Registered Nurse (RN) - Inpatient Mental Health

Quick Facts

• Role: Inpatient Mental Health Registered Nurse (RN)

Description

Provide independent, patient-centered, recovery-oriented inpatient mental health nursing care. You will be responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process, coordinating care focused on patient education, self-management, and satisfaction across the continuum of care. Administer medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines, and support therapeutic milieu activities, safety, and recovery-focused education.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate shift reports, warm hand-offs, and nurse-led psychoeducational groups using therapeutic communication and de-escalation techniques

• Participate in mental health interdisciplinary treatment teams and lead during psychiatric emergencies when needed

• Document nursing assessments, nursing plan of care, patient safety observations, and environmental safety rounds per facility policy

• Maintain professional boundaries to protect patient vulnerabilities

• Provide oversight of licensed vocational nurses and nursing assistants as appropriate to the setting

• Support nursing education, orientation, and competency activities; assist with quality improvement and outcomes utilization consultation

• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship (or limited non-citizen eligibility when qualified citizens cannot be recruited)

• Basic written and spoken English proficiency

• Graduate of an accredited professional nursing program (ACEN or CCNE) or an approved equivalent pathway

• Current, full, active, unrestricted RN license in a U.S. state/territory/Commonwealth or District of Columbia

• Conditions of employment: background/security investigation, online onboarding, and passing a pre-employment physical evaluation

• Comply with drug screening if selected for a testing-designated position

• Selective Service registration requirement for eligible males

• Seasonal influenza vaccination requirement

• Ability to meet physical demands associated with direct patient care (standing/walking, moderate lifting, bending/kneeling)

• Mental health experience preferred

Benefits

• Competitive salary with regular salary increases and potential performance awards

• Up to 50 days of paid time off per year (annual leave, sick leave, and paid federal holidays)

• Traditional federal pension with 5-year vesting and federal 401K with up to 5% contributions

• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care insurance options

• Full-time schedule (0730–2000; may change based on facility needs)