Registered Nurse (RN), Psychiatry Float Pool

About This Role

Provide direct patient care as a Registered Nurse in the Psychiatry Float Pool, working with youth experiencing a range of psychiatric challenges. This role focuses on milieu management, patient safety, and therapeutic engagement within a team-based setting.

Responsibilities

• Create a safe, stable, and nurturing environment using trauma-informed and developmentally appropriate strategies
• Implement a token economy to reinforce positive behaviors and support progress toward discharge goals
• Proactively prevent and respond to crises using Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) strategies including verbal de-escalation and physical interventions when necessary
• Apply critical thinking and clinical judgment to assess patient care needs and develop care plans
• Administer medications and monitor for effectiveness
• Lead or support structured group programming, modifying delivery to meet developmental needs
• Accurately document assessments, care interventions, incident reports, safety checks, and patient progress
• Serve as the communication bridge between Behavioral Health Specialists and the interdisciplinary team
• Collaborate effectively across disciplines using the Interprofessional Practice Model (IPM)
• Support student and new nurse onboarding through role modeling, mentoring, and shared learning experiences

Requirements

• Associate/Diploma prepared RNs from ACEN, CCNE or NLN CNEA accredited institution
• Enroll in a BSN or MSN program within 1 year of hire date and complete program within 5 years (if hired without BSN or MSN)
• Active Ohio RN License
• Pass Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Certification Course during orientation

Qualifications

• Associate/Diploma prepared RNs from ACEN, CCNE or NLN CNEA accredited institution

Nice to Have

• BSN from ACEN or CCNE accredited institution or MSN

Benefits