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

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

Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Summary

As a Registered Nurse in this behavioral health inpatient role, you will be responsible for performing the nursing process as the foundation for patient care. You will provide direction and oversight to licensed and non-licensed staff, demonstrating compassion, integrity, and professional excellence. The role involves working collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team to assess, plan, and provide nursing care to individuals and groups in a recovery-focused, person-centered environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess patient care needs and develop/reassess individualized plans of care in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
• Provide and coordinate nursing care in collaboration with physicians.
• Educate patients and their families/significant others regarding 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.
• 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 quality improvement.
• May be responsible for training direct care staff, scheduling, staffing, and obtaining pre-authorizations.
• Provide spiritual, emotional, social, mental, and physical support to patients consistent with a recovery-focused model of care.
• Uphold the mission and values of the organization through professional behavior, communication, and time management.
• May function as a charge nurse.

Required Qualifications

• Discipline: Registered Nurse (RN)
• Specialty: Behavioral Health
• Experience: Minimum 2 years of behavioral health nursing experience required
• License: Valid RN license for the state of Michigan
• Ability to demonstrate excellent customer service and enthusiasm for behavioral health nursing.
• Commitment to ongoing training and competency demonstration in required programmatic areas.

Work Environment & Dress Code

• Work primarily in inpatient behavioral health settings with diverse patient populations.
• Nurses wear royal blue scrubs during shifts. For trainings, scrubs of any color or appropriate work attire (no sandals) are acceptable.

Additional Information

• The organization is a faith-based behavioral health provider with a mission rooted in Christian values, emphasizing compassionate, patient-centered care.
• The role supports a recovery-focused environment and promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion.

This position offers an opportunity to work in a specialized behavioral health setting with a supportive interdisciplinary team committed to high-quality, outcome-driven care.