RN; BHU - Loan Forgiveness Nights; Van Nuys

RN (BHU) – Loan Forgiveness – Full Time, Nights (Van Nuys)

Join the team as a Behavioral Health Registered Nurse at Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc.

The Behavioral Health Registered Nurse is specially trained to monitor and utilize therapeutic equipment necessary to provide specialized nursing care to patients with behavioral and/or mental disorders. Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement a plan of care for a specific group of assigned patients, ensuring the coordination of care between other disciplines, physicians, and support staff. Performs professional nursing duties that incorporate the psychosocial, psychomotor and age‑appropriate cognitive skills of the patient/family/significant other to assess, plan, intervene and advocate for the patient on an ongoing basis throughout the continuum of care.

Will reevaluate patient response and outcomes, effectiveness of plan of care, and readiness for discharge and revise plan or make referrals as necessary. Acts as a role model and mentor to a variety of new graduate nurses, orientees and support staff.

• Provides patient care, reviews and administers patient medications, treatments and procedures in a safe, effective and age‑appropriate manner that meets scope of practice and standards of nursing practice. Recognizes change in patient's clinical conditions, taking appropriate action and documenting intervention. Effectively collaborates with the health care team to intervene, and advocate as necessary.
• Develops long and short‑term goals consistent with treatment plans, standards of practice, and the plan of care, incorporating patient preference and discussing plan of care with patient. Provides ongoing assessments and documents the patient's physical and psychosocial condition, and response to care.
• Collaborates with staff, physicians and members of the healthcare team, ensuring the coordination of care between other disciplines and support staff. Supervises, monitors and delegates patient care activities to appropriate members of the health care team, provides effective leadership and ensures that care is safe and of high quality.
• Empathizes with patient and patient support systems, engages in caring behaviors and demonstrates appropriate compassion and understanding for the situation.

• Active, current, and unencumbered Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of California
• Graduate of an Accredited School of Nursing
• AHA Basic Life Support
• Ability to read, write and communicate effectively in English
• Ability to work variable shifts including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays
• Ability to maintain flexibility and composure in a constantly changing environment
• Hospital Fire and Life Safety Card (Los Angeles City Employees only)
• Management of Assaultive Behavior Certification upon start date
• Hospital Fire and Life Safety Card (Hollywood and Van Nuys Employees only)

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• Bilingual skills to communicate effectively with patients and families
• Recent behavioral health experience in an Acute Psychiatric setting
• Psychiatric‑Mental Health Nursing Certification (RN‑BC)

Pay Rate:
Min $43.20 | Max $61.19 per hour

$20,000 Sign‑On Bonus (eligible for employees with 1+ years of acute care RN hospital experience)

Located in the heart of the San Fernando Valley, Van Nuys Behavioral Health (Southern California Hospital at Van Nuys) is a 57‑bed psychiatric hospital that provides acute inpatient and outpatient mental health services. The facility offers round‑the‑clock nursing care, daily medical management, group therapy and recreational therapy.