Behavioral Health Inpatient RN
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse (RN) - Behavioral Health - Inpatient (Nights)

Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Employment Type: Temporary
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Specialty

• Registered Nurse (RN)
• Behavioral Health focus
• Required Experience: Minimum 2 years behavioral health experience

Job Description

• Perform the nursing process as the basis for patient care.
• Provide direction and oversight to licensed and non-licensed staff.
• Assess patient care needs, develop and continually reassess plans of care in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team.
• Coordinate nursing care with physicians for individuals and groups.
• Assist in teaching patients and families, provide milieu management.
• Communicate and educate patients’ families/significant others regarding discharge and aftercare planning.
• Ensure a safe and secure environment for patients and staff in individual and group settings.
• Document, report, and verify all necessary information according to policies and procedures.
• Monitor and report any potential safety risks to physicians.
• Maintain professionalism and promote positive relationships with coworkers and other departments.
• Provide care in diverse clinical settings with varied patient populations.
• Function as a clinical leader by delegating and coordinating staff assignments and promoting staff development.
• Utilize and review patient care protocols, standards of practice, and standards of care; contribute to process improvements.
• May train direct care staff and oversee medication and physical health activities indirectly.
• May be responsible for scheduling, staffing, and obtaining pre-authorizations.
• Role model the organization’s mission and values through professional appearance, attitude, time management, and communication.
• Provide spiritual, emotional, social, mental, and physical support to patients.
• Support and promote a recovery-focused, person-centered approach in community residential settings.
• Maintain annual training and demonstrate competency in required programmatic training.
• May function as a charge nurse.

Work Environment & Culture

• Faith-based organization with a mission to express the healing ministry of Jesus Christ through behavioral health services.
• Emphasizes compassion, integrity, stewardship, empowerment, diversity, equity, inclusion, and professional excellence.
• Provides a recovery-focused environment and person-centered care.

Dress Code

• Nurses wear royal blue scrubs while working.
• For trainings, scrubs of any color or appropriate normal clothing are acceptable (no sandals).

Additional Notes

• Prior travel experience is not explicitly required.
• The role involves working night shifts in an inpatient behavioral health setting.