Registered Nurse (RN), Psychiatry Float Pool

cincinnatichildrens; United States; Sur place; USD 64 000 - 88 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Cincinnati Children's is seeking a registered nurse to join the PSRU Psychiatry Float Pool. This 0.8 FTE evening shift (3:00pm–11:30pm) role provides flexible staffing across College Hill psychiatric and behavioral health programs to support youth and families.

You will apply clinical judgment, therapeutic communication, and trauma-informed care while float across supported areas, collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to maintain safe, high-quality care.

Qualifications

• Associate/Diploma prepared RN; if hired without BSN/MSN, must enroll in BSN/MSN within 1 year and complete within 5 years.
• Active Ohio RN license.
• Pediatric behavioral health experience is a plus.

Responsabilités

• Apply critical thinking to assess patient needs and coordinate nursing care.
• Administer medications, monitor effectiveness, and manage changes in condition.
• Provide developmentally appropriate care and support ADLs in group or individual settings.
• Maintain observation levels and ensure safety.

Connaissances

Clinical judgment

Therapeutic communication

Adaptability

Trauma-informed care

Formation

Associate Degree in Nursing

Nursing Diploma

Description du poste

Primary Location

College Hill A Department

Psychiatric Resource Unit Shift

Evening (United States of America) Schedule

Full time Weekly Hours

32 FTE

0.8 Employee Status

Regular

Registered Nurse, Psychiatry Float Pool

Department/Unit: PSRU Psychiatry Float Pool, College Hill Campus

Hours/Shift: 0.8 FTE (32 hrs/wk); Evenings (3:00pm-11:30pm)

Benefit Eligibility: Full-Time Benefits Eligible

Why Join the PSRU Psychiatry Float Pool?

Cincinnati Children's Psychiatry Resource Unit (PSRU) provides flexible staffing support across College Hill psychiatric and behavioral health programs. As a Psychiatry Float Pool RN, you will bring strong clinical judgment, therapeutic communication, and adaptability to a team that supports patient care across multiple behavioral health settings.

This role is a strong fit for nurses who enjoy variety, teamwork, and the opportunity to broaden psychiatric nursing skills while making a meaningful difference for children, adolescents, and families.

Working as a PSRU Psychiatry Float Pool RN, you will enjoy:

• Developing broad psychiatric nursing experience by supporting multiple College Hill care areas.
• Using behavioral assessment, therapeutic communication, and trauma-informed care to support youth in crisis.
• Collaborating with interdisciplinary teams across supported psychiatry programs.
• Providing flexible staffing support that helps maintain safe, consistent, high-quality patient care.
• Implementing individualized care plans and documenting behavioral observations, safety needs, medication response, and patient progress.
• Strengthening adaptability, prioritization, and clinical decision-making in a dynamic float pool environment.
• Working in a state-of-the-art mental health facility that opened in October 2023.

Job Responsibilities

Psychiatric Nursing Care and Clinical Judgment

• Apply critical thinking and clinical judgment to assess patient needs and develop, coordinate, and implement nursing care interventions across physical and mental health needs.
• Administer medications, monitor effectiveness, recognize changes in patient condition, and eliminate concerns as needed.
• Provide developmentally appropriate care and support activities of daily living in both group and individualized settings.
• Maintain designated observation levels with accuracy, compassion, and attention to safety.

Float Pool Support and Adaptability

• Float across supported College Hill psychiatric and behavioral health areas based on staffing needs and patient care priorities.
• Quickly adapt to unit-specific workflows, patient populations, team structures, and care expectations.
• Serve as a reliable clinical resource who contributes to safe staffing, continuity of care, and strong team communication.
• Demonstrate flexibility while maintaining consistent nursing practice, safety standards, and patient-centered care.

Milieu Support, Patient Safety, and Crisis Prevention

• Create and support safe, stable, and therapeutic environments for patients experiencing psychiatric, behavioral, emotional, or neurodevelopmental needs.
• Use trauma-informed and developmentally appropriate strategies to prevent and respond to behavioral escalation.
• Apply Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) strategies, including verbal de-escalation and physical intervention when required due to imminent risk.
• Perform safety checks, room and patient searches, and maintain awareness of environmental risk factors in accordance with unit expectations and policy.

Therapeutic Engagement and Team Collaboration

• Build therapeutic rapport while maintaining professional boundaries and advocating for patient and family needs.
• Lead or support structured therapeutic activities and group programming when assigned to applicable care areas.
• Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, social workers, Behavioral Health Specialists, allied health professionals, and families.
• Contribute to shift reports, handoffs, interdisciplinary care planning, and family-centered communication.

Documentation, Compliance, and Professional Practice

• Accurately document assessments, care interventions, medication response, safety checks, incident reports, and patient progress.
• Maintain current knowledge of regulatory, accreditation, departmental, and hospital standards.
• Complete required certifications, licensure renewals, and Safety College trainings on schedule.
• Engage in shared decision-making, peer feedback, professional development, and ongoing education to maintain competency and promote growth.
• Collaborate effectively using the Interprofessional Practice Model (IPM) to support cohesive, coordinated care .

Qualifications

Required

• Associate/Diploma prepared RN from an ACEN, CCNE, or NLN CNEA accredited institution.
• If hired as an external candidate without a BSN or MSN, must enroll in a BSN or MSN program within 1 year of hire date and complete the program within 5 years of hire date.
• Active Ohio RN license. May b