Veteran Treatment Registered Nurse
Sonora Behavioral Health Hospital
Tucson, Arizona
Sonora Behavioral Health Hospital is seeking Registered Nurses with experience caring for veterans and active-duty military personnel affected by PTSD, depression, substance use disorders, trauma, and other service-related behavioral health challenges.
- Eligibility
- Sign-on bonus
Posted Sep 18
- Shift and hours
- Day and night shifts available · 3x12-hour schedule Day and night shifts available 3x12-hour schedule with every other weekend3 shifts · 36 hours a week
- Unit and setting
- Psych · Behavioral Health
- License
- RN license Must possess a current Registered Nurse (RN) license as required by the state of employment or be eligible to practice nursing in accordance with state requirementsRegistered Nurse (RN) license
- Term
- Permanent PRN opportunities availablePRN
Do you qualify?
- License
- Registered Nurse (RN) license Must possess a current Registered Nurse (RN) license as required by the state of employment or be eligible to practice nursing in accordance with state requirements
- Certification
- CPR certification CPR and de-escalation and restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
- Certification
- de-escalation and restraint certification
- Certification
- First aid based on state or facility requirements First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements.
- Education
- graduation from an accredited school of nursing Must have graduated from an accredited school of nursing.
- Experience
- one year of nursing experience One year of nursing experience; previous psychiatric, mental, behavioral, or substance use nursing experience a plus
Preferred
- Experience
- previous psychiatric, mental, behavioral, or substance use nursing experience
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- In range for Arizona staff rolesArizona staff postings that state pay run $30/hr to $61/hr, the middle half $38/hr to $53/hr, across 680 postings.
- Sign-on bonus
- $12,000
- Tuition assistance
- Offered
- Bonus
- $12,000 sign-on bonus $12,000 Sign-On Bonus for Full-Time RNsfor Full-Time RNs
- Pay reviews
- based on experience $36-$51/hour based on experience
Benefits
- BenefitsMedicalBenefits Include Medical, dental, vision, HSA/FSA, disability coverage, tuition reimbursement, Employee Assistance Program, and more through Acadia Healthcare.
- Benefitsdental
- Benefitsvision
- BenefitsHSA/FSA
- Benefitsdisability coverage
- Benefitstuition reimbursement
More benefits (1)
- BenefitsEmployee Assistance Program
The role and schedule
- Patients
- veterans and active-duty military personnel affected by PTSD, depression, substance use disorders, and trauma
- Patients
- children, adolescents, adults, veterans, and military personnel
- Day to day
- assess physical and behavioral health needs Provide and coordinate care by assessing patients’ physical and behavioral health needs.
- Day to day
- develop and implement nursing care plans Develop and implement nursing care plans.
- Day to day
- maintain medical records and educate patients and families Maintain medical records and educate patients and their families about various physical and behavioral health conditions.
- Day to day
- provide nursing care within standards and scope of practice
- Day to day
- ensure verbal physician orders are transcribed appropriately Ensure physicians’ orders are legible if taken verbally and transcribed appropriately per policy and procedure.
- Day to day
- assess patient status on an ongoing basis and document findings Ensure patients’ status is assessed on an ongoing basis and pertinent information is gathered and documented.
- Day to day
- notify physicians of significant changes in status
- Day to day
- complete initial nursing treatment plans upon admission Ensure that initial nursing treatment plans are completed upon admission and that all nursing treatment plans are specific to assessed needs.
- Day to day
- utilize universal precautions in providing direct patient care Demonstrate knowledge and utilization of universal precautions in providing direct patient care.
- Day to day
- administer medications per orders Accurately administer medications per ordered note.
- Day to day
- document controlled substance administration Document accurate count of controlled substance medication administration on required documents.
- Day to day
- complete admission and discharge processing Complete admission and discharge processing efficiently and accurately as directed.
- Day to day
- exhibit therapeutic rapport and maintain professional boundaries Exhibit therapeutic rapport with patients by maintaining professional boundaries, respecting personal space, giving patients direct attention, and maintaining rational detachment.
- Charge
- provide direction or coordinate unit activities Provide direction or coordinate the activities of the unit as directed.
- Day to day
- communicate therapeutically and professionally Communicate therapeutically and professionally with patients, visitors, co-workers, and others involved inpatient treatment.
- Hours stated
- Day and night shifts available 3x12-hour schedule with every other weekend
- Weekends
- every other weekend 3x12-hour schedule with every other weekend
- Details
- 140-bed facility
The workplace
- Address
- 6050 NORTH CORONA ROAD, TUCSON, AZ, 85704
Workplace: SONORA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HOSPITAL.
About SONORA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HOSPITAL
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range, differentials, and sign-on bonus repayment terms?
- What should I expect for holiday, call, 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?
Your fit
On your path
Psychiatric Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.
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Registered Nurse (RN) - Behavioral Health - Sonora Behavioral Health Hospital | Tucson, AZ
New Rates: $36-$51/hr + $12,000 Sign-On Bonus for Full-Time RNs
Sonora Behavioral Health Hospital is seeking Registered Nurses with experience caring for veterans and active-duty military personnel affected by PTSD, depression, substance use disorders, trauma, and other service-related behavioral health challenges.
If you are passionate about serving those who have served our country, you'll find a meaningful career in an environment that values clinical expertise, compassion, and teamwork.
What We Offer
- $36-$51/hour based on experience
- $12,000 sign-on bonus for Full-Time RNs
- Day and night shifts available
- 3x12-hour schedule with every other weekend
- PRN opportunities available
Why Sonora? As Tucson's leading behavioral health hospital, our 140-bed facility provides specialized care for children, adolescents, adults, veterans, and military personnel. Join a team dedicated to helping patients overcome the lasting effects of trauma, build resilience, and achieve recovery through evidence-based treatment and compassionate nursing care.
Benefits
Include Medical, dental, vision, HSA/FSA, disability coverage, tuition reimbursement, Employee Assistance Program, and more through Acadia Healthcare.
Use your behavioral health and veteran care experience to make a real difference. Apply today.
Nurses from Davis-Monthan AFB and Fort Huachuca are encouraged to apply.
Registered Nurse Essential Functions
Provide and coordinate care by assessing patients’ physical and behavioral health needs. Develop and implement nursing care plans. Maintain medical records and educate patients and their families about various physical and behavioral health conditions.
Provide nursing care and services within the standards and scope of nursing practice as defined within the state Nurse Practice Act regulations, policies, procedures, and protocols, as well as facility and corporate policies and procedures. Ensure physicians’ orders are legible if taken verbally and transcribed appropriately per policy and procedure. Ensure patients’ status is assessed on an ongoing basis and pertinent information is gathered and documented.
Notify physicians of significant changes in status such as difficulties with detox, medical emergency, change in medical status regarding response to medications, and related challenges. Ensure that initial nursing treatment plans are completed upon admission and that all nursing treatment plans are specific to assessed needs. Demonstrate knowledge and utilization of universal precautions in providing direct patient care.
Accurately administer medications per ordered note. Document accurate count of controlled substance medication administration on required documents. Complete admission and discharge processing efficiently and accurately as directed.
Exhibit therapeutic rapport with patients by maintaining professional boundaries, respecting personal space, giving patients direct attention, and maintaining rational detachment. Provide direction or coordinate the activities of the unit as directed. Communicate therapeutically and professionally with patients, visitors, co-workers, and others involved inpatient treatment.
Education/Licensure/Experience/Skill Requirements
Must have graduated from an accredited school of nursing. Must possess a current Registered Nurse (RN) license as required by the state of employment or be eligible to practice nursing in accordance with state requirements One year of nursing experience; previous psychiatric, mental, behavioral, or substance use nursing experience a plus CPR and de-escalation and restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility). First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements.
We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.
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What's around it?
Tucson, AZFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 3% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,145/mo
- Household income
- $57,073/yr, all local households, not nurse pay