Psychiatric Registered Nurse

Live Well Homecare Agency, LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Live Well Homecare Agency, LLC in Washington, DC seeks a compassionate registered nurse to provide care for children, adolescents, adults, and older adults in acute behavioral health settings. You will deliver and coordinate nursing care across inpatient, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and specialized chemical dependency programs, ensuring patient safety and promoting recovery.

The role requires strong clinical judgment and teamwork to support multidisciplinary treatment plans.

Qualifications

• Current nursing licensure in good standing.
• Experience in behavioral health or substance use treatment.
• Strong clinical judgment, de-escalation, and safety-focused skills.
• Effective communication and teamwork with interdisciplinary providers.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients' physical and behavioral health needs and monitor symptoms and responses to treatment.
• Administer medications and support clinical interventions according to care plans.
• Deliver therapeutic nursing care while maintaining patient safety and promoting stability.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary treatment team to support recovery goals.
• Provide education and support to patients and families as appropriate.

Skills

Nursing licensure

Behavioral health experience

De-escalation skills

Effective communication

Team collaboration

Job description

Provide compassionate nursing care in an acute behavioral health hospital for children, adolescents, adults, and older adults with mental health and addictive illnesses. Deliver and coordinate patient care across inpatient, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and specialized chemical dependency programs.

Key duties

• Assess patients' physical and behavioral health needs and monitor symptoms and responses to treatment.


• Administer medications and support clinical interventions according to care plans.


• Deliver therapeutic nursing care while maintaining patient safety and promoting stability.


• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary treatment team to support recovery goals.


• Provide education and support to patients and families as appropriate.

Required Qualifications And Skills

• Current nursing licensure and experience in behavioral health or substance use treatment.


• Strong clinical judgment, de-escalation, and safety-focused skills.


• Effective communication and teamwork with interdisciplinary providers.


• Ability to care for a diverse age range of patients with complex needs.