Travel RN - Psychiatric

American Traveler is hiring a Behavioral Health RN for a geriatric psych unit, requiring a CT or compact RN license and 2+ years of psychiatric nursing experience.

Requirements

• Active CT or compact RN license required
• BLS certification required
• Crisis Management Training (CMT) certification administered by CPI or Northwell, or an equivalent in-person course of at least 6 hours, required
• Minimum 2 years of psychiatric nursing experience required
• 5+ years of experience preferred
• Geriatric and dementia care experience strongly preferred
• Med/surg experience helpful and preferred

Responsibilities

• Works in a 78-bed general hospital's Senior Behavioral Health unit
• Cares for geriatric adults with multiple medical comorbidities who often require total care
• Patient population includes dementia, depression, suicidal ideation, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder with medical comorbidities
• Involves facilitating therapeutic groups and managing involuntary and voluntary patient status
• Involves use of restraints and seclusion as clinically indicated
• Night shift schedule, 7:00 PM to 7:15 AM
• If floated to other units (medical surgical or ER), only performs helping-hands duties such as sitting with patients, answering call bells, or taking vital signs without full assignment responsibilities
• Provide direct psychiatric nursing care within a geriatric behavioral health setting
• Candidates with combined med/surg and psych backgrounds are especially well-suited for this role
• Local candidates within 60 miles are accepted at a reduced rate
• Two strong professional references from a manager or above within the past year required for consideration

Benefits

• High Pay and Bonuses
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance with Day 1 Options
• 401(k) Plan
• Weekly Payroll Deposit
• Free Online CEUs