Inpatient Adult Psychiatric RN
Salt Lake City, Utah
Holy Cross Hospital

Registered Nurse (Psychiatry) - West Valley, Utah

Position Overview

• Work in a 26-bed inpatient adult behavioral health unit.
• Patient population primarily includes geriatric psychiatric patients (55+), with dementia as a common primary diagnosis and bipolar disorder as the second most common.
• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:6.
• Unit has a seclusion room but currently does not staff 1:1 for physical restraints.
• No telemetry monitoring or monitor techs; RNs do not read strips on this unit.

Schedule

• Night shifts, 12 hours per shift.
• Approximately 36 hours per week.
• Weekend work required at least every third weekend.
• Holiday shifts required (6 PM to 6:30 AM, every other week).

Contract Details

• Contract length: 18 weeks.
• Orientation week requires clinicians to be physically present in-state, even if some modules are remote.
• Must be within a 60-mile radius and submit a valid driver’s license.

Required Qualifications

• Current BLS certification (American Heart Association).
• Valid nursing license as an RN.

Additional Notes

• This role involves working with adult behavioral health patients in an inpatient setting.
• Experience with geriatric psych and dementia patients is relevant.
• Physical restraint use is limited; familiarity with seclusion room protocols is beneficial.