Psychiatric RN
About The Position
The Psychiatric Registered Nurse (RN) provides compassionate, skilled psychiatric nursing care to patients in their homes, supporting mental health stability and overall well-being. The role includes patient assessment, medication management, patient and family education, and coordination with interdisciplinary care teams while maintaining compliance with clinical standards and regulatory requirements. The ideal candidate is empathetic, clinically skilled, and dedicated to patient-centered mental health care in a home-based setting. The position uses a combination of per-visit-point compensation for patient visits and hourly compensation for certain non-visit activities, such as orientation. Visits are assigned according to patient and business needs, and weekly visit volume varies. Annual total cash compensation is based on full-time employment at 40 hours per week and full productivity.
Requirements
- Current RN license specific to the state(s) in which the candidate is assigned to work.
- Meet one of the CMS psychiatric nursing qualification pathways for home care: a master's degree in mental health nursing or a psychiatric specialty and nursing experience in an acute treatment unit or other psychiatric setting; a bachelor's degree in nursing and one year of recent nursing experience in an acute treatment unit or other psychiatric setting; or a nursing diploma or associate's degree and 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 units to update psychiatric knowledge.
- Current CPR certification.
- Valid driver's license, reliable transportation, and liability insurance.
- Pass a drug test before beginning employment.
Responsibilities
- Perform initial nursing evaluations, 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, as well as 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 HHAs.
- Regularly communicate patient progress to the clinical manager, psychiatrist, and care team.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package, subject to eligibility requirements.
- Recognition programs.
- Equity stock purchase, subject to eligibility requirements.
- 401(k) contribution, subject to eligibility requirements.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
