Registered Nurse - Psych/Behavioral Health

Pine Rest • Grand Rapids, MI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Registered Nurse working evening shifts on a five-day schedule with eight-hour shifts totaling 40 hours per week. The role is within a behavioral health environment providing psychiatric nursing care to a diverse patient population including pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients. The RN will work as part of a multidisciplinary behavioral health team focused on maintaining patient safety, providing therapeutic support, and assisting with stabilization and treatment plans for individuals experiencing mental health conditions. The position involves maintaining a safe, structured, and supportive care environment while managing a moderate patient assignment. Nursing staff are supported by additional assistive personnel to ensure efficient care delivery and patient safety. The role requires strong communication skills, emotional awareness, and the ability to work effectively within a psychiatric care setting.

Requirements

• Hold an active Registered Nurse license
• Maintain current Basic Life Support certification
• Demonstrate the ability to manage multiple patients while maintaining therapeutic communication and safety awareness in a mental health setting
• Possess strong observational skills
• Possess critical thinking abilities
• Possess the capacity to respond appropriately to behavioral or emotional changes in patients
• Effective teamwork with physicians, therapists, and support staff to ensure coordinated care for patients across different age groups receiving psychiatric treatment

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience in psychiatric or behavioral health nursing
• Familiarity with electronic medical record systems, particularly Epic

Responsibilities

• Providing psychiatric nursing care to a diverse patient population including pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients
• Working as part of a multidisciplinary behavioral health team focused on maintaining patient safety, providing therapeutic support, and assisting with stabilization and treatment plans for individuals experiencing mental health conditions
• Maintaining a safe, structured, and supportive care environment while managing a moderate patient assignment
• Managing multiple patients while maintaining therapeutic communication and safety awareness in a mental health setting
• Responding appropriately to behavioral or emotional changes in patients
• Effective teamwork with physicians, therapists, and support staff to ensure coordinated care for patients across different age groups receiving psychiatric treatment

What This Job Offers

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