Psychiatric Registered Nurse (RN)

We are looking for a Psychiatric Registered Nurse to join our home health team in a part-time capacity!

The home health Psychiatric RN provides specialized nursing care to geriatric patients residing in assisted living communities who have behavioral health and psychiatric needs. This role focuses on the assessment, monitoring, and management of mental health conditions while promoting independence, emotional well-being, and quality of life.

Key responsibilities:

• Perform comprehensive psychiatric and nursing assessments to identify mental health, behavioral, cognitive, and psychosocial needs.
• Monitor and manage patients with diagnoses such as depression, anxiety, adjustment disorders, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, dementia-related behaviors, and other psychiatric conditions.
• Provide medication management, including assessment of medication effectiveness, side effects, adherence, and coordination with prescribing providers.
• Evaluate patients' coping skills, emotional functioning, and ability to manage stressors and life changes.
• Develop individualized care plans addressing both psychiatric and medical needs.
• Educate patients, families, and assisted living staff regarding mental health diagnoses, medications, symptom recognition, and therapeutic interventions.
• Identify changes in mental status, escalating symptoms, or safety concerns and coordinate timely intervention with physicians, psychiatrists, and interdisciplinary team members.
• Support crisis prevention and de-escalation strategies while promoting patient safety and stability in the assisted living environment.
• Collaborate with primary care providers, psychiatric providers, social workers, therapists, and facility staff to ensure coordinated care.
• Document clinical findings and patient progress in accordance with home health regulations and agency policies.

What we offer:

• Flexible schedule
• Mileage reimbursement
• 401(k) plan with employer contribution
• Paid time off that begins accruing on day one
• Computer and supplies
• Paid CEUs

What you will need:

• Active RN license in good standing with the state of Idaho
• Master's degree with a specialty in mental health nursing OR
• Bachelor's degree in nursing with 1-year recent experience in psychiatric hospital, psychiatric home care, or other outpatient psychiatric experience OR
• Associate's degree in nursing with 2 years experience in psychiatric hospital, psychiatric home care, or other outpatient psychiatric experience

Offers of employment are contingent upon passing a background check and drug screen