(Archived) Registered Nurse (RN) - Behavioral Health

Registered Nurse (RN) - Behavioral Health job in Alamogordo, New Mexico.

The Registered Nurse (RN) - Behavioral Health job is within the military medical system and is a civilian position. Civilian and military personnel work together in the extensive military medical system. The hospitals and medical clinics provide services to the active duty military service members, military retirees, and their families and provide a full range of medical services.

Our employees are our best assets! Come join our team of healthcare professionals where you are valued.

• Monday-Friday
• Days!
• Fantastic PTO accrual rate
• Competitive Compensation
• Benefit Package (health, dental, and vision plans)
• Dedication Program Manager to support your employment

Registered Nurse (RN) - Behavioral Health Job Overview:

• Orients, trains and mentors new personnel and delegates appropriate tasks promoting development of new skills, knowledge, abilities, and empowered professionals.
• Works independently in the absence of direct oversight and adheres to Air Force values.
• Effectively uses appropriate communication format in addressing and resolving professional issues.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills to perform accurate documentation, both written and electronic, of all activity to include patient care hand-offs and care coordination in accordance with requirements.
• Perform nursing care and duties with minimal to no supervisory direction according to appropriate/relevant Nursing Care Standard and Nursing Code of Ethics.
• Serves and participates in committees, functions, and other meetings as directed. Provides relevant and timely information to these groups, and assists with decision-making and process improvement.
• Participates in customer service initiatives, performance and quality improvement measures and medical readiness activities, designed to enhance health services.
• Completes all job specific training requirements on time.
• Participates in local, AF, DoD and national teleconferences as required and relative to the program operations and reporting requirements.
• Must maintain a level of productivity and quality consistent with: complexity of the assignment; facility policies and guidelines; established principles, ethics, standards, and scope of practice for professional mental health nursing as outlined by the American Nurses Association and the American Psychiatric Nurses Association; the American Hospital Association's Bill of Rights for Patients, the Case Management Society of America (CMSA), American Accreditation Healthcare Commission/Utilization Review Accreditation Commission (URAC); Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC);and other applicable DoD and Service specific guidance and policies.

Registered Nurse (RN) - Behavioral Health Job Qualifications:

• BLS
• Computer Competency
• Licensure: Current, full, active, and unrestricted license as a Registered Nurse
• Associates Degree of Nursing
• Graduate from a NLNAC or CCNE accredited college or university
• Certified/Certification Eligible by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) as a Psychiatric and Mental health Nurse with 2 years full time experience in mental health
• At least 36 months of total nursing experience in a direct patient care clinical setting.
• Must have experience providing services such as psychiatric nursing or behavioral health and wellness counseling for 24 recent consecutive months of direct patient specialty care experience.

Contract position with a Spring 2019 start date. Position contingent on contract award. Incumbents highly encourage to contact us. Come join our team of healthcare professionals!