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Graduate Nurse, Registered Nurse – Behavioral Health Internship, In-Patient Network
St. Luke's University Health NetworkBehavioral Health RN internship providing inpatient psychiatric care across St. Luke’s Pennsylvania campuses.
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in patient assessment, treatment planning, and communication within a behavioral health context, while applying knowledge of psychopharmacology and managing patient care effectively. Capable of performing physical tasks required for patient transport and care, including the use of verbal de-escalation techniques.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Registered Nurse LicenseBLS CertificationPatient Assessment CompetencyPsychopharmacology KnowledgeVerbal De-Escalation Skills
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Hard Skills
Patient AssessmentTreatment PlanningPsychopharmacologyVerbal De-EscalationPhysical Restraint TechniquesClinical DocumentationTherapeutic ProgrammingMultidisciplinary Treatment PlansAge-Appropriate CommunicationClinical Observation
Soft Skills
Communication CompetencyTeam AccountabilityEmpathyAdaptabilityProblem-Solving
Certifications & Qualifications
Registered Nurse LicenseBLS Certification
Industry Keywords
Behavioral HealthMental HealthPatient CareClinical PracticeTherapeutic InterventionsRegulatory StandardsPatient SafetyAgitation ManagementClinical Records MaintenancePatient Transport
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesSpring
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Participate in an intensive Behavioral Health internship combining seminars with clinical practice
- Complete supervised hands-on training, simulation, clinical observations, and clinical preceptorship
- Assess the mental and physical status of assigned patients
- Demonstrate age-appropriate assessment, treatment, growth and development, and communication competencies
- Initiate and maintain multidisciplinary treatment plans and revise them according to policy and regulatory standards
- Assess patient and family learning needs and provide and document psycho-educational interventions through therapeutic programming
- Apply knowledge of psychopharmacology and psychiatric mental health disorders
- Respond to agitation or violent behavior using verbal de-escalation and/or physical restraint as a Control Team member
- Care for patients requiring restraints or seclusion
- Supervise and remain accountable for care provided by Mental Health Technicians and ancillary staff
- Maintain thorough clinical records and document patient information in accordance with hospital policy and regulatory guidelines
- Upon successful completion, work in a St. Luke’s Behavioral Health Unit caring for patients across their lifespans
Requirements
What you’ll need- Nursing students with prospective Spring, Summer, or Winter graduation dates who will be eligible to sit for NCLEX and obtain licensure before the internship starts
- Experienced RNs who have not worked in a Behavioral Health setting
- Registered Nurse with a current license to practice in the State of Pennsylvania
- Maintain current BLS certification
- Demonstrated competency in patient assessment, treatment, growth and development, and age-appropriate communication
- Knowledge of psychopharmacology
- Skill in verbal de-escalation and/or physical restraint for agitated or violent behavior
- Competence in caring for patients requiring restraints or seclusion
- Ability to meet physical requirements, including standing up to 8 hours, walking up to 6 hours, lifting up to 75 lbs frequently, and transporting patients up to 250 lbs with assistance
- Ability to perform required bending, crouching, kneeling, climbing, reaching, occasional crawling, and handling/grasping tasks
- Ability to hear normal conversation and high/low frequencies
- Ability to see general, near, far, color, peripheral, and depth perception, and visual monotony
Benefits
Comp & perks- Full-time competency-based internship program tailored to each individual adult learner
- Dedicated Education Team
- Support transitioning from novice to advanced beginner
- Seminars, workshops, supervised hands-on training, simulation, and clinical observations
- Clinical preceptorship
- Leadership, team building, and conflict management development
- Psychopharmacology education
- Psychiatric mental health disorders education
- Therapeutic communication training
- De-escalation techniques training
- Management of Aggressive Behavior (MOAB) training
- Behavioral Health continuing education credits