Description

American Traveler is hiring a Behavioral Health RN for a night shift inpatient psychiatric unit requiring Epic experience and recent psych/behavioral health background.

Details

• Inpatient Older Adult Mental Health unit (home unit is Geri) within a hospital setting
• Treats acute psychiatric patients with major mental health illness and chronic behaviors including violence, aggression, mania, and self-harm
• Patient ratios can be up to 1:4-6 depending on unit and shift
• Experience with all age groups required: adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients
• Uses Epic EMR
• Night shift, Monday-Friday, 11p-7a, 40 hrs/week
• Every other weekend required
• No on-call requirements
• Float required across Des Moines campuses and age groups when needed
• Restraint equipment competency required

Requirements

• Active IA RN license or compact/multistate license required
• Current BLS certification (AHA or ARC)
• De-escalation certification (MOAB, MAB, or CPI) preferred; may be obtained during onboarding
• Minimum 15 months of experience in Psych/Behavioral Health required (12 months accepted for first-time travelers)
• Recent/current inpatient psychiatric experience highly preferred
• 24 months of current psych/behavioral health work history required on resume
• Skills checklist specific to psych/behavioral health discipline required
• Driver's license required for consideration
• Professional reference from a supervisor, charge nurse, manager, director, CNO, or COO within the past 24 months preferred

Additional Information

• Provide direct care to acute psychiatric patients with major mental illness and challenging behaviors
• Participate in de-escalation and restraint procedures as needed
• Navy blue solid-colored scrubs required
• Must work 1-2 of 3 winter holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's) unless the unit is closed
• Must work 1-2 of 3 summer holidays (Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day) unless the unit is closed
• First-time travelers accepted with at least 12 months of Psych/BH experience
• Candidates must reside at least 50 miles from the facility to be considered
• Past UnityPoint Health employees (FTE or PRN float pool) are ineligible to work as travelers at other UPH markets within 12 months of separation