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At St. Luke’s, we pride ourselves on fostering a workplace culture that values diversity, promotes collaboration, and prioritizes employee well-being. Our commitment to excellence in patient care extends to creating an environment where our team can thrive both personally and professionally. With opportunities for growth, competitive benefits, and a supportive community of colleagues, St. Luke’s is truly a great place to work

St. Luke's is launching a new Behavioral Response Team (BRT) at our Boise Campus. Come join us and help make a difference in the patients and communities we serve! This is a dedicated nursing resource to regularly engage with patients, family members and the interdisciplinary team. 

Are you passionate about behavioral health and the rising needs in our community?  St. Luke's is looking for a Lead RN to guide them with their behavioral health patients.  You will be looked at for your expertise in training our nursing staff and collaborating with the health care team.  If this sounds like your wheelhouse, APPLY TODAY!

Schedule:  0.15 FTE (12 hours per pay period). This role will work 1 12 hour shift per pay period, possibly more, with variable hours, primarily during the day and evening.

What You Can Expect:

The RN Psych Lead will oversee the behavioral health population as well as train team members on how to deescalate and manage these patients.  This RN will also be responsible for chart audits, including restraint use.

• Leads or oversees bedside patient care for patients with acute psychiatric symptoms, those on involuntary protective mental holds (IPMH), and serves as liaison for other RNs who require support for behavioral health interventions, under the direction of the Attending Clinical Provider.
• Identifies safety concerns and institutes measures to provide a safe environment and provide appropriate assessment, intervention and evaluation of patients with consideration of developmental achievements in these patient populations.
• Demonstrates passion for educating and mentoring staff on best practices for care of behavioral health population.
• Supports Code Grey events, near miss elopements, and challenging de-escalations and conducts subsequent staff debriefings to share learnings.
• Educates staff on behavioral de-escalation and psychopharmacology.
• Educates staff on behavioral health diagnosis and possible interventions for each diagnosis.
• Supports staff during crisis that could cause emotional impact.
• Maintains behavioral contracts when appropriate, provides limit setting, behavior modification plans and aggressive behavior education for staff.
• Provides restraint education, reviews and ensures appropriate resources are available.
• Partners with Security team on safety plan implementation and debriefs as appropriate

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's of Nursing Degree
• Experience: 3 years' experience -behavioral health experience highly preferred
• Licenses/Certifications: Current RN licensure from the State of Practice and Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider Certified through American Safety and Health Institute, American Heart Association, or American Red Cross.

At St. Luke’s, caring for people in the communities we serve is our mission – and this includes our own SLHS team. We offer a robust benefits package to support our teams both professionally and personally. In addition to a competitive salary and retirement plans, we ensure our team feels supported in their benefits beyond the typical medical, dental, and vision offerings. We care about you and have fantastic financial and physical wellness options, such as: on-site massages, on-site counseling via our Employee Assistance Program, access to the Virgin Pulse Wellness tool, as well as other formal training and career development offerings to ensure you are meeting your career goals.

St. Luke’s is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status or condition protected by law.

*Please note: this posting is not reflective of all job duties and responsibilities and is intended to provide an overview to job seekers.