFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 7% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,079/mo
- Household income
- $78,815/yr, all local households, not nurse pay