RN Behavioral Health Psych Home Health

UnitedHealth Group•Clinton, SC

6d•$71,677 - $107,516•Onsite

About The Position

As a Psychiatric Registered Nurse (RN), you will provide compassionate, 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 ensuring 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. This position offers 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. Compensation includes per-visit-point and hourly pay, with rates and earnings influenced by factors such as local labor markets, education, work experience, productivity, and performance. A $10,000 sign-on bonus is available for external candidates. Benefits include a comprehensive benefits package, recognition programs, an equity stock purchase plan, and a 401(k) contribution, subject to eligibility requirements. Candidates must pass a drug test before beginning employment.

Requirements

Hold a current RN license specific to the state(s) where assigned to work.
Meet one of the CMS psychiatric nursing qualifications for home care: an RN with a master’s degree in mental health nursing or a psychiatric specialty and nursing experience in an acute treatment unit or other psychiatric setting; an RN with a bachelor’s degree in nursing and at least one year of recent nursing experience in an acute treatment unit or other psychiatric setting; or an RN with a nursing diploma or associate’s degree and at least two years of recent nursing experience in an acute treatment unit or other psychiatric setting.
Psychiatric nursing 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.
Hold current CPR certification.
Have a valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, and liability insurance.

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 patient behavior for indicators that treatment may need to change, 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 home health aides.
Regularly communicate patient progress to the clinical manager, psychiatrist, and care team.