Lifepoint Health·Muscle Shoals, Alabama
The Registered Nurse provides direct patient care for behavioral health patients, collaborating with the interprofessional team to ensure a safe and therapeutic environment. Responsibilities include administering medications, documenting care, monitoring patient conditions, and assisting with daily living activities.
Registered Nurse (RN) Behavior Health- Full Time Your experience matters North Alabama Shoals Hospital is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast.
We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being, so you can provide exceptional care to others.
As a Licensed Practical Nurse you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ®.
Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion, and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.
More about our team North Alabama Shoals Hospital’s Behavioral Health Department offers RNs a rewarding opportunity to make a meaningful difference in patients’ lives every day.
Our team is dedicated to providing compassionate, patient-centered mental health care in a supportive and collaborative environment.
Behavioral Health nurses here work closely with interdisciplinary teams, benefit from strong leadership, and are empowered to use their skills with autonomy and purpose.
If you’re passionate about mental health, value teamwork, and want a role where empathy, advocacy, and professional growth are truly supported, North Alabama Shoals Hospital is the place to grow your nursing career.
How you’ll contribute A Registered Nurse (RN) who excels in this role: You’ll make an impact by utilizing your specialized plan-of-care intervention and serving as a patient-care innovator.
You will shape exceptional patient journeys every day and leverage your skills and our cutting-edge technology to directly impact patient wellbeing.
Performs plan-of-care interventions, including medication administration, specimen collection, clinical treatments, and other medical care activities.
Documents patient care provided in a timely and accurate manner.
Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition to the care team, physicians, patients, and families.
Assists patients with activities of daily living (hygiene, elimination, nutrition, ambulation).
Collaborates across disciplines to coordinate care (transfers, discharges, referrals, and psychosocial/spiritual support needs).
Assesses learning needs and delivers age-/culture-appropriate patient and family education.
Advocates for the physical and emotional well-being of the patient.
Participates in unit and organizational performance improvement and required continuing education.
Provides quality patient care and works other shifts/units as needed; may be assigned on-call.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier.
Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities.
We believe that success is achieved through talented people.
We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.
We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life.
We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.
An Associate's Degree in Nursing is required, with a preference for a Bachelor's Degree. A current RN license and BCLS certification are mandatory, along with skills in critical thinking and effective communication.
Market context
Nursing roles in Alabama typically stay active across hospitals, clinics, and other care settings, especially when units need licensed RNs who can start quickly. These positions can be competitive because employers often look for current Alabama or multistate RN licensure, BLS, and education that meets the unit’s needs, with BSN or specialty certifications sometimes preferred. Review the unit-specific certification timeline and compare the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here with the original posting to save research time before applying.