Registered Nurse

Psychiatric Nurse / Mental Health Technician

Shift: 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM (nights, 12-hour shifts)

Schedule: Four days per week

Contract Duration: 13 weeks

Guaranteed Hours: 48 per week

Location: Kansas City, MO

About the Role

Join a psychiatric care team serving patients across multiple units with varying acuity levels and patient populations. You'll provide direct care, crisis support, and therapeutic intervention in a fast-paced inpatient setting.

Clinical Environment

The facility operates five psychiatric units:

• ADOL: Adolescents (ages 12–18)
• Serenity & VINE: Lower-acuity adults
• ITU: Higher-acuity adults with thought disorder diagnoses
• SRAD: Senior patients

Patient ratios are 8:1 for nurses and 12:1 for mental health technicians.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess mental health status and recognize psychiatric disorders, substance use, and behavioral problems
• Develop and implement individualized care plans with measurable goals
• Administer and monitor psychiatric medications; identify side effects and adverse reactions
• Provide crisis intervention, de-escalation, and support for patients in acute distress
• Use therapeutic communication to build trust and rapport
• Monitor vital signs and psychological/physical symptom changes
• Float to units of greatest need as required

Requirements

• Current BLS and CPI (Crisis Prevention Institute) certifications required
• Strong psychiatric nursing or mental health technician background
• Knowledge of psychotropic medications
• Ability to work weekends and holidays (days off not guaranteed unless specified in contract)
• Excellent de-escalation and crisis management skills

Dress Code

Nurses: Blue | Mental Health Technicians: Green or Black