(RN) Psychiatric Nurse - ACT Team - SIGN-ON Bonus

TeamBuilders Behavioral Health • Taos, NM

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About The Position

TeamBuilders is seeking a compassionate and motivated Registered Nurse to join its Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team in Taos, New Mexico. The role provides community-based psychiatric nursing services to adults with serious mental illness, supporting stability, independence, and improved quality of life. It offers the opportunity to work outside a traditional clinical setting and make a direct impact in the community.

TeamBuilders is a community-based behavioral health organization providing services such as individual and family therapy, psychiatric evaluations, medication management, psychosocial rehabilitation, Comprehensive Community Support Services, and supportive housing assistance. The organization describes its culture as supportive of work-life balance, creativity, education, and professional growth, with supervision and training opportunities for staff.

Requirements

• Associate, bachelor's, or master's degree in Nursing Practice.
• At least 1–2 years of direct client care experience with people receiving treatment for psychiatric disorders.
• Ability to work with adults with serious mental illness.
• Knowledge of psychotic and mood disorders, related medications, and potential side effects.
• Specific training or experience in psychological therapies, building therapeutic alliances, managing challenging behavior, and administering psychiatric medication.
• Knowledge of psychotropic medication side effects and how to evaluate for them, such as through AIMS or observation.
• Current RN licensure in New Mexico.
• CPR and First Aid certification.
• Must not be suspended, excluded, or debarred from federal health care programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, or SCHIP.
• Must successfully pass CYFD criminal background checks, including local, state, and FBI checks.
• Must become certified in Crisis Intervention Prevention (CPI), through agency-provided non-violent crisis intervention training.
• Commitment, temperament, and skills suited to working with people with serious mental illness, and values consistent with the agency's philosophy.
• Ability to establish positive relationships consistently and work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Computer literacy for maintaining compliant client documentation and using data systems.
• Must have and maintain a driver's license, a clean driving record, and active auto insurance coverage.

Nice To Haves

• Three or more years of experience as a psychiatric nurse provider.
• Experience in telemedicine.
• Fluency in both English and Spanish; qualified bilingual candidates may be eligible for an additional sign-on bonus.

Responsibilities

• Provide community-based psychiatric nursing services to individuals with serious mental illness.
• Support clients in achieving stability, independence, and improved quality of life.
• Administer psychiatric medication and evaluate clients for psychotropic medication side effects, including through AIMS and observation.
• Maintain compliant computerized client documentation and use data systems in accordance with state and federal standards.

Benefits

• Sign-on bonus.
• Potential additional sign-on bonus for qualified candidates fluent in English and Spanish.
• Clinical supervision and training opportunities.
• Educational opportunities.
• Work-life balance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree