Inpatient Behavioral Health RN
Holyoke, MA
Host Healthcare
5x8 hrs, Evenings
Referral Bonus

Registered Nurse (RN) - Behavioral Health

Location: Holyoke, Massachusetts
Employment Type: Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Summary

Join a new 84-bed inpatient behavioral health hospital as a founding member of the nursing team. This role involves providing direct and indirect care to adult and adolescent psychiatric patients in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment focused on trauma-informed recovery and patient-centered care.

Schedule

• Full-time, 40 hours per week
• 8-hour shifts
• Includes every other weekend and every other holiday
• Must be willing to float to similar or lower acuity units as needed

Qualifications

• License: Registered Nurse (RN) license in Massachusetts required at time of submission
• Education: BSN preferred
• Experience:

  • Minimum 1 year of adult and adolescent inpatient psychiatric experience required
  • Previous psychiatric/substance use inpatient experience preferred
  • CPR certification required
  • Restraint reduction, de-escalation, and crisis intervention experience preferred
• Skills:

  • Critical thinking and problem-solving abilities
  • Advanced knowledge of behavioral health and substance abuse treatment modalities
  • Ability to apply nursing process from a trauma-informed recovery model
  • Ability to develop therapeutic relationships while maintaining professional boundaries
  • Effective oral and written communication skills
  • Proficiency with Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
  • Crisis management, time management, delegation, coaching, and team-building skills
  • Flexibility, creativity, and ability to manage stressful situations calmly and professionally

Responsibilities

• Actively participate as a member of the healthcare team providing care to patients, families, and legal guardians
• Maintain a safe therapeutic environment grounded in core behavioral health principles
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary treatment team to develop, implement, and document individualized treatment plans
• Support patients through psychiatric and substance use treatment interventions

Additional Information

• Must be willing to float to similar or lower acuity units if needed
• Work every other holiday and every other weekend

Prior Travel Experience

• Not explicitly required for this position

This opportunity is ideal for psychiatric nursing professionals seeking to make a meaningful difference in behavioral health care within a supportive and innovative team environment.