Psych

Registered Nurse – Psychiatric Inpatient

Position Overview

The facility is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to join its psychiatric inpatient unit. You'll provide direct and indirect care to patients with psychiatric, emotional, and substance use disorders in a collaborative, trauma-informed environment.

Shift & Schedule

• Evening: 3:00 PM – 11:30 PM
• Full-time, 40 hours per week
• Every other weekend and every other holiday
• 13-week contract
• Charge nurse responsibilities (no additional pay)
• Must be willing to float to similar or lower acuity units as needed

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver therapeutic care using a trauma-informed recovery model
• Collaborate with the multi-disciplinary treatment team to develop and implement individualized patient treatment plans
• Maintain a safe, therapeutic environment and demonstrate crisis management and de-escalation skills
• Use critical thinking to apply behavioral health and substance abuse treatment modalities
• Build therapeutic relationships while maintaining professional boundaries
• Document care effectively in the electronic medical record

Required Qualifications

• RN license in Massachusetts (current at time of submission)
• Three years of adult, adolescent, and geriatric inpatient psychiatric experience
• CPR certification
• BSN preferred
• Restraint reduction and crisis intervention experience preferred

Skills

Strong communication, crisis management, flexibility, and ability to remain calm under pressure in a fast-paced setting.