Registered Nurse-Pediatric RN Mental & Behavioral Health

Job Description

The Opportunity :

Crittenton Children's Center is the Kansas City area's premier provider of psychiatric care for children, adolescents and their families.

It is located on a picturesque, 96-acre campus in south Kansas City (near Longview Lake) providing serenity, beauty and privacy to assist with the healing process.

For more than 100 years we've cared for the emotional health of Kansas City's children and families. Today we offer one of the area's most comprehensive behavioral health care programs.

This position will be supporting our Acute In-Patient and Residential Behavioral Health Programs. These programs provide behavioral health care for children ages 3-18 years, who require short term or long-term in-patient stays.

Crittenton is backed by the complete resources of Saint Luke's Health System.

Weekday Shift Details : This is a full-time, day position, 36 hours per week. Shift times are 0700-1930 Day shift or 1900-0730 Night Shift

The Work :

• Functions independently and accountable for utilizing the nursing process.
• Coordinates the care for a group of patients with the Multidisciplinary Team.
• Delegates tasks appropriately.
• Identifies hospital resources.
• Serves as a clinical resource for new employees.
• Demonstrates positive formal or informal leadership within unit or department.

We are seeking patient centered, self-driven, motivated nurses who are committed to providing exceptional patient care and are able to work collaboratively in a team environment.

Why Saint Luke’s?

We value our nurses’ knowledge, experience, and expertise to improve patient outcomes and provide quality care. Our nurses are compensated fairly for their hard work and dedication to our patients, we offer competitive salaries and benefits packages to all eligible employees :

• Medical health plans
• Continuing Education Assistance and Tuition reimbursement
• Leave of Absence, PTO, Extended Sick Leave, and various Welfare plans
• Retirement contributions
• Employee Assistance Program
• Clinical Advancement Program Shared Governance, Unit Based Project, Career Advancement

As a leading behavioral health provider for youth in the Kansas City community, Crittenton’s residential and acute inpatient programs have consistently exceeded national and local quality benchmarks over the past five years.

Job Requirements

Applicable Experience :

Less than 1 yearBasic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross, Registered Nurse - VariousAssociate Degree

Job Details

Full TimeDay (United States of America)

The best place to get care. The best place to give care. Saint Luke’s 12,000 employees strive toward that vision every day.

Our employees are proud to work for the only faith-based, nonprofit, locally owned health system in Kansas City. Joining Saint Luke’s means joining a team of exceptional professionals who strive for excellence in patient care.

Do the best work of your career within a highly diverse and inclusive workspace where all voices matter.

Join the Kansas City region's premiere provider of health services. Equal Opportunity Employer.

Benefits Medical health plansTuition reimbursementPaid time offRetirement contributionsChild care centerEmployee Assistance Program