Behavioral Health Specialist/UKHC

University of Kentucky


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Job Title Behavioral Well being Specialist/UKHC
Requisition Quantity RE43573
Working Title Behavioral Well being Specialist
Division Title H6140:Psychiatric Providers
Work Location Lexington, KY
Grade Degree 11
Wage Vary $26.00-45.70/hour
Sort of Place Employees
Place Time Standing Full-Time
Required Schooling BSN
Click on right here for extra details about equivalencies: https://hr.uky.edu/employment/working-uk/equivalencies
Required Associated Expertise 3 yrs
Required License/Registration/Certification Registered Nurse (RN) and Psychiatric-Psychological Well being Nursing Certification inside 6 months of rent
Bodily Necessities The important features for this place embody the flexibility to carry, carry, push, and pull 50-100 kilos each day and 25-50 kilos continuously; in addition to stand, stroll and sit for lengthy durations of time. The circumstances of labor might contain publicity to communicable illnesses, hazards of radiation, and harm from intractable sufferers or sharp devices.
Shift Should have the ability to work three 12-hour shift per week, 7:00pm – 7:00am; might embody some weekends per departmental wants.
Job Abstract The College of Kentucky Healthcare (UKHC) Enterprise is in search of a Behavioral Well being Specialist. The Behavioral Well being Specialist will assist the care of grownup and pediatric sufferers on medical surgical items who’ve psychiatric, behavioral, and/ or substance use points. This nurse will act as an professional useful resource and work collaboratively with the psychiatric and habit seek the advice of providers. This nurse will assist affected person care by means of direct nursing session, teaching/mentoring, studying wants evaluation, formal and casual schooling, and offering steerage to the nurses and group. This nurse will lead Behavioral Well being Emergency Response Crew (BERT) responses to psychiatric emergencies throughout the Kentucky Youngsters’s Hospital, Good Samaritan, and Chandler Medical Middle.
Abilities / Information / Skills The perfect candidate will likely be an skilled RN, maintain a BSN, and can have robust interpersonal expertise. Psychiatric-Psychological Well being Nursing Certification inside one 12 months of rent.
Does this place have supervisory obligations? No
Most popular Schooling/Expertise BSN required, MSN most popular together with nursing expertise in behavioral well being setting(s).
Deadline to Apply 02/07/2024
College Group of Inclusion The College of Kentucky is dedicated to a various and inclusive workforce by guaranteeing all our college students, school, and employees work in an atmosphere of openness and acceptance. We try to foster a neighborhood the place individuals of all backgrounds, identities, and views can really feel safe and welcome. We additionally worth the well-being of every of our staff and are devoted to making a wholesome place to work, be taught and dwell. Within the curiosity of sustaining a secure and wholesome atmosphere for our college students, staff, sufferers and guests the College of Kentucky is a Tobacco & Drug Free campus.
As an Equal Alternative Employer, we strongly encourage veterans, people with disabilities, girls, and all minorities to think about our employment alternatives.
Any candidate provided a place could also be required to cross pre-employment screenings as mandated by College of Kentucky Human Sources. These screenings might embody a nationwide background examine and/or drug display screen.

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