Job Description
Responsibilities
Join our team at Cedar Hills as a Registered Nurse and learn how you can make a lasting difference in your community!
Cedar Hills Hospital currently has an opening for a RN in our dynamic mental health facility, who will provide safe and effective nursing care in their assigned work area(s) in a manner consistent with the philosophy and objectives of Cedar Hills Hospital and within the framework of established policies and procedures of the Nursing Department.
The RN collaborates with physicians, licensed independent practitioners, and multidisciplinary team members to promote and restore patients' health by assessing patients, planning for their care, and providing physical and psychological treatment.
Hiring Full Time - Days - 3 x hour shifts 7 : a.m. to 7 : p.m.
We are seeking Registered Nurses with an interest or background in behavioral health to join our team and to support our patients in one of our specialty care programs :
- Inpatient :
- Crisis Stabilization
- Mental Health
- Substance Abuse
- The Military Program
- Co-Occurring Disorders
- The Women’s Program
Cedar Hills Hospital is a -bed, freestanding psychiatric hospital and outpatient center specializing in mental health and substance use disorder treatment.
Cedar Hills Hospital provides a wide range of services and programs that offer evidence-based treatment proven to have positive outcomes for our patients.
Our inpatient and outpatient services offer supportive and compassionate care through specialty programs tailored to meet the needs of our patients.
Our hospital mission is to provide safe, effective, and compassionate mental health and substance abuse treatment to those in need.
What We Offer
- $ - $ / hour plus shift differentials and incentive pay
- Day or night shifts available
- Full-time, part-time
- Benefit package including : medical / dental / vision (multiple plan types available to suit coverage / cost preferences)Student loan re-payment program ($.
month)k with an employer match of % of the first 6% of contributions Above-market Paid Time Off : 7. hours accrued per bi-weekly pay period Additional paid sick leave timeShift differentials and on-call pay incentivesEmployee stock options
- Career development, leadership training, and promotion opportunities
- Relocation assistance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Free counseling services through our EAP for employees and family members
Who We Are
Cedar Hills Hospital is part of Universal Health Services, a Fortune large healthcare organization with over acute care and behavioral health locations in the U.
S., Puerto Rico, and the United Kingdom. We are proud to have been chosen as one of Fortune’s Most Admired Companies for years in a row.
We balance the financial stability and high resource availability offered by UHS with our own cooperative, caring work environment where each team member is respected for the unique, essential contributions he / she / they bring to our hospital and to the specific needs of the Portland community.
At Cedar Hills, our team of board-certified psychiatrists, internal medicine and family physicians, licensed therapists, and dedicated nursing staff provide individualized, continuum of care treatment in a stigma-free environment for adults aged and over.
We recruit for a diverse and inclusive workforce and encourage people from a variety of academic, ethnic, cultural, gender, and neurological backgrounds to apply.
Qualifications
Position Requirements
- Education : Associates degree in a school or nursing required; Bachelors of Nursing preferred.
- Experience : New grads welcome! One or more year’s psychiatric nursing experience is a plus but it not required; we provide 6 weeks of intensive psych-specific training.
- Licensure : Currently has an unencumbered license as a Registered Nurse through the Oregon State Board of Nursing.
- Must be able to demonstrate core nursing knowledge / competencies including, but not limited to medication administration and principles of adult education;
- ability to read, comprehend, and execute policies, procedures, treatment plans, and clinical standards found in nursing practice literature;
- ability to provide succinct and effective oral and written communications to co-workers and patients; able to make sound, independent judgements based on scientific and / or ethical principles;
and knowledge of behavior management strategies required to provide care for persons with psychiatric and / or substance use disorders.
Must demonstrate basic computer literacy.
May be asked to work occasional overtime and flexible hours.