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Registered Nurse, Behavioral Health

Lifepoint Health·Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Full Time·On Site·0-2 yrs·Posted 7 days ago
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About the role

The Registered Nurse is responsible for assessing patients, planning care, and overseeing shift operations to ensure clinical and administrative excellence. Key duties include supervising staff, administering medications, and monitoring patients for changes in condition within a behavioral health setting.

Oakwood springs behavioral health hospital, oklahoma city, ok

Registered Nurse (RN), Behavioral Health Job Type: RN Night shift (7p-7a)

Your experience matters

Oakwood Springs is part of Lifepoint Health [https://lifepointhealth.net/locations], 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 Registered Nurse (RN) joining our team, 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.

How you’ll contribute

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. This position is responsible for supporting the needs of the department with a focus on clinical, operational, and administrative excellence.

Registered Nurse, Behavioral Health

Position Summary

This position is responsible for supporting the needs of the department with a focus on clinical, operational, and administrative excellence.

  • Essential Functions
  • Will assess the patient and plan care within set timeframes and document findings according to policies
  • Will oversee and supervise the shift
  • Demonstrates leadership through duties that may include delegating tasks such as groups, close observation, meal supervision, etc
  • Will also oversee staff to ensure nursing policies and procedures are followed and exemplary patient care is consistently delivered by self and all members of the team
  • Will monitor patient for change of condition and respond accordingly up to and including notification of the physician
  • RN will follow hospital policy for medication administration
  • RN will consistently use empathy, dignity, and respect when interacting with patients
  • Delivery of quality nursing care to ensure that goals of the treatment plan are properly executed following hospital policies and procedures and demonstrated nursing competencies
  • Assists/performs comprehensive nursing assessments on all patients

Additional Information

  • Reports to: Nurse manager or Chief Nursing Officer FLSA- none exempt
  • Previous experience in a psychiatric health care facility, with direct experience working with chemical dependency, dual diagnosis, psychiatric and geriatric patients preferred. Experience in patient assessments, family motivations, treatment planning and communication with external review organizations or comparable entities.

Why join us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage — tailored benefit options for part-time and PRN employees, and more.

Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.

Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.

Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).

Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

$Shift differential

What we’re looking for

Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Associate’s degree in nursing required.

Current Registered Nurse license as required by state regulations in which the facility operates.

1-year experience in a psychiatric health care facility preferred.

CPR certification is required within 30 days of employment and prior to any patient contact.

De-escalation certification required within 30 days of employment and prior to any patient contact.

MORE ABOUT OAKWOOD SPRINGS Oakwood Springs is a 72 bed hospital located in Oklahoma City, Ok and is part of Lifepoint Health [https://lifepointhealth.net/locations], a diversified healthcare delivery network committed to making communities healthier® with acute care, rehabilitation, and behavioral health facilities from coast to coast. From your first day to your next career milestone—your experience matters.

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.

EEOC Statement

Oakwood Springs is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Oakwood Springs committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.”

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.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an Associate's degree in nursing and a current Registered Nurse license. CPR and De-escalation certifications are required within 30 days of employment, with previous psychiatric healthcare experience preferred.

  • associate degree
  • Care Planning
  • Medication Administration
  • Patient Monitoring
  • Patient Assessment
  • Staff Supervision
  • Treatment Planning
  • Crisis Intervention
  • De-escalation
  • Critical Thinking
  • Clinical Leadership
  • Psychiatric Nursing
  • Decisive Judgment

Benefits

  • Accident Insurance
  • Critical Illness Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Paid Time Off
  • Vision Insurance
  • Medical Insurance
  • Short-term Disability
  • Long-term Disability
  • Shift Differential
  • Tuition Assistance
  • Discount Programs
  • Company Match
  • Hospital Indemnity Insurance
  • Paid Family Leave
  • Loan Assistance
  • Virtual Care Appointments
  • Mental Health Services
  • 401(k) Retirement Package
  • Mental Wellness Programs
  • Physical Wellness Programs
  • Financial Wellness Programs
  • Free Gym Memberships

Posting details

Employment type
Full Time
Work arrangement
On Site
Experience
0-2 yrs
Location
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Posted
Jul 21, 2026
Application
Employer website
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Hiring organization

Lifepoint Health

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IndustryHospitals and Health Care
TypePrivately Held
Size1,001-5,000 employees
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