Schedule: Full Time

Shift: Days and Nights

Full Time Night SIGN ON BONUS - $7500

Ascension Saint Thomas Behavioral Health Hospital is Nashville's Leading behavioral health treatment center and is a 90-bed adult (18+) inpatient psychiatric hospital that provides a full continuum of behavioral health treatment services for adults and senior adults.

Our Mission: The mission of Acadia Healthcare is to maintain our standing as a world-class organization that sets the standard for excellence in the treatment of behavioral health and addiction concerns. In all that we do, we strive to make our services synonymous with clinically excellent care and an unparalleled commitment to our patients, our staff, our communities, and the professionals with whom we collaborate. 

Day in the life of a Registered Nurse:

As an RN at Ascension Saint Thomas Behavioral, your day-to-day will consist of assessments and treatment plans, completing shift reports, rounding in the milieu, monitoring the milieu, medication administration, checking in with BHAs, following up on incidents, ensuring regulatory compliance, etc.

Population: Adults 18-64 and Seniors 65 and older

Schedule: We have full and part-time staff RN positions available for day and night shifts. Shifts are 12 hours, 3 days per week with shift differentials available. All full-time RNs rotate weekends.

What we look for: 

• Empathy and Compassion: Exceptional psych RNs have a deep sense of empathy and compassion for their patients.
• Strong Communication Skills:  Effective communication is crucial in psychiatric nursing. Great psych RNs are skilled at active listening, as they need to understand their patients' thoughts, feelings, and concerns. 
• Continuous Learning: The field of mental health is constantly evolving, and exceptional psych RNs embrace a mindset of continuous learning.
• Advocacy: Great psych RNs are strong advocates for their patients.
• Patience and Resilience: Mental health recovery can be a long and challenging journey, requiring patience and resilience from both patients and nurses.

What we can offer YOU: 

• Sign-On Bonus!
• Retention Bonus Program
• Employee EAP Program
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Acadia Healthcare 401(k) plan
• Excellent psychiatric training program
• Professional growth opportunity that is second to none in the industry. Join a team with defined career paths and a national family of hospitals and facilities.

• Must have graduated from an accredited school of nursing.
• Must possess a current Registered Nurse (RN) license as required by Tennessee or be eligible to practice nursing in accordance with state requirements

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