Registered Nurse - Emergency Behavioral Health

What We Offer

Registered Nurse (RN) – Emergency Department Behavioral Health

Novant Health | Part-Time | Day Shift

Location: Emergency Department Behavioral Health Unit
Schedule: 7:00 AM-7:00PM | Two 12-hour shifts per week

Join our 18-bed ED Behavioral Health and Observation Unit, providing compassionate, evidence-based care to patients experiencing behavioral health emergencies. You’ll perform patient assessments, coordinate care, administer treatments, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to promote patient safety, stabilize patients, and achieve positive clinical outcomes in a fast-paced environment.

What You'll Do

• Perform comprehensive nursing assessments and develop individualized plans of care.
• Monitor, assess, and document patient conditions, responses to treatment, and progress toward goals.
• Administer medications, treatments, and intravenous therapies in accordance with physician orders and nursing standards.
• Recognize and respond appropriately to changes in patient condition, emergencies, and critical situations.
• Coordinate patient care with physicians, case managers, therapists, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals.
• Educate patients and families regarding diagnoses, treatments, medications, and discharge instructions.
• Maintain accurate and timely electronic medical record documentation.
• Implement infection prevention, patient safety, fall prevention, and quality improvement initiatives.

What We're Looking For

• Education:
  - Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required.
• Experience: One year of acute nursing experience required.
• Licensure/Certification/Registration: 
  - Current RN licensure in appropriate state, required.
  - Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Red Cross or American Heart Association required.

Why Choose Novant Health?

At Novant Health, we believe remarkable care starts with compassion for our patients, our communities, and each other. We value belonging, courage, personal growth, and teamwork, creating a space where everyone is respected, supported, and safe to show up as their full selves.

Job Opening ID

141830