Mental Health Registered Nurse - Oregon State Hospital Salem Campus

Application Deadline:

01/31/2025

Salary Range:

8237 – 10877 per month

The Oregon State Hospital, a division of the Oregon Health Authority, has a fantastic opportunity for REGISTERED NURSES  to join an excellent team working to help people recover from their illness and return to their lives in the community.
 
What you will do!
You will provide nursing care to individuals currently residing in the Oregon State Hospital, which is a forensic psychiatric facility. You will administer medications as ordered by the provider, develop nursing plans of care, complete assessments, and respond to emergent psychiatric situations that could potentially be dangerous.  Additionally, you will monitor staff work assignments, and supervise staff to provide therapeutic, safe, and secure milieu.

What's in it for you?
We offer a workplace that balances productivity with enjoyment; promote an atmosphere of mutual respect, dedication, and enthusiasm. You will collaborate in an open office with a team of bright individuals to work with and learn from. Our Registered Nurse shifts are 10-hour shifts with 3 consecutive days off.

We offer full medical, vision, and dental, we pay 95% to 99% of medical insurance premiums for full-time employees, including mental health coverage.  We also offer 8 hours per month of paid sick leave, 9.5 hours per month of vacation leave, 24 hours of personal leave each year, and eleven paid holidays per year plus pension and retirement plans.  If you're driven by the passion to do something meaningful that changes lives, the Oregon Health Authority is the place for you.

We also have educational pay incentives for our Register Nurses

• • Bachelor’s degree +4.75% base rate
  • Master’s degree + 9.5% base rate
  • Doctorate degree +12% base rate

In additional we offer shift incentives for Weekends, Evenings, Nights as well as specialty differentials for additional continuing education.

If you have federal student loan debt or are thinking of going back to school, then you might benefit from the Student Loan Forgiveness Program. If you make 120 qualifying payments on your student loan while working full-time for a qualifying employer, your student loan debt may be forgiven.

This posting will be used to fill permanent positions located in Salem, OR (2600 Center St. NE). These positions are represented by AFSCME.  

Minimum Qualifications:

• • Must possess and maintain a valid and unencumbered Oregon Professional Registered Nurse license during the entire length of their employment.

Desired Attributes:

• • Experience working in mental health
  • Experience in conflict and crisis management
  • Strong leadership skills
  • Experience in milieu management
  • Ability to manage multiple job responsibilities at one time

How to apply:

To apply: https://oregon.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/SOR_External_Career_Site/details/Mental-Health-Registered-Nurse---Oregon-State-Hospital-Salem-Campus_REQ-172033?q=registered%20nurse%20oregon%20state%20hospital

• • Complete the online application.
  • Complete the Questionnaire

Please ensure you’ve provided a thorough and updated application as it pertains to the position for which you are applying. Your application materials will be used to determine salary based on a pay equity assessment.  For further information, please visit the Pay Equity Project homepage.

Questions/Need Help?

If you need assistance to participate in the application process, including an accommodation request under the Americans with Disabilities Act contact Jenny Templin at 971-372-8147 or Jenny.Templin@oha.oregon.gov.

The Oregon Health Authority is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer committed to work force diversity and anti-racism.

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