Staff Nurse - RN - Behavioral Health - Geriatrics​/South​/Evening - Rotating

Position: Staff Nurse - RN - Behavioral Health - Geriatrics/4South- Day/Evening - Rotating
Location: City of White Plains

Staff Nurse - RN - Behavioral Health - Geriatrics/4

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NYP/Westchester Behavioral Health Center time type:
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February 20, 2026 (10 days left to apply) job requisition :
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Description:

** Experience The Essence of Who We Are,
**** Person-Center Care Is At Our Core
** Over a century ago, New York-Presbyterian/Westchester Behavioral Health Center introduced the world to moral, humanistic psychiatric care. We blazed the way for use of the Planetree model and are the first behavioral health facility to be recognized as a Planetree Designated Patient-Centered Hospital with Distinction. Our hospital is also a recipient of Magnet from American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Today, top talented nurses continue to use compassionate, evidence-based practices in the best Psychiatry program in the nation.

It’s a progressive environment—and a premier opportunity for your career. Join a Culture that Supports Excellence in Quality and Patient Satisfaction.

At New York-Presbyterian, nursing is a life-changing career journey focused on amazing patient outcomes every step of the way. Each of our nurses dares to be truly excellent – thriving in a compassionate culture of care and caring. Together, we improve the health of patients and their families, making our communities – and the world – stronger.

You'll work with the brightest minds in healthcare to make tomorrow better for countless human beings. It’s the kind of nursing that requires an unwavering commitment to excellence and a constant spirit of professionalism. And it’s your opportunity to enjoy flexible scheduling, shared clinical decision-making, inspirational leadership, supportive colleagues and much more. Now, you have the opportunity to join us.
** Staff Nurse - RN - Behavioral Health - Geriatrics/4

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- Day/Evening - Rotating
** At New York-Presbyterian, nursing is a life-changing career journey focused on amazing patient outcomes every step of the way. Each of our nurses dares to be truly excellent – thriving in a compassionate culture of care and caring. Together, we improve the health of patients and their families, making our communities – and the world – stronger. You’ll work with the brightest minds in healthcare to make tomorrow better for countless human beings.

It’s the kind of nursing that requires an unwavering commitment to excellence and a constant spirit of professionalism. And it’s your opportunity to enjoy, shared clinical decision-making, inspirational leadership, supportive colleagues and much more. Now, you have the opportunity to join us.

You will be working on a 23 bed geriatric psychiatry unit treating patients who are 60 years of age and older.  Patients have varying degrees of mental abilities and most require at least some help with activities of daily living. Some patient need complete physical care. Common patient behaviors on this unit include agitation, physical or verbal aggression, depression, withdraw and psychosis.

Due to the age of the patients, many suffer from medical problems that complicate or worsen their psychiatric condition. The average length of stay is about 12 days.

This is a full time day/evenings rotating 3x12 hour shift and additional 8 hrs. bi-weekly ( 7am
-11:30 pm) position with every other weekend (Sat+Sun) coverage at New York-Presbyterian Hospital / Westchester Behavioral Health.
** Preferred Criteria
*** At least 1 year of previous experience in inpatient Med-Surg nursing
* Nursing Certifications
** Required Criteria
*** Bachelor’s degree in nursing
* Current New York State RN license
* BCLS certification
* Knowledge of nursing process: social, behavioral, biological and physical science
* Knowledge of current health care environment
* Knowledge of customer service principles
* Knowledge of effective interpersonal communication skills
* Knowledge of use of computer applications
* Ability to analyze patient care data to deliver and evaluate…