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

Registered Nurse (RN) - Behavioral Health (Evenings)

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

Job Summary

A Registered Nurse is responsible for performing the nursing process as the basis for patient care, providing direction and oversight to other licensed and non-licensed staff. The RN demonstrates compassion, integrity, stewardship, empowerment, and professional excellence while delivering behavioral health nursing care in inpatient settings.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess patient care needs and develop, implement, and continually reassess individualized plans of care in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team.
• Provide and coordinate nursing care in collaboration with physicians for individuals and groups.
• Assist in patient and family education, including discharge and aftercare planning.
• Maintain 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 to prevent adverse outcomes.
• Promote a customer-friendly environment by following quality improvement standards and maintaining professionalism.
• Provide care to diverse patient populations in various clinical settings with a person-centered, compassionate approach.
• 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, contributing 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 organizational mission and values through professional appearance, communication, and behavior.
• Provide spiritual, emotional, social, mental, and physical support to patients.
• Support and promote a recovery-focused environment and person-centered approach in community residential settings.
• Maintain annual training and demonstrate competency in required programmatic training.
• May function as a charge nurse.

Required Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (RN) license valid in Michigan.
• Minimum of 2 years of behavioral health nursing experience.

Additional Information

• Position may offer up to 40 hours per week with potential for additional shifts (up to 48 hours), though extra shifts are not guaranteed.
• Commitment to providing care that reflects compassion, professional excellence, and respect for diverse cultural and spiritual backgrounds.
• Must uphold a recovery-focused, person-centered approach consistent with behavioral health best practices.

This role is ideal for RNs with behavioral health experience seeking a temporary position in an inpatient behavioral health setting during evening shifts.