Registered Nurse (RN), Psychiatry Float Pool - DECEMBER GRADS WELCOME!

Cincinnati Children's•College Hill, TX

11h•$37 - $43•Onsite

About The Position

The Psychiatry Float Pool Registered Nurse supports Cincinnati Children’s psychiatric and behavioral health programs at the College Hill Campus. The role provides flexible staffing support across multiple care areas and requires adaptability to differing patient populations, workflows, and team structures. The nurse delivers developmentally appropriate, patient- and family-centered care to children and adolescents with psychiatric, behavioral, emotional, or neurodevelopmental needs, using clinical judgment, therapeutic communication, trauma-informed practice, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Responsibilities include assessing physical and mental health needs; planning, coordinating, and delivering nursing interventions; administering medications and monitoring responses; maintaining assigned observation levels; supporting daily living and therapeutic activities; preventing and responding to behavioral escalation; and documenting assessments, interventions, safety checks, and patient progress. The role also includes floating according to staffing and patient-care needs, contributing to handoffs and care planning, maintaining required competencies and certifications, and completing Therapeutic Crisis Intervention training during orientation. The position is listed as full time, with 32 weekly hours and a 0.8 FTE. Rotating shifts are noted, with weekend and holiday rotation.

Requirements

Associate- or diploma-prepared RN from an ACEN-, CCNE-, or NLN CNEA-accredited institution.
External hires without a BSN or MSN must enroll in a BSN or MSN program within one year of hire and complete the program within five years of hire.
Active Ohio RN license; other state licensure may be required.
Foreign graduates must have their license validated through TruMerit in accordance with Ohio Board of Nursing requirements for foreign graduates.
Must pass the Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Certification Course during orientation.

Nice To Haves

BSN from an ACEN- or CCNE-accredited institution, or an MSN.
Psychiatric, behavioral health, pediatric, emergency, inpatient, residential, or float pool nursing experience.
Comfort working across multiple clinical environments and adapting to changing staffing needs.
Strong therapeutic communication, de-escalation, teamwork, and prioritization skills.

Responsibilities

Assess patient needs and use critical thinking and clinical judgment to develop, coordinate, and implement nursing interventions addressing physical and mental health needs.
Administer medications, monitor their effectiveness, recognize changes in patient condition, and escalate concerns as needed.
Provide developmentally appropriate care and support activities of daily living in group and individualized settings.
Maintain designated observation levels accurately and compassionately, with attention to safety.
Float across supported College Hill psychiatric and behavioral health areas based on staffing needs and patient-care priorities.
Adapt to unit-specific workflows, patient populations, team structures, and care expectations.
Contribute to safe staffing, continuity of care, and effective team communication.
Create and support safe, stable, therapeutic environments for patients with psychiatric, behavioral, emotional, or neurodevelopmental needs.
Use trauma-informed and developmentally appropriate strategies to prevent and respond to behavioral escalation.
Apply Therapeutic Crisis Intervention strategies, including verbal de-escalation and physical intervention when required due to imminent risk.
Perform safety checks and room and patient searches, and monitor environmental risk factors according to unit expectations and policy.
Build therapeutic rapport, maintain professional boundaries, and advocate for patient and family needs.
Lead or support structured therapeutic activities and group programming when assigned.
Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, social workers, Behavioral Health Specialists, allied health professionals, and families.
Contribute to shift reports, handoffs, interdisciplinary care planning, and family-centered communication.
Document assessments, care interventions, medication response, safety checks, incident reports, and patient progress accurately.
Maintain current knowledge of regulatory, accreditation, departmental, and hospital standards.
Complete required certifications, licensure renewals, and Safety College trainings on schedule.
Participate in shared decision-making, peer feedback, professional development, and ongoing education to maintain competency and promote growth.
Collaborate using the Interprofessional Practice Model to support coordinated care.