We are currently interviewing Registered Nurses for our Behavioral Health department with at least one year of experience.    

Responsibilities: 

• Ensures completion of nursing interventions, medical orders, and other related therapies. 

• Delegates appropriately to ensure the implementation of the plan of care while ensuring patient safety. 
• May serve as a mentor/coach, a code blue leader and/or RRT responder. 
• Consistently utilizes appropriate communication tools such as Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation, and Question (SBARQ) when communicating within the interdisciplinary team and when handing off patient care.  

Our Behavioral Health department consists of multiple specialties including adult/geriatric psychiatric and emergency care. If we are missing any of your interests, please apply, we can find the best fit for you.  

Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center, located in Winston-Salem, consistently ranks among the best in the nation for quality. Centers of excellence include the Maya Angelou Women’s Health and Wellness Center, Heart and Vascular Institute, Derrick L. Davis Cancer Center, Stroke and Neurosciences Center, Orthopedic Center and Behavioral Health. 

Why become a Registered Nurse at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center?  

• LeapFrog Grade “A” Rating 
• Magnet Designated Hospital  
• Shared Governance 
• Clinical Ladder Program to help you advance your career 

• Three-star rating by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons due to quality outcomes in cardiac surgery, placing NHFMC in the top 10 percent in the country 
• Clinical Excellence Award by Vizient 
• Mission Lifeline – STEMI Receiving Gold Plus Achievement Award by the American Heart Association 
• Fully accredited by The Joint Commission. In addition, we have earned some of the nation’s top honors in quality care, including mammography, oncology, diabetes care, bariatrics and Breast Center accreditation. 
• Novant Health is recognized as one of the Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion, Forbes Best Employers for Women in 2020, Leaders in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality & 50 Best Places for Women and Managers of Diverse Backgrounds to Work. 

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Let Novant Health be the destination for your professional growth! 

 At Novant Health, one of our core values is diversity and inclusion. By engaging the strengths and talents of each team member, we ensure a strong organization capable of providing remarkable healthcare to our patients, families and communities. Therefore, we invite applicants from all group dynamics to apply to our exciting career opportunities. 

• Education: High School Diploma or GED, required. 4 Year / Bachelors Degree preferred.
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required. If your RN nursing license has been inactive, retired or lapsed for five years or more and you have not been licensed in another state during the last five years, successful completion of a Board approved refresher course is required prior to reactivating or reinstating your license. In order to be considered for current licensure status, you must apply for reinstatement within one year of completing the refresher course.
• Experience: One year relevant experience preferred.
• Licensure/Certification: Current RN licensure in appropriate state required. NC state approved curricula for restrictive interventions (facility specific) within 3 months of hire required.
• Additional Skills (required): Ability to care for Behavioral Health age specific patients within facility. Ability to establish therapeutic rapport and keep safety a priority, and the ability use violent and non-violent restraints restrictive interventions per policy and procedure. Ability to comprehend policies and procedures and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team. Ability to intervene in a therapeutic manner for behavior patterns symptoms/behaviors demonstrated by patients with an acute mental illness, substance use disorder personality disorder, substance abuse or developmental disability. Knowledge of psychiatric medications, side effects and treatment interventions, knowledge of psychiatric diagnosis, mental health concepts, and evidence based therapeutic interventions and treatments.

It is the responsibility of every Novant Health team member to deliver the most remarkable patient experience in every dimension, every time.

• Our team members are part of an environment that fosters team work, team member engagement and community involvement.
• The successful team member has a commitment to leveraging diversity and inclusion in support of quality care.
• All Novant Health team members are responsible for fostering a safe patient environment driven by the principles of "First Do No Harm".