Registered Nurse (RN) - Inpatient Mental Health (Intermittent/PRN)

Quick Facts

• Role: Registered Nurse (Intermittent/PRN) – Inpatient Mental Health

• Setting: Direct patient care in a locked unit for veterans requiring inpatient mental health treatment

• Schedule: Intermittent; variable days/evenings/nights based on need

Description

Provide direct inpatient mental health nursing care in a locked unit for veterans, including mental health assessments, psychiatric medication administration and monitoring, crisis intervention, and implementation of safety plans. Participate in nurse-led psychoeducational groups using therapeutic communication and de-escalation techniques with recovery-oriented language. Coordinate ongoing care with the interdisciplinary mental health team and respond to psychiatric emergencies as directed.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate age-specific nursing care

• Coordinate care with focus on patient education and self-management

• Administer medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines

• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to influence care outcomes

• Attend and observe nurse-led psychoeducational groups; apply therapeutic communication and de-escalation

• Participate in shift report and warm hand-offs; attend environment of care rounds

• Identify safety concerns and hazardous items; document assessments, nursing plan of care, and safety rounds per facility policy

• Maintain professional boundaries and seek guidance to improve mental health care

Benefits

• Competitive salary with regular salary increases and potential performance awards

• Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted RN license from any US state or territory

• Comprehensive federal total rewards package (eligibility depends on position and intermittent status)

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship required (non-citizens only when qualified citizens cannot be recruited)

• English proficiency for basic written and spoken English

• Current, full, active, unrestricted RN license in a US state/territory or DC

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program (ACEN or CCNE) or meet VA-approved education/licensure pathways

• At least 2 years of direct inpatient RN experience

• At least 2 years of Mental Health/Behavioral Health RN experience

• Certification in Psych/Mental Health/Behavioral Health

• Preferred: BSN

• Subject to background/security investigation; complete onboarding and a pre-employment physical evaluation

• Must participate in required seasonal influenza vaccination program

• If selected for a testing designated position: comply with urinalysis; refusal results in denial of employment