Psychiatric Registered Nurse; RN; Crisis

Psychiatric Registered Nurse (RN)

Wellness Equity Alliance is a national multidisciplinary health organization that designs and delivers integrated, community-based care for populations most impacted by health inequities. We do this through mobile and field-based models, providing medical care, behavioral health services, substance use treatment, harm reduction, and care coordination in nontraditional settings such as encampments, schools, reentry sites, and rural communities as well as with sovereign tribal nations.

Grounded in trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and data-driven practices, WEA combines clinical expertise, lived experience, and advanced population health analytics to reduce barriers to care, improve continuity, and strengthen local systems. We have partnered with more than 60 public agencies, managed care plans, and community-based organizations across the U.S. to implement scalable, sustainable programs that are advancing health equity and improving outcomes for historically marginalized populations

We are known as Renegades, Rebels, Disruptors and Dreamers. If that sounds like you we want you on our team.

The Psychiatric Registered Nurse (RN) provides high-level clinical care within WEA's Crisis Walk-In (CWI) program, serving youth and adults experiencing acute behavioral health crises. This role is central to front-line triage, rapid clinical assessment, crisis stabilization, and safe care transitions in a fast-paced, walk-in environment.

The RN functions as a clinical decision-maker and care coordinator, responsible for initiating nursing interventions, supporting psychiatric evaluations, and identifying decompensation and the need for higher levels of care. This role requires strong clinical judgment, the ability to operate autonomously within scope, and comfort managing dynamic, high-acuity behavioral health presentations.

Working as part of a multidisciplinary team—including prescribers, behavioral health clinicians, peer support specialists, and care coordinators—the Psychiatric RN ensures safe, efficient, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive care delivery.

Compensation:
The compensation range for this role is $48–$62 per hour DOE, with final compensation determined based on experience, qualifications, and role scope.

Work Location & Expectations:
This role requires daily in-person engagement at Indio Crisis Walk-in Center location with the availability to work rotating weekend shifts as part of a 24/7 crisis care environment.

Professional Development:
Opportunity to collaborate with cross-functional leaders across Behavioral Health, Medical, Street Medicine, Public Health, Rural Health, and Tribal Health initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform initial triage for all walk-in patients, prioritizing care based on clinical risk and safety needs.
• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric and medical nursing assessments, including vital signs, suicide risk screening, withdrawal monitoring, and behavioral observations.
• Identify medical instability or underlying medical conditions and initiate appropriate escalation or transfer to higher levels of care.
• Utilize clinical judgment to initiate nursing protocols and interventions in alignment with established guidelines.

• Implement timely nursing interventions to support rapid stabilization, symptom reduction, and patient safety.
• Provide continuous monitoring of psychiatric status, withdrawal symptoms, and medical concerns.
• Maintain a therapeutic, trauma-informed approach during acute behavioral episodes.
• Support real-time clinical decision-making in collaboration with the care team.

• Administer psychotropic and non-psychiatric medications per provider orders and standing protocols.
• Monitor for side effects, adverse reactions, and therapeutic response.
• Respond to acute changes in condition, including medication-related emergencies, per protocol.
• Ensure accurate medication documentation, reconciliation, and safe handling practices.

• Utilize evidence-based de-escalation…