Registered Nurse (RN) Behavioral Health Unit

Join UP Health System - Marquette's 34-bed Behavioral Health Unit as a Registered Nurse. This full-time position offers the opportunity to build clinical expertise while making a meaningful impact on patient outcomes in a specialty nursing environment. The unit is currently staffed for 21 patients with plans to grow alongside census needs. Nurses on this team experience the rewarding aspect of seeing patients progress and stabilize over time, supported by a highly collaborative and supportive team committed to maintaining a safe environment for both patients and staff.

Clinical Setting

The Behavioral Health Unit is a 34-bed specialty nursing unit within UP Health System - Marquette, a 222-bed hospital located in Marquette, Michigan, and part of Lifepoint Health.

Responsibilities

• Perform plan of care interventions, including medication administration, specimen collection, clinical treatments, and other medical care treatment
• Document patient care provided
• Monitor, record, and communicate patient condition as appropriate to the care team, physician, patient, and family
• Assist patients with activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, elimination, nutrition, and ambulation
• Collaborate across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including patient transfer, discharge, referral, and spiritual/psychosocial support needs
• Evaluate learning needs of patients and/or families and provide patient/family education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances
• Advocate for the physical and emotional well-being of patients

Schedule

• Full-time position: 0.8 FTE or 64 hours per pay period
• 8 x 8-hour shifts
• Days: 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
• Rotating weekends and holidays

Required Qualifications

• Current Michigan RN license
• Associate's degree from an accredited nursing school (bachelor's degree preferred)
• Basic Life Support Health Care Provider (BLS-HCP) certification
• Handle with Care-Advanced (ACLS) certification (must be obtained within 90 days of hire)

Compensation and Benefits

• Sign-on bonus of $7,500 available to qualified applicants
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees
• Life, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Paid family leave and paid time off
• Higher education and certification tuition assistance
• Loan assistance
• 401(k) retirement package with company match
• Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs including free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services, and discount programs
• Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities