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- Initiates corrective action whenever patient presentation shows adverse symptomology.
- Responds to patient care situations utilizing nursing standards and protocols for treatment.
- Provides psychiatric nursing to a complex behavioral health patient population in a complex environment.
- Handles critical and highly stressful situations, reacting decisively with efficiency and composure.
- Graduate of an accredited or state board of nursing approved Registered/Professional Nursing program if less than 3 years' experience. Preferred: Bachelor's degree in Nursing.
- State licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).
- 6 months of nursing (RN) experience.
- Advanced CPI within 30 days upon hire and then yearly recertification to meet the BHA rules and regulations 11.9.3D
- BLS - BLS through the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer with card in-hand before start date. BLS or CPR card must be good through sixty days of hire.
- Provides top of scope practice in direct patient care to provide applicable behavioral or mental health nursing care
- Values a multidisciplinary team approach to achieve exceptional outcomes
- Models proficiency through precepting those new to behavioral health and/or UCHealth
- Welcomes new knowledge in a fast paced, innovative clinical environment
- Contributes to solutions to secure safety and quality at the point of care
- Medical, dental and vision coverage including coverage for eligible dependents
- 403(b) with employer matching contributions
- Time away from work: paid time off (PTO), paid family and medical leave (inclusive of Colorado FAMLI), leaves of absence; start your employment at UCHealth with PTO in your bank
- Employer-paid basic life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage with buy-up coverage options
- Employer paid short term disability and long-term disability with buy-up coverage options
- Wellness benefits
- Full suite of voluntary benefits such as flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care, health savings accounts (available with HD/HSA medical plan only), identity theft protection, pet insurance, and employee discount programs
- Education benefits for employees, including the opportunity to be eligible for 100% of tuition, books and fees paid for by UCHealth for specific educational degrees. Other programs may qualify for up to $5,250 pre-paid by UCHealth or in the form of tuition reimbursement each calendar year
- UCHealth is a qualifying employer for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program! UCHealth provides employees with free assistance navigating the PSLF program to submit their federal student loans for forgiveness through Savi.
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