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Behavioral Health RN

Additional Information About the Role

PRN – As needed

Floating between North and Central St.

Louis teams

No weekends, holidays or on call at this time

Clinic hours are Monday through Friday 8 am to 5 pm

Providing direct patient care to individuals in the behavioral health community


Overview

BJC Behavioral Health is a community health center that provides and coordinates behavioral health services for more than 8,000 seriously mentally ill adults and seriously emotionally disturbed children in St.

Louis City, St.

Louis County, St.

François, Iron and Washington counties.  As an Administrative Agent of the Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH), BJC Behavioral Health serves as a major point of entry for people eligible for mental health services funded by DMH and is responsible for serving as gatekeeper to the public mental health system.  

 


Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

Responsible for assuring that the health needs of clients and staff are addressed through various means including, but not limited to, direct care, staff education, chart reviews, occupational health and infection surveillance.

 

Responsibilities

  • Assess patient preferences and barriers to involvement in care, including their values, emotional, spiritual, cultural, and population-specific needs.
  • Develops, implements, and documents individual plans of care with defined goals in collaboration with other members of the interprofessional team and patient, family or caregiver in accordance with the established guidelines and standards of nursing care.

    Proactively plans and ensures communication of the plan of care across the continuum of care.
  • Promotes respect, equity and empathy in interactions with diverse and vulnerable populations through care delivery (e.g.

    support for emotional, spiritual, and cultural preferences of patient, family and/or caregivers).

    Practices collaborative problem solving, service recovery and advocacy for patient family centered continuity of care.

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