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Psychiatric Nurse

CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs·Council Bluffs, Iowa

$36 - $52/hr·Other·On Site·0-2 yrs·Posted 15 days ago
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About the role

Deliver compassionate, high-quality care to patients by following the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Coordinate care and discharge planning while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team in a behavioral health setting.

Where You’ll Work At CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs, patients are at the heart of our care.

Our campus is designed to heal the body, mind and spirit of every person in a more comfortable, less stressful hospital environment.

Our full range of medical services include a new pavilion featuring enhancements in heart and vascular care, surgery, maternity, cancer care, and diagnostic imaging.

Job Summary and Responsibilities As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery.To thrive in this vital role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others.

Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment will not only support patient recovery but also fuel your own career advancement.

Follow the nursing process which includes: assess, plan, implement, and evaluate.

The nursing process is an ongoing process that can end at any stage.

Assessment - Demonstrates a systematic, dynamic way to collect and analyze the following healthcare consumer data including: psychological, physiological, sociocultural, spiritual, economic and lifestyle factors Plan – Sets measurable and achievable short and long term goals according to standards of care based on the assessment by the nurse in collaboration with the healthcare consumer and multidisciplinary team.

Implement – Implements and/or modifies the plan of care using assessment data, clinical reasoning based upon standards of care and evidence based practice.

This includes care coordination, education and discharge planning.

The nurse is accountable for the care directly, indirectly or through delegation.

Professional and legal standards for delegation must be followed.

Evaluate – Uses a systematic ongoing process to evaluate progress towards identified healthcare We are offering a $10,000 sign on bonus and $10,000 Educational Assistance (loan forgiveness) to new hires who meet the eligibility requirements Job Requirements Graduate of an RN nursing program, upon hire Registered Nurse: NE, upon hire and Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire

Requirements

Must be a graduate of an RN nursing program with a valid Nebraska Registered Nurse license. Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR certification is required upon hire.

  • professional certificate
  • Patient Assessment
  • Patient Education
  • Care Coordination
  • Critical Thinking
  • Discharge Planning
  • Nursing Process
  • Clinical Reasoning
  • Evidence Based Practice

Benefits

  • Loan forgiveness
  • Sign on bonus
  • Educational assistance

Posting details

Employment type
Other
Work arrangement
On Site
Experience
0-2 yrs
Salary
$36 - $52/hr
Location
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Posted
Jul 13, 2026
Closes
Jul 13, 2027
Application
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Hiring organization

CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs

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Salary listed on 15 jobs
IndustryHospitals and Health Care
TypeNonprofit
Size10,001+ employees
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