Registered Nurse Psychiatric

Job Title

Registered Nurse – Psychiatric (RN)

Location

Elkton, MD | Inpatient Psychiatric

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | 13 Weeks | Days, 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM | Expected 36 hours/week

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct psychiatric nursing care to patients in an inpatient setting during 12-hour day shifts
• Manage patient handoff and charge-out at the top of the hour when involved in codes, rapid response teams (RRT), or significant events near shift change
• Deliver timely and thorough handoff reports to charge nurses or oncoming nurses, including outstanding tasks not readily visible in the EMR
• Coordinate with Charge RN, Assistant Nurse Manager, or Nurse Manager as needed to facilitate smooth shift transitions and patient safety
• Adhere to facility dress code; navy blue scrubs required
• Manage daily workflow to ensure meal breaks are taken at the assigned time in accordance with facility policy

Required Qualifications

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license
• BLS certification required
• CPI (Nonviolent Crisis Intervention) certification – Blue Card required
• Experience in psychiatric or behavioral health nursing
• Ability to adhere to facility overtime and meal break policies; overtime shifts are not available for travel RNs in this role

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Prior experience in an inpatient psychiatric setting
• Familiarity with EMR documentation systems, including MPages
• Experience working in high-acuity environments requiring rapid response and crisis intervention

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to contribute to a structured, supportive inpatient psychiatric team with clear leadership resources available throughout each shift
• Consistent day shift schedule offering work-life balance in a specialized behavioral health environment