Primary Location
College Hill Campus Department
Psychiatric Resource Unit Shift
Rotating (United States of America) Schedule
Full time Weekly Hours
32 FTE
0.8 Employee Status
Regular
*Expected Starting Pay Range
$37.00 - $42.60 *Starting pay is based on experience, skills, and equity; exceptions may apply for highly qualified candidates. Additional pay (e.g., shift, on‑call, or weekend differentials) and benefits may apply. Annual pay may vary based on FTE status.
Registered Nurse, Psychiatry
Department/Unit:
PSRU Psychiatry Float Pool, College Hill Campus
Hours/Shift:
Full and Part-Time, multiple shifts available (weekend and holiday rotation)
Benefit Eligibility:
Full and Part-Time Benefits Eligible
Expected Starting Salary Range: $37.00 - $43.02
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 escalate 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.
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