What Will You Do?

As a Graduate Nurse (RN) at Pine Rest, you’ll be part of tight-knit team that believes in the healing power of your expertise and compassion. A Graduate Nurse is responsible and accountable to perform the nursing process as a basis for patient care. Graduate Nurse provides direction and oversight to other licensed and non-licensed staff. Pine Rest Graduate Nurses show compassion to recipients of services, coworkers, and surrounding communities through integrity, stewardship, empowerment, the promotion of diversity, and professional excellence. 

Our Graduate Nurses (RN) are driven to make an impact in the lives of those we serve and are motivated by the healing they witness first-hand each day. They are dedicated to excellent customer service, enthusiastic about the care we offer, and foster a sense of belonging and empowerment in a diverse workplace.

• Works in collaboration with an unrestricted Registered Nurse to provide care to person’s served in a dyad team model.

• Assesses person’s served care needs, develops a plan of care in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team, and continually reassesses plan of care according to person’s served care needs.

• In collaboration with the physician, provides/coordinates nursing care to individuals and groups of person’s served.

• Assists in the teaching of persons’ served families, and provides milieu management. Communicates with and educates persons’ served families/significant others in discharge/after care planning needs.

• Provides a safe and secure environment for persons served and staff in both individual and group settings.

• Responsible for documenting, reporting, and verifying all necessary information according to established policies and procedures.

• Responsible to monitor for and report to the physician(s) any potential risk to person’s served safety that could lead to an adverse outcome.

• Creates a customer/client friendly environment by following quality improvement standards, maintaining professionalism, initiating and maintaining positive relationships with departments/programs, co-workers and external customers.

• Provides care in various clinical settings with diverse person’s served populations. Identifies specific person’s served needs and implements person’s served centered, compassionate care.

• Responsible for the utilization and continued review of patient care protocols, standards of practice, and standards of care. Gives input into process for improvement.

• Responsible to role model the mission and values of the organization, presenting a professional image that is projected in appearance, attitudes and behaviors, time management and communication skills. Provides spiritual, emotional, social, mental and physical support to patients.

• Commitment to demonstrating the Hospital and Residential Services Model of Care in hospital and residential areas.

• Responsible to uphold the healing ministry of Christ through relationships that honor integrity, stewardship, empowerment, the promotion of diversity, equity, inclusion, and professional excellence.

• Graduate of an accredited Nursing School with the completion of the NCLEX within 3 months of the date of hire.

• May be required to have professional knowledge of psychiatric nursing theory as required through completion of education from an accredited school of nursing.

• Medical, dental, vision & life insurance plans

• 403(b) retirement match contribution by Pine Rest

• Generous PTO for full and part time employees

• Tuition assistance & loan forgiveness

• Employee Assistance Program offering many free and discounted services for therapy, legal, accounting, gym membership, etc.

• Partnership with Davenport University provides generous discount on tuition for employees and family members.

Notice:

Pine Rest provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

All new employees are subject to a criminal background check and education verification which may include sending a copy of your high school diploma, GED, or college transcripts.

Successful completion of a drug screen prior to employment is also part of our background process.

Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services requires all employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccinations subject to certain exclusions. Pine Rest is committed to granting reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable laws.