Registered Nurse - Behavioral Health Urgent Care
St. Louis, Missouri
Provides direct patient care to behavioral health patients in accordance with the established policies and procedures of the facility. This one is per diem, so you pick up the shifts you want. DePaul Hospital is hiring for its own floors, with no agency in between.
Posted Sep 22 · New grads welcomed
- Unit and setting
- Behavioral Health Urgent Care at DePaul Hospital · Behavioral Health Provides direct patient care to behavioral health patientsBehavioral health patients
- License
- RN license Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional RegistrationRegistered Nurse license, Missouri Division of Professional Registration
- Term
- Per Diem PRN / Per Diem Shift (United States of America)PRN
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed
- License
- Registered Nurse license, Missouri Division of Professional Registration Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration Check your license
- License
- Registered Nurse license issued by a Compact State (alternative to Missouri license) Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State Check your license
- Certification
- Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) from American Heart Association Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
- Education
- 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.
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.
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- Completes admitting and shift assessments on assigned patients, including behaviors, within policy time frames Completes admitting and shift assessments on assigned patients including behaviors; accurately and within time-frame set in policy and procedures.
- Day to day
- Uses critical thinking to analyze assessment data and notify physician of changes in condition Utilizes critical thinking skills and judgement to analyze patient assessment data and notify physician of changes in condition.
- Day to day
- Participates in multidisciplinary treatment plan development, review and evaluation Participates in the development, review and evaluation of multidisciplinary treatment plans as per policies and procedures.
- Day to day
- Documents all nursing care given Documents all nursing care given and adheres to nursing standards and ministry policies and procedures.
- Day to day
- Consistently and accurately implements and records physician orders Consistently and accurately implements and records physicians orders.
- Day to day
- Assesses and monitors patients and the environment for safety within the unit Assesses and monitors patients and environment for safety within the unit.
- Day to day
- Serves as a clinical resource and supervises care delivered by LPNs and techs Serves as a clinical resource and supervises care delivered by LPN's and techs.
- Day to day
- Educates patients and families based on assessed needs Educates patients and families based on assessed needs and documents education provided in the Electronic Health Record.
- Charting
- Electronic Health Record documents education provided in the Electronic Health Record
- Details
- Constant standing and walking Constant standing and walking.
- Details
- Occasional lifting/moving of patients Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
- Details
- Occasional driving Occasional driving.
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, 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 is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.
Original listing
Posted on DePaul Hospital’s careers page.
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It's more than a career, it's a calling MO-SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Worker Type: PRN1 Job Highlights: Join a team where your work matters—every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you’ll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact. Department: Behavioral Health Urgent Care - DePaul Hospital
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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: PRN / Per Diem Shift (United States of America) Job Type: Employee Department: 2024000128 BHS DP-SL Urgent Care Scheduled Weekly Hours: 0 SSM Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. SSM Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Click here to learn more.
What's around it?
St. Louis, MO
Living costs about 9% below the US average