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Job ID: 896054
Estimated Weekly Gross: $2,111.11
Job Title
Registered Nurse – Psychiatric (12-Hour Nights)
Location
Rapid City, SD | Inpatient Behavioral Health
Schedule / Job Type
Contract | Full-Time | 12-Hour Night Shifts (2000–0830) | Onsite
Key Responsibilities
- Provide direct nursing care to psychiatric patients including children and adolescents (ages 5–17) and adults with diagnoses such as depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, psychosis, and adjustment disorder
- Administer medications (PO and injectable), evaluate and document care plans, complete admission screens, assessments, and discharge planning
- Perform patient safety rounds every 15 minutes, conduct Columbia Suicide Risk screenings, obtain vital signs, perform glucometer checks, and complete EKGs
- Utilize verbal de-escalation techniques and group didactic skills; must be able to perform physical takedowns and restraints on agitated patients when necessary
- Draw STAT labs, take telephone and verbal orders, acknowledge orders, and complete end-of-shift reports using a Team Nursing approach
- May be expected to precept nursing students and float between the three floors within the behavioral health facility within scope of practice
Required Qualifications
- Active Registered Nurse (RN) license; South Dakota Board of Nursing licensure required
- Completion of a board of nursing–approved nursing education program
- Minimum 1 year of nursing experience; first-time travelers considered with 2 or more years of experience
- BLS certification requiredEPIC EMR experience required
- Must reside at least 100 miles from any facility within the health system to be eligible
Preferred Experience / Skills
- Prior experience in inpatient psychiatric nursing, including working with pediatric and adolescent populations
- CPI (Crisis Prevention Intervention) certification prior to start date
- Familiarity with Omnicell medication dispensing systems
- Experience with verbal de-escalation, group didactics, and behavioral health documentation
Why Join Us
- Robust on-unit support including 24/7 security with panic alarms, a Behavioral Emergency Response Team (BERT), on-call physician coverage, and a charge nurse across all shifts
- Free on-site parking and a structured orientation program to support a smooth transition onto the unit