Registered Nurse - Behavioral Health (Geriatric Psychiatric Inpatient)
Manchester, NH
Care Career
3x12 hrs, Nights
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Registered Nurse – Behavioral Health (Geropsychiatry) - Manchester, NH

Job Details:

• Shift: Night 3x12s (7:00 PM – 7:30 AM)
• Schedule: Every other weekend required
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Guaranteed hours: 36 per week
• Unit: Geropsychiatry (locked inpatient unit)

Requirements:

• Minimum 1 year of RN experience (required)
• Must have Geriatric Psych inpatient experience (HARD STOP)
• Must have Medical-Surgical (MS) experience (HARD STOP)
• No first-time travelers accepted
• Active RN license (NH license or compact eligible)
• BLS and CPI required
• Epic experience required

Skills Required:

• Geriatric psychiatric patient care in locked inpatient setting
• Dementia, bipolar, depression, anxiety, psychosis care
• Medication administration and monitoring
• Foley catheter insertion and management
• Wound care and dressing changes
• IV fluids and basic IV therapy
• Mobility assistance and lift equipment use
• Incontinence care and behavioral support
• 1:1 observation and safety monitoring
• De-escalation and behavioral management techniques

Facility Details:

• 25-bed geriatric psych unit within a locked inpatient behavioral health setting
• Patient ratio: 1:6 nights
• Patients include dementia with behavioral disturbances and acute psychiatric conditions
• Split unit: psychiatric and behavioral care sections
• Epic charting system used
• Lift equipment and IV therapy training provided

Additional Notes:

• Floating required to adult behavioral health units as needed
• Must be comfortable with high-acuity, hands-on patient care
• Strict compliance: no former employees of SolutionHealth accepted
• COVID vaccine not required; flu vaccine required with exemptions allowed