Registered Nurse Casual - Behavioral Health
Bay City, Michigan
- Eligibility
- RN
- Shift
- Rotating
- Unit
- Psych
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The work and the unit
- Unit
- Psych
- Setting
- Behavioral Health
- Precepting
- You would precept other nurses
Schedule and commitments
- Shift
- Rotating
- Weekends
- No weekends
- On call
- No call
- Term
- Per Diem
Pay and benefits
We don’t have a pay range for this role yet.
We can help you find the number.
Do you qualify?
- Certification
- BLS issued by American Heart Association or Red Cross Certification.
- Education
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing and holding a current license to practice in the state of Michigan.
What's around it?
Living costs about 8% below the US average
- Median rent
- $766/mo
- Household income
- $49,420/yr, all local households, not nurse pay
About this role
- Department: Behavioral Health
- Daily Work Times: Variable
- Shift: Variable
- Scheduled Bi-Weekly Hours: 0
Position Summary
Collaborates with physician to provide a plan of care that will return the patient to optimal health. Provides bedside nursing care and carries out medical orders. Delegates to and oversees Nurse Assistant, Patient Care Associate, OB Care Associate, Surgical Service Assistant, Nursing Clerk and Psychiatric Tech functions. Responsible for evaluating effectiveness of care plan.
Assumes responsibility for a leadership role encompassing
Integrating evidence-based knowledge into practice. Delegation and coordination of tasks and assignments of nursing care. Facilitates/participates in patient conferences.
Identifies and provides the means to meet patients’ ongoing and discharge/transfer teaching needs by communicating with the appropriate resource persons and attending discharge/transfer planning conferences. Assumes the responsibility for professional growth by seeking out educational opportunities and utilizing programs in the hospital or elsewhere in the community. Teaches and/or guides professional and ancillary personnel.
Precepts/mentors new employees and students. Functions as a team leader to ensure proper patient placement and delegation of assignments.
Required
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing and holding a current license to practice in the state of Michigan. BLS issued by American Heart Association or Red Cross Certification.
Additional Information
Schedule
- Per Diem
- Requisition ID: 26004030
- Daily Work Times: variable
- Hours Per Pay Period: 0
- On Call: No
- Weekends: No
How this role fits you
About the employer
You are weighing McLaren Bay Region in Bay City—a 387-bed hospital inside a large Michigan non-profit system. If you come in as a new graduate, the posting points you toward a Nursing Residency with structured orientation and leader and educator…
On your path
Psychiatric is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for holiday and rotation?
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?