Job Summary:
A Behavioral Health Staff position is available in Salem, Virginia. Candidates are required to bring their license on the first day. This role involves working on a dedicated behavioral health unit within the facility, providing patient care across multiple units. The position offers an opportunity to work within a supportive environment that emphasizes safety, patient experience, and team collaboration.
Job Details:
- Location: Salem, VA
- Specialty: Medical Surgical Rehabilitation Floor (MS REHAB)
- Schedule: 12-hour shifts, minimum of 36 hours per week, with every other weekend and rotating holidays
- Required Qualifications: Certifications in Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) and Basic Life Support (BLS), experience in behavioral health, proficiency in manual blood pressure measurement, glucometer use, EKG monitoring, electronic health record documentation (MEDITECH), and verbal de-escalation, with no minimum years of experience specified.
- Preferred Qualifications: Not specified
- Float: Float to all units may be required.
- Additional Information: Candidates must be capable of performing observation rounds, vital sign monitoring, patient belongings searches, milieu management for safety, group therapy facilitation, and utilizing new equipment or technology as available in the unit.
Benefits:
The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:
- Private housing or generous housing allowance
- Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
- Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
- Competitive salaries
- Referral bonuses
- Travel reimbursement
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Direct deposit/free checking
- Unlimited free CE credits
