Registered Nurse (RN), Behavioral Health Unit. 

Job Type: PRN

Your experience matters: National Park Medical Center

At National Park Medical Center, we are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. Here, you're not just valued as an employee, but as a person. 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.

Department/Unit Summary

Join our team in the Seniors Unit where you will provide compassionate care to patients alongside a dedicated team of Registered Nurses (RNs). You will play a crucial role in assessing patient needs, administering treatments, and ensuring patient comfort and safety. This position offers the opportunity to work in a collaborative environment focused on delivering high-quality patient care.

How you'll contribute 

Provide direct patient care using the nursing process in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice for behavioral health patients. Collaborate with the interprofessional team to support a safe, therapeutic environment and high-quality outcomes. Report to the Director or Manager of Department.

Essential Functions

• Perform plan-of-care interventions, including medication administration, specimen collection, clinical treatments, and other medical care activities.
• Document patient care provided in a timely and accurate manner.
• Monitor, record, and communicate patient condition to the care team, physicians, patients, and families.
• Assist patients with activities of daily living (hygiene, elimination, nutrition, ambulation).
• Collaborate across disciplines to coordinate care (transfers, discharges, referrals, and psychosocial/spiritual support needs).
• Assess learning needs and deliver age-/culture-appropriate patient and family education.
• Advocate for the physical and emotional well-being of the patient.
• Participate in unit and organizational performance improvement and required continuing education.
• Provide quality patient care and work other shifts/units as needed; may be assigned on-call.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What we offer

Fundamental to providing great care is supporting and rewarding our team. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:  

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, plus flexible-spending and health- savings accounts  
• Competitive paid time off and extended illness bank package for full-time employees 
• Income-protection programs, such as life, accident, critical-injury insurance, short- and long-term disability, and identity theft coverage 
• Tuition reimbursement, loan assistance, and 401(k) matching  
• Employee assistance program including mental, physical, and financial wellness 
• Professional development and growth opportunities

Qualifications and requirements 
Applicants should have a current state RN license and possess a degree from an accredited nursing school. Additional requirements include:

• Basic Life Support certification is required within 30 days of hire.
• One year of experience preferred
• ASLS certification preferred

About our Health System 
National Park Medical Center is a 163 bed hospital located in Hot Springs, Arkansas, and is part of Lifepoint Health, 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.

EEOC Statement

National Park Medical Center  is an Equal Opportunity Employer. National Park Medical Center is 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.