Behavioral Health RN
Des Moines, IA
Host Healthcare
5x8 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Behavioral Health RN

Overview

• Temp RN role in Des Moines, Iowa
• Nights shift
• 13-week contract
• Home unit is Geri
• Must float across all Des Moines campuses to like units

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Iowa
• Psychiatric (1.25 years of experience)
• Psychiatric experience within the last year
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Experience working with Adolescent patients
• Experience working with Adult patients
• Experience working with Geriatric patients
• Driver's License
• Experience with Epic

Preferred Qualifications

• Recent/current inpatient experience
• Professional reference/reference check from within 24 months of today’s date
• De-escalation certificate: MOAB, MAB, or CPI
• 1st time travelers accepted with 12 months of Psych/BH experience

Unit Details

• Bed size: Geri 12, Adolescent 12, Adult 24
• Ratios can be up to 1:4-6 depending on unit/shift
• Patient types include acute psychiatric patients, major mental health illness, and chronic behaviors that can include violence, aggression, mania, and self harm
• Equipment competency: restraints
• Scrub color: Navy Blue, solids

Scheduling Notes

• Required to work 1-2 of 3 upcoming summer holidays unless the unit is closed
• Required to work 1-2 of 3 upcoming winter holidays unless the unit is closed
• NBO: 16 hrs