Douglas County, Nebraska
Hiring organization · Based in Omaha, NE
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
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Benefits
Competitive pay noted for psych RN role, health benefits, and opportunities for professional growth, training, and advancement.
What stands out
Experienced nurses
You care for acutely and chronically ill psychiatric patients in a secure detox and treatment setting under the Director of Nursing at the county-run Community Mental Health Center.
As of 2025-07-29Source 1: talents.vaia.comSource 2: douglascounty-ne.gov
Experienced nurses
Roles can include planning and supervising nursing care plus orienting, training, directing, and evaluating assigned staff.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
Experienced nurses
At the Youth Center you handle medical, physical, and psychiatric assessments, counseling, medication distribution, telehealth, and emergency codes for detainees.
Moving here
Omaha’s average commute is about 17.6 minutes, with pockets like Benson, Dundee edges, and Aksarben/Elmwood Park that balance walkability, green space, and lower housing costs than many peer metros.
More about working here
Experienced nurses
RN postings are described as union roles working under Civil Service and county policy in secure settings alongside law enforcement, judges, and attorneys.
New graduates
The psychiatric RN detox posting notes opportunities for professional growth, training, and advancement, along with health benefits.
As of 2026Source: talents.vaia.com
Experienced nurses
Long-term care RN work here includes overseeing nursing care, completing MDS assessment sections, and building individualized interdisciplinary care plans for residents.
Travel nurses
Nebraska is a compact-license state, and one psych detox RN range is listed around $65,000–$85,000 estimated annual pay.
As of 2026Source: talents.vaia.com
Working conditions
- Charge opportunities
- Assist with supervising assigned staff (orienting, training, directing, evaluating); plan/coordinate/supervise nursing care
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
- Pay and benefits
- Psychiatric Registered Nurse - Detox, estimated annual range
As of 2026Source: talents.vaia.com
Starting out and growing here
- Preceptors and orientation
- Opportunities for professional growth, training and advancement noted for CMHC psych RN role
As of 2026Source: talents.vaia.com
The city
Living in Omaha, NE
Omaha blends Midwestern affordability with unexpected cultural depth—think a revitalized riverfront, a thriving arts district, and legendary steakhouse culture. Nurses enjoy a lower cost of living, shorter commutes, and genuine community warmth in Nebraska's largest city, where major healthcare systems anchor steady career growth.
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- Metro price level · Omaha area
- 8% below the national average
- BEA index 91.9 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,187/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $73,201/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Who they are
You come to work for Douglas County in Omaha, where the county owns and runs the Community Mental Health Center and related sites. On a psych detox assignment you care for people who are acutely and chronically ill inside a secure treatment facility, reporting up through the Director of Nursing.
- Hiring rotating
More about Douglas County, Nebraska
Other RN paths put you at the Youth Center doing medical, physical, and psychiatric assessments, counseling, medication distribution, telehealth, and emergency codes, or in long-term care overseeing nursing care, MDS sections, and interdisciplinary plans. The work sits under Civil Service and county policy. You will share the day with law enforcement, judges, and attorneys more often than on a typical open unit. Postings describe the roles as union, with chances to help orient, train, direct, and evaluate assigned staff and to plan and supervise nursing care. Pay for a Psychiatric Registered Nurse – Detox role is listed in an estimated annual range of about $65,000–$85,000, with health benefits and notes about professional growth and training. Omaha’s average commute is roughly 17.6 minutes, and neighborhoods such as Benson, the edges of Dundee, and Aksarben/Elmwood Park offer walkable blocks and greener pockets without big-metro housing prices.
County-operated behavioral healthcare for Douglas County residents through the Community Mental Health Center and related secure and long-term care settings.
Working here
Culture and working life
What to consider
The good
- Psychiatric detox and CMHC work with acutely and chronically ill patients in a county-run secure facility
- Youth Center RN scope includes assessment, counseling, med distribution, telehealth, and emergency codes
- Charge-style duties: orient, train, direct, evaluate staff and supervise nursing care
- Union-described RN roles under Civil Service
- Estimated psych detox RN pay range about $65,000–$85,000 with health benefits noted
- Professional growth, training, and advancement mentioned for the psych RN role
The hard parts
- Secure settings with routine contact involving law enforcement, judges, and attorneys
- Nurse-to-patient ratios not published in available facts
- Pay figure is an estimate for one psych detox posting, not a full county scale
What to weigh
Much of the RN work sits in secure county settings tied to Civil Service rules and regular contact with law enforcement, judges, and attorneys, which is a different rhythm than a typical open med-surg floor.
As of 2026Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: talents.vaia.comSource 3: douglascounty-ne.gov
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Roles last seen active
- Aug 16, 2026
- Website
- douglascounty-ne.gov ↗
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Douglas County Youth Center (DCYC)
RN provides medical, physical and psychiatric assessment, counseling, medication distribution for DCYC detainees; Telehealth; emergency codes.
Community Mental Health Center (CMHC) / Psychiatric Detox
Psychiatric RN provides care to acutely and chronically ill patients in secure treatment facility under Director of Nursing.
Long-term care / skilled nursing (residents)
RN oversees nursing care, completes MDS assessment sections, individualized interdisciplinary care plans for patients/residents.
Open roles
Roles from Douglas County, Nebraska
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