Psychiatric Registered Nurse (full time) - Crisis Stabilization and Resource Center

Sarpy Office • Papillion, NE

27d • Onsite

About The Position

Be the steady presence when it matters most. At The Crisis Center, people arrive in the middle of a mental health crisis — and your nursing care is often the first thing that helps them feel safe again. As a full-time Psychiatric RN, you blend psychiatric and physical health nursing to help people stabilize, heal, and get back to their lives. This is voluntary, community-based crisis care — a warm, respite-style setting, not a hospital ward or a revolving door. You'll work at the bedside and alongside a close-knit team, using every part of your license: assessment, medication management, de-escalation, health monitoring, teaching, and care coordination. If you want hands-on nursing where your presence genuinely changes someone's day, this is the place. Why you'll want this role You use your whole license. Psychiatric and physical health nursing, medication management, teaching, and coordination — all in one role. You're at the bedside. Real, hands-on care with real people — not paperwork from a distance. You're part of a tight team. Psychiatric providers, therapists, and crisis staff work shoulder-to-shoulder with you in a trauma-informed environment. You help people get home. You guide individuals and families from crisis through stabilization and back into the community.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing, licensed in Nebraska as a Registered Nurse (RN).
• Two years of nursing experience.
• Valid driver's license and an acceptable driving record.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a substance abuse, mental health, or behavioral health setting.
• Working knowledge of primary health care issues.

Responsibilities

• Plan, implement, and evaluate programs of nursing care and therapeutic intervention that support stabilization, promote wellness, and help people reintegrate into the community — always in step with the Nebraska Nurse Practice Act, Nebraska DHHS behavioral health regulations, and facility policies.
• Provide comprehensive psychiatric nursing assessments — routine and urgent/emergent as clinically indicated.
• Conduct physical health screenings, assess ongoing medical needs, and screen for health risks at intake and periodically.
• Identify conditions requiring referral, consultation, or transfer to a higher level of care.
• Plan, implement, and evaluate individualized nursing care plans consistent with the interdisciplinary treatment plan.
• Administer and manage medications in collaboration with the CSRC psychiatric provider and other licensed providers, per the Nebraska Nurse Practice Act and orders.
• Perform medication reconciliation at admission and discharge, and monitor therapeutic response, side effects, and effectiveness.
• Ensure secure storage and accurate documentation of medications, including controlled substances.
• Provide medication education to individuals and families.
• Monitor vital signs and overall physical health status.
• Watch for indicators of substance use complications or mild withdrawal.
• Provide crisis health intervention within scope of practice, and implement preventive and remedial wellness plans.
• Coordinate referrals for external medical services when indicated.
• Provide crisis health and psychiatric intervention to support stabilization.
• Use approved de-escalation techniques and the least restrictive interventions.
• Participate in ongoing risk assessment, safety planning, and multi-agency service coordination grounded in best practice.
• Provide therapeutic nursing interventions to individuals and families.
• Teach education groups on medication management and basic health care, and offer health coaching and wellness activities.
• Support individuals and families through stabilization and reintegration, and help build sustainable health and recovery plans.
• Work closely with the interdisciplinary team and key community agencies.
• Coordinate and schedule follow-up care — medical, mental health, and community-based support.
• Cross-train teammates in health and wellness interventions, and educate staff on physical and behavioral health issues.
• Maintain accurate, timely documentation — assessments, care plans, progress notes, medication records, and discharge summaries that reflect clinical decision-making and coordination of care.
• Stay compliant with Nebraska DHHS regulations, HIPAA, and agency policies.
• Be dependable and punctual, collaborate across the agency, take part in quality improvement, and treat everyone with courtesy, respect, and care.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health coverage — medical, dental, and vision
• Voluntary life, short-term disability, critical illness, and accident coverage
• Generous Flexible Time Off to protect your work-life balance
• A genuinely trauma-informed culture that cares for staff, not just clients
• A collaborative, team-oriented environment where your nursing judgment is valued

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level