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Mercy Medical Center

Registered Nurse - Psych Acute

Mercy Medical Center, Aurora, Illinois, United States, 60505

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Registered Nurse - Psych Acute Mercy Medical Center

Overview Behavioral Health / Psych Acute Adult; Part‑time day shift (7:00 AM–7:30 PM) with weekend and holiday rotation. Facility: Mercy Medical, Aurora, IL 60506.

Sign‑On Bonus Up to $5,000.

Responsibilities

Perform basic nursing duties, including treating patients, educating patients and families about mental and medical conditions, and providing emotional support.

Run therapeutic groups, provide psychiatric crisis intervention, and manage seclusion and restraint of patients when necessary.

Record patients' medical histories and symptoms, assist in diagnostic testing and analysis, operate medical machinery, administer treatments and medications, and facilitate patient follow‑up and rehabilitation.

Teach patients and families how to manage illness or injury, diet and exercise programs, and self‑administration of medication and physical therapy.

Other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Must have a current and valid State license as a Registered Nurse.

Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintained thereafter.

Working knowledge of Mental Health Laws and practice standards.

Working knowledge of interdisciplinary treatment team process, behavioral health programming, and daily nursing functions for inpatient and outpatient behavioral health units.

Working knowledge of the continuum of care for behavioral health care.

Benefits

Paid time off

401K retirement plan

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Tuition reimbursement

Other voluntary benefit options

Compensation estimate: $35.35 to $53.58 per hour (including wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation). Exact starting compensation determined at hiring.

Employment Status Part Time ( Equal Employment Opportunity Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf

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