Registered Nurse

Company: Compass Health Network
Location: Windsor
Posted on: September 21, 2022

Job Description:

Due to critical service need of the communities we serve, we are offering a $4,000 sign-on bonus.* We are eager to continue to provide quality and compassionate care in our service areas and need you to make this happen! Compass Health is looking for a Registered Nurse to work at Royal Oaks Hospital providing direct and indirect patient care in a psychiatric setting. This individual maintains standards of Professional Nursing Practice and participates as an interdisciplinary team member responsible for overall coordination of care and services delivered to clients. They will work collaboratively with members of the health care team to provide patient/family education. Demonstrating competency to provide age appropriate care to preadolescents (3-12), adolescents (13-17), adults 18 and older including geriatrics is essential in this role. This position is classified as Category I and may involve tasks with exposure to blood, body fluids or tissues. This position is 36 hours weekly, 72/80 program. In the absence of nurse volunteers, prn nurses, flex team nurses secured by reasonable efforts or contracted temporary agency staff and if qualified reassignments cannot be made, the hospital may require mandated overtime to fulfill obligations based on the Missouri Nurse Practice Act to perform patient care which is required. Other responsibilities of the registered nurse:

• Requires leadership and team skills
• Requires effective verbal, written and nonverbal communication skills
• Possesses cognitive, organizational and emotional abilities and maturity to deal effectively with multiple stressors, deadlines and difficult situations
• Provides direct patient care to assigned age groups
• Requires working with aggressive patients; participates in physical intervention techniques
• Requires physical strength, agility, and endurance for heavy lifting, moving patients and equipment Requires bending, lifting, and transporting patients
• Acts as a Preceptor and educator to new employees
• Participates in mandatory overtime Associate's degree in nursing required Bachelor's degree in nursing preferred LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION RN valid in Missouri Compass Health Network is a nonprofit health care organization offering accessible, comprehensive, & compassionate behavioral health, substance use treatment, family medicine and dental services throughout Missouri. Our network of care includes Royal Oaks Hospital and Adapt of Missouri. We are both a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) and a Community Mental Health Center (CMHC). Operating only from the highest ethical and professional standards, we provide access to innovative care designed to meet the health needs of the communities we serve. Our mission is "Inspire Hope. Promote Wellness." Why join us? We believe some of the most passionate people in the world work here. Our dedicated and talented staff are our most valuable asset. We strive to provide a work environment and services that are inclusive for our patients and our employees. At Compass Health Network, these are just a few of the benefits that we offer as an organization:
  • Advancement opportunities
  • Professional development
  • Licensure supervision
  • Mentor opportunities
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Scholarship program
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Headspace Access
  • Paid time off & Paid Holidays
  • NHSC Loan Repayment ParticipantWe welcome inquiries from qualified individuals who want to be part of a team of hardworking, dedicated and compassionate employees whose work helps us aspire to our vision of full, healthy, productive lives for everyone. We look forward to meeting you! *Signing bonuses paid as per bonus policy; exclusions may apply. Compass Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and an E-Verify participant.

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