Inpatient Registered Nurse; RN

We are seeking a compassionate, skilled, and highly motivated Inpatient Registered Nurse (RN) to join our pediatric psychiatric care team. Working under the guidance of the Director of Nursing and in compliance with the State Nurse Practice Act, the RN plays a key role in delivering safe, evidence-based care to children and adolescents experiencing acute behavioral health challenges. This role combines direct patient care with leadership in assessment, coordination, delegation, and quality improvement.

• Clinical Competence:
  Strong assessment skills, knowledge of psychiatric and developmental disorders, medication management expertise.
• Emotional Intelligence & Compassion:
  Empathy, emotional regulation, non-judgmental attitude.
• Child & Adolescent-Centered Approach:
  Developmentally appropriate communication, trauma-informed care mindset, playfulness and creativity.
• Team Collaboration & Leadership:
  Team player, delegation skills, mentorship mindset.
• Resilience & Adaptability:
  Emotionally resilient, flexible and adaptive, problem-solving mindset.
• Organizational & Communication
  
  Skills:
  
  Strong documentation habits, effective communicator, detail-oriented.
• Safety & Crisis Management:
  Crisis prevention and intervention, milieu management.
• Physical Safety:
  Must be able to perform physical holds, movements and carries; blocking and redirecting patient movements against the patient’s weight; physical interventions in response to aggressive and self-injurious behavior; ability to move quickly and confidently to intervene when protective holds are deemed necessary.
• Physical
  
  Skills:
  
  Pivoting, knee squats, shuffling front and backward, assisting with carrying a person, assisting a person to the floor, stabilizing people in standing, seated, prone and supine positions.

• Work with a multidisciplinary team dedicated to the mental health and well-being of children and adolescents.
• Opportunities for mentorship, continuing education, and clinical advancement.
• A supportive environment where your clinical voice and experience are valued.
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package including paid medical and vision, tuition reimbursement, student loan assistance, and a 6% employer-paid 403B contribution. $46.00/hour after training.
• Residency and Fellowship programs available!
• Templated schedules available!

• Required education and experience—Must be a graduate of a RN nursing program. Must have and maintain CPR and Nonviolent Crisis Intervention with Advanced Physical Skills certification within three months of hire.
• Preferred education and experience—Preferred minimum of 1-2 years’ experience in psychiatric or pediatric nursing.

• Entry level

• Full-time

• Health Care Provider