
Registered Nurse (RN) - Behavioral Health Unit - St. Mary's Hospital
Richmond, VAFull-time$34.33–54.93/hrSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago
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Job overview
The Registered Nurse in the Behavioral Health Unit at St. Mary's Hospital delivers nursing care, monitors patient progress, and implements prescribed care plans. The role includes assessing and documenting patient conditions, administering medications and fluids, providing wound and hygiene care, and collaborating with providers and allied health professionals. A Bachelor of Science in Nursing is preferred, as are recent behavioral health experience, EPIC training, and de-escalation training.
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Full job description
Bon Secours
FT Days
$5,000 sign on bonus
About Us
As a faith-based and patient-focused organization, Bon Secours exists to enhance the health and well-being of all people in mind, body and spirit through exceptional patient care. Success in this goal requires a culture of compassion, collaboration, excellence and respect. Bon Secours seeks people that are committed to our values of compassion, human dignity, integrity, service and stewardship to create an environment where associates want to work and help communities thrive.
Registered Nurse (RN) - Behavioral Health Unit - St. Mary's Hospital
Job Summary:
The Psychiatric (https://www.semrush.com/analytics/keywordoverview/?q=Psychiatric&db=us) Registered Nurse (RN) position is responsible for delivering exceptional nursing care to patients by:
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Utilizing strong organizational and leadership skills to assess patient status
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Implementing clinical nursing interventions
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Having a highly diverse medical skillset
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Developing and performing patient care plans to enhance and improve outcomes
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Ensuring a safe and therapeutic environment
Essential Functions:
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Provide direct patient care according to the provider’s prescribed plan of care (and nursing scope of practice) while closely monitoring progress/recovery
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Assess and documents the patient’s conditions and report changes as needed
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Administer medication, insulin, and IV/fluids, documenting thoroughly
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Inspect and care for wounds, changing dressings and assisting with personal hygiene
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Applies effective interviewing skills to elicit information from patient and/or family/significant other that is necessary to plan and implement the treatment plan
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Assess patient for further injuries, infections, bedsores, etc. and deliver appropriate treatments
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Collaborate with providers, aides, and allied health professionals to ensure exceptional patient outcomes
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Other duties as assigned
Education:
- Bachelor of Science Nursing (preferred)
Certifications:
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Current state licensure (or covered compact licensure) as a Registered Nurse (RN)
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BLS Basic Life Support (preferred upon hire, must obtain from approved source prior to direct patient care; ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support acceptable in lieu of BLS)
Experience:
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One (1) year of professional experience practicing as a Registered Nurse (RN)
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Recent Behavioral Health experience (preferred, not required)
Training:
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EPIC Electronic Health Record training (preferred, not required)
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De-Escalation Training (preferred, not required)
Range :
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Minimum : $34.33
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Maximum : $54.93
As a Bon Secours Mercy Health associate, you're part of a Mission that matters. We support your well-being—personally and professionally. Our benefits are built to grow with you and meet your unique needs, every step of the way.
What we offer
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Competitive pay, incentives, referral bonuses and 403(b) with employer contributions (when eligible)
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Medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage, HSA/FSA options, life insurance, mental health resources and discounts
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Paid time off, parental and FMLA leave, short- and long-term disability, backup care for children and elders
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Tuition assistance, professional development and continuing education support
Benefits may vary based on the market and employment status.
All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information, or protected veteran status, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. If you'd like to view a copy of the affirmative action plan or policy statement for Bon secours Mercy Health – Youngstown, Ohio or Bon Secours – Franklin, Virginia; Petersburg, Virginia; and Emporia, Virginia, which are Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employers, please email [email protected] . If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact The Talent Acquisition Team at [email protected]
How this job compares
Set against the 56,465 open Registered Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$34.33–54.93/hr
- Virginia median$40–55/hr1,090 hourly ranges
- US median$38–54/hr23,207 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $44.63/hr, is 6% below the Virginia median midpoint ($47/hr) — in the middle half of Registered Nurse hourly ranges in Virginia.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 1,571 open Registered Nurse jobs in Virginia and 56,465 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Virginia
- Sentara Health459 open
- HCA Healthcare248 open
- Bon Secours Mercy Health (this employer)137 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Registered Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (27,536 postings).
- Education
- 4,504 of the 56,465 open Registered Nurse jobs (8%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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