Inpatient Psychiatric RN
Holyoke, MA
Access Healthcare
5x8 hrs, Nights

Registered Nurse (RN) - Behavioral Health

Location: Holyoke, Massachusetts
Employment Type: Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks (approximately 3 months)
Schedule: Full-time, 40 hours per week (8-hour shifts), includes every other weekend and every other holiday

Job Summary

Seeking a Registered Nurse with inpatient psychiatric experience to join a new 84-bed inpatient behavioral health hospital. This role involves providing direct and indirect care to patients with psychiatric, emotional, and substance use disorders. The RN will be a key member of a multidisciplinary team, contributing to individualized treatment plans and maintaining a safe therapeutic environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct and indirect patient care within a therapeutic milieu
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary treatment team
• Develop, implement, and document patient treatment goals and interventions
• Maintain professional boundaries while building therapeutic relationships
• Float to similar or lower acuity units as needed
• Take charge when required (no additional multiplier for charge nurse duties)

Qualifications

• License: Massachusetts RN license required at time of application
• Experience: Minimum one year inpatient psychiatric experience required; substance use inpatient experience preferred
• Education: BSN preferred
• Certifications: CPR certification required; restraint reduction, de-escalation, and crisis intervention experience preferred
• Skills:

  • Critical thinking and problem-solving
  • Knowledge of behavioral health and substance abuse treatment modalities
  • Trauma-informed recovery model application
  • Effective oral and written communication
  • Proficiency with Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
  • Crisis management, time management, delegation, coaching, and team building
  • Flexibility, creativity, and ability to manage stressful situations calmly and professionally

Work Environment & Culture

• Collaborative, empowered, and non-judgmental team environment
• Emphasis on championing patients and supporting one another
• Opportunity to be a founding member of a new behavioral health hospital
• Commitment to compassionate, effective, and sustainable psychiatric care

Additional Information

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

This position offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of patients and families dealing with psychiatric and substance use challenges.