RN - Adult Psychiatry

Presbyterian System Services • Albuquerque, NM

4d • Onsite

About The Position

A psychiatric nurse delivers comprehensive behavioral healthcare by assessing mental status, managing psychiatric crises, coordinating interdisciplinary treatment teams, and empowering patients and families through compassionate advocacy and psychoeducation. How you grow, learn and thrive matters here. Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities. Staff Safety (a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern). Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles (for eligible positions). Malpractice liability insurance. Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department. EPIC electronic charting system.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree in nursing
• New Mexico RN License required.
• BLS required

Responsibilities

• Driven by clinical excellence and therapeutic empathy, the Psychiatric Registered Nurse stabilizes acute mental health crises while fostering a safe, therapeutic environment for long-term recovery.
• Conducts rigorous psychiatric evaluations, manages complex treatment plans, and leads interdisciplinary care teams, providing pivotal support to individuals navigating behavioral health challenges.
• Dedicated to patient advocacy and de-escalation, this position empowers patients and families through targeted psychoeducation, compassionate boundaries, and strict adherence to patient rights.
• Directs and delegates patient care assignments to psychiatric technicians, behavioral health aides, and nursing staff based on patient acuity, safety risk levels, and staff capabilities.
• Maintains clinical competency in direct psychiatric care, conducting mental status assessments, evaluating patient outcomes, executing de-escalation protocols, and dynamically adjusting care plans.
• Collaborates closely with psychiatrists, therapists, social workers, primary care physicians, families, and community mental health programs to ensure seamless continuity of care.
• Educates patients and families on their legal rights, psychiatric advance directives, and informed consent procedures during admission and ongoing care.
• Assesses learning needs and delivers targeted patient and family teaching on coping strategies, symptom management, and treatment plans using return-demonstration techniques.
• Drives continuous care quality by integrating current psychiatric nursing research, behavioral health guidelines, hospital safety protocols, and clinical equipment proficiency.
• Fosters a safe, therapeutic milieu through clear interprofessional communication, proactive problem-solving, and effective team conflict resolution.
• Performs on-call duties effectively, maintaining strong telephone triage skills to evaluate risk, manage psychiatric emergencies, and coordinate urgent interventions.
• Directs self-education toward top psychiatric and medical co-morbidities, including depression/anxiety, psychotic disorders, substance dependency, post-surgical care, nutrition, medication compliance, and pain management.
• Supervises psychiatric aides and ancillary nursing staff in strict adherence to Medicare/Medicaid regulations, state mental health laws, and hospital policies.

Benefits

• Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities
• Staff Safety (a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern)
• Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles (for eligible positions)
• Malpractice liability insurance
• Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department
• EPIC electronic charting system
• free on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, mindfulness and meditation resources, wellness challenges and more

What This Job Offers

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