Bakersfield Behavioral Healthcare Hospital·Bakersfield, California
The Registered Nurse will provide exceptional patient care within the inpatient unit, ensuring safety and utilizing critical thinking in a fast-paced environment. They are responsible for organizing medical tasks, facilitating therapeutic groups, and maintaining high standards of clinical and interpersonal care.
About Us Bakersfield Behavioral Healthcare Hospital, located in Bakersfield, California, is an acute psychiatric and behavioral 90-bed facility situated on 8.8 acres.
We offer inpatient and outpatient services for children, adolescents, and adults needing mental/behavioral health, chemical dependency; and co-occurring disorders treatment through our medically supervised detoxification.
Within our Workplace Community, BBHH is striving daily to be one of the BEST PLACES TO WORK not just here in Kern County, but throughout the Behavioral Healthcare Community.
By offering amazing benefits, encouraging individual growth and development, and incorporating our CARES values system into our daily operations, we are creating a JUST workplace culture where people enjoy coming to work each day.
BBHH CARES about your experience as a candidate and we encourage you to apply to our open positions.
Compassion Acceptance Respect Empowerment Sincerity Job Summary Our progressive and dedicated healthcare team strives to change the lives of our patients and provide exceptional care.
This RN position is in our Inpatient units.
The attention to detail and level of situational awareness required of the staff in the Inpatient Unit is paramount to the success of all patient outcomes.
Our CARES values system must be on display in every act of patient care, no matter the circumstances.
BBHH is a fast-paced environment that requires critical thinking, teamwork, and excellent communication between staff and patients.
We are looking for a Registered Nurse to provide excellent care and to join our Workplace Community in our effort to be the best hospital we can be.
Some of the fundamentals we're looking for in those who apply to this position include: Someone who demonstrates sound leadership skills and utilizes these skills in organizing the activities and schedules for medical and/or non-medical tasks on the unit.
A caring, compassionate human being with a record of consistently showcasing high-quality clinical and interpersonal skills to be an exemplary role model to others Someone capable of displaying basic knowledge of treatment procedures; interventions common to acute psychotic as well as non-violent crisis intervention practice; A person with basic knowledge of abnormal psychology as typically found in the IST population, application of this knowledge to the care of our patients, and fluency in medical terminology in psychiatric care; Someone with thorough familiarity of psych and the use of psychotropic medications, basic teaching and training skills helpful; problem-solving; An organized individual with exceptional organizational and time management skills; crisis intervention skills; Someone with strong written and oral communication skills in the English language; skills in facilitating and/or co-facilitating process-oriented and didactic groups.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR Simply put: HUMANS WHO CARE Though we do need to meet some minimum requirements for the position such a High School Diploma or Equivalent, and a current California RN License we're really looking for people who bring their HEART to work.
If you have previous experience in a mental healthcare hospital environment where your attention was focused on human behavior, psychiatry, psychology, or other mental healthcare situations, then your application to this position will be moved to the shortlist of candidates.
Our patients, our community, and our co-workers RELY on us to be committed to their wellness,
Through prevention, intervention, treatment, and education, we can and we will make a difference not just here in Bakersfield, but throughout our extended communities.
You should have a current CPR certification when you apply or obtain certification prior to your start date.
If you don't have a current CPR certification, just let us know and we'll make sure you get it before you start -- and even cover the cost for you.
Additionally, you'll complete a "Handle-With-Care" Physical Restraint Technique Training during your orientation so that you know how and when to engage when such an event occurs.
You should know that this position operates on an Alternate Work Schedule of 12-hour shifts from 6:00am to 6:30pm or 6:00pm to 6:30am.
BBHH encourages ALL qualified candidates to apply.
The RN position pays between $44.00-$61.38 per hour based on the experience you bring with you.
We look forward to reviewing your application TODAY!
Bakersfield Behavioral Healthcare Hospital is proud to offer a suite of benefits to those who join our workplace community. *Benefits eligibility varies based on employment status (full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.). Some of the benefits you can expect as a Full-Time employee include: Paid Time Off over THREE WEEKS of Paid Time Off in your first year!!! Life Insurance Short-Term Disability Insurance Long-Term Disability Insurance Medical Insurance Dental Insurance Vision Insurance Pet Insurance Accident Insurance 401k Retirement Plan Discounted Meals Employee Assistance Program TUITION Assistance
Candidates must hold a current California RN license and a high school diploma or equivalent. A current CPR certification is required, and applicants should possess experience or knowledge in mental healthcare, psychiatry, or psychology.
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