Psychiatric RN Home Health

UnitedHealth Group•Chattanooga, TN

7d•$71,677 - $107,516

About The Position

Amedisys, part of the Optum family of businesses, provides home health, hospice, and community-based services. The Psychiatric Registered Nurse provides skilled psychiatric nursing care to patients in their homes, supporting mental health stability and overall well-being. The role includes assessment, medication management, patient and family education, and coordination with interdisciplinary care teams while following clinical standards and regulatory requirements. The position involves evaluating patients’ behavioral health and psychiatric needs, monitoring physical and mental status, recognizing signs that may require changes in treatment, teaching patients and caregivers about care and safety, administering medications and collecting specimens, coordinating assigned cases, documenting care, supervising LPNs and HHAs, and communicating patient progress to the clinical manager, psychiatrist, and care team. The role requires frequent travel by car and includes physical activities such as sitting, using hands, communicating, occasional standing and walking, and occasional lifting or moving of up to 50 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made for employees with disabilities. Compensation is listed as an annual total cash target pay range of $71,677–$107,516, a per-visit-point rate of $41.35–$62.03, and an hourly rate of $34.46–$51.69. Annual total cash compensation assumes full-time employment at 40 hours per week and full productivity. The role uses per-visit-point pay for visits and hourly pay for certain non-visit activities. Compensation depends on factors including local labor markets, education, work experience, productivity, and performance. Benefits are subject to eligibility requirements. Candidates must pass a drug test before beginning employment.

Requirements

Current RN license for the state or states where assigned to work.
Meet one of the CMS psychiatric nursing qualification pathways: a master's degree in mental health nursing or a psychiatric specialty plus nursing experience in an acute treatment unit or other psychiatric setting; a bachelor's degree in nursing plus one year of recent nursing experience in an acute treatment unit or other psychiatric setting; or a nursing diploma or associate's degree plus two years of recent nursing experience in an acute treatment unit or other psychiatric setting.
Psychiatric experience must have been within the last three to five years; otherwise, documentation must support psychiatric retraining, classes, or continuing education to update psychiatric knowledge.
Current CPR certification.
Valid driver's license, reliable transportation, and liability insurance.
Ability to travel frequently by car.
Ability to receive and comprehend instructions verbally and/or in writing.
Ability to use logical reasoning for simple and complex problem solving.
Meet the stated physical demands, including occasional lifting or moving of up to 50 pounds, with reasonable accommodations as applicable.

Responsibilities

Perform an initial nursing evaluation, including assessment of behavioral health and psychiatric nursing needs.
Observe and evaluate patients’ physical and mental status for complications and medication side effects.
Monitor for behavioral indicators requiring a change in treatment modality, including crisis or suicidal ideation, and for other medical signs and symptoms.
Instruct patients and caregivers on care, medication regimens, disease processes, safety interventions, activities of daily living, coping skills, symptom management, and other interventions.
Administer intramuscular medications and perform lab draws and specimen collections.
Coordinate care as a case manager for assigned patients.
Complete documentation accurately and on time.
Supervise LPNs and home health aides.
Regularly communicate patient progress to the clinical manager, psychiatrist, and care team.