Registered Nurse / Psychiatric Unit

Job Summary:
Psychiatric Nursing Specialist in a behavioral health setting at a healthcare facility. This position involves providing patient care within a psychiatric unit, focusing on individuals with mental health conditions. The role is based in a facility that offers comprehensive behavioral health services and includes a sizable adolescent psychiatric population.

Job Details:

• Schedule: Days shift, 12-hour shifts, minimum of 36 hours per week
• Required Qualifications: Minimum of 1 year experience in behavioral health, BLS (Basic Life Support) certification, CPI (Crisis Prevention Institute) or MOAB certification, experience with EPIC electronic medical record system preferred.
• Floating: Flexibility to float to Auburn Adult or Gero units may be required.
• Call: No call responsibilities.
• Weekend Rotation: Typically every other weekend, with Saturday-Sunday considered weekend for days shifts and Friday-Saturday for night shifts.
• Ratios support on unit: 1 mental health technician (MHT), LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse), with ratios of 1:7 or 8 during days and 1:10-12 during nights.
• Scrub Color: Any color is acceptable as long as the attire does not contain offensive words or images.
• Additional Information: This position involves working in a Level II Trauma Center with 26 adolescent psychiatric beds, providing critical mental health services to a diverse patient population.

Benefits
The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits

Other

As one of the leading suppliers of travel healthcare professionals and a Best of Staffing® Talent Award winner, Cross Country Nurses offers thousands of opportunities for healthcare professionals across the country. We have relationships with more than 2,500 healthcare facilities nationwide and offer excellent compensation and one of the most comprehensive benefits packages in the industry. Have the freedom to decide where you want to work and take your career where you want it to go when you travel with us.