Registered Nurse - Mood Disorder Unit - Full Time Nights

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital

Manhattan, New York

Eligibility: Behavioral HealthPsychiatric

Posted Aug 3

Shift and hours: 12-⁠hour nights
Unit and setting: Psych · Hospital
License: RN licenseNew York State RN license
Term: Permanent

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What it pays

Against similar roles: Pays above most New York staff rolesNew York staff postings that state pay run $62k/yr to $143k/yr, the middle half $80k/yr to $117k/yr, across 2,358 postings.

Benefits

Comprehensive and competitive benefits that support you and your family in every aspect of life
Opportunities for personal and professional growth
Recognition for experience, education, and licensure

The role and schedule

Weekends: Weekends required

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Help Drive the Success of Behavioral Health Reimagined

Gracie Square Hospital is a leading behavioral health facility in New York City providing comprehensive, personalized healthcare. Through our affiliation with NewYork-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine, we deliver innovative treatments, helping patients achieve meaningful recovery and long-term well-being. Pursue the following position and join us in building on our legacy of world-class patient and family-centered care by taking your career – to the next level.

Registered Nurse - Mood Disorder Unit - Full Time Nights

In this role, the Registered Nurse will be working with Individuals suffering from depression and bipolar disorders and other conditions manifesting mood symptoms. You will perform various procedures and tasks that are essential to the delivery of top-notch patient centered care. You will help optimize the patient experience, as you provide support throughout the continuum care and participate in initiatives focused on improving the performance of our nursing practice. You will work with the brightest minds in healthcare to make tomorrow better for countless human beings. Now, you have the opportunity to join us.

This is a full-time night position working from 7:30pm - 8am, includes working rotating weekends.

Preferred Criteria

At least one year of acute care RN experience in psych nursing

Required Criteria

Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing

Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN)

Current New York State RN license

BLS certification from the American Heart Association

Excellent customer service skills

Join a hospital where employee engagement is at an all-time high. Here we foster a culture respect, diversity, and inclusion. Enjoy comprehensive and competitive benefits that support you and your family in every aspect of life. Start your life-changing journey today.

Salary Range

$117,643-$125,775/Annual

What's around it?

In Manhattan, NY

Manhattan, NY

Living costs about 8% above the US average

Life in Manhattan, NY

NeighborhoodsNurses and working professionals evaluating Manhattan destinations frequently look at Upper West Side, Midtown West, and Hell's Kitchen for short subway or bike commutes, though these areas carry premium rents for smaller square footage. Further uptown, Inwood and East Harlem provide direct transit connections into central medical hubs with more balanced entry points. Those seeking more space often consider outer-borough neighborhoods such as Astoria and Long Island City in Queens, or Brooklyn enclaves like Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill, and Prospect Heights, which offer direct rail lines into Midtown while retaining distinct dining corridors and historic residential architecture.

Nurses and working professionals evaluating Manhattan destinations frequently look at Upper West Side, Midtown West, and Hell's Kitchen for short subway or bike commutes, though these areas carry premium rents for smaller square footage. Further uptown, Inwood and East Harlem provide direct transit connections into central medical hubs with more balanced entry points.

Those seeking more space often consider outer-borough neighborhoods such as Astoria and Long Island City in Queens, or Brooklyn enclaves like Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill, and Prospect Heights, which offer direct rail lines into Midtown while retaining distinct dining corridors and historic residential architecture.

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Getting aroundPublic transit serves as the lifeline for Manhattan commuters, with extensive MTA subway routes such as the A, C, N, Q, R, 2, and 3 trains linking residential neighborhoods across Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens to major commercial and medical corridors. Subways operate around the clock, while regional rail systems—including Metro-North into Grand Central Terminal, the Long Island Rail Road, and NJ Transit—carry suburban commuters from the Hudson Valley, Connecticut, Long Island, and New Jersey. Driving in Manhattan is hindered by intense rush-hour traffic, costly parking garages, and vehicle congestion pricing tolls enacted in early 2025 across the central district.

Public transit serves as the lifeline for Manhattan commuters, with extensive MTA subway routes such as the A, C, N, Q, R, 2, and 3 trains linking residential neighborhoods across Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens to major commercial and medical corridors. Subways operate around the clock, while regional rail systems—including Metro-North into Grand Central Terminal, the Long Island Rail Road, and NJ Transit—carry suburban commuters from the Hudson Valley, Connecticut, Long Island, and New Jersey.

Driving in Manhattan is hindered by intense rush-hour traffic, costly parking garages, and vehicle congestion pricing tolls enacted in early 2025 across the central district.

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OutdoorsGreen spaces and waterfront parks offer crucial respites from Manhattan's dense urban grid. Central Park provides expansive lawns, running paths, and recreation like pickleball at Wollman Rink, while elevated parks such as the High Line and Little Island offer landscaped walks along the Hudson River. For day excursions away from street traffic, Governors Island and Brooklyn's Prospect Park supply open green fields, tree canopies, and panoramic skyline vistas.

Green spaces and waterfront parks offer crucial respites from Manhattan's dense urban grid. Central Park provides expansive lawns, running paths, and recreation like pickleball at Wollman Rink, while elevated parks such as the High Line and Little Island offer landscaped walks along the Hudson River.

For day excursions away from street traffic, Governors Island and Brooklyn's Prospect Park supply open green fields, tree canopies, and panoramic skyline vistas.

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Moving to Manhattan places nurses at the energetic epicenter of an unrivaled 24/7 metropolis, offering instant walkability and immediate access to top medical institutions. Daily life here revolves around the MTA subway network, where lines like the A, C, 2, and 3 make car ownership unnecessary while whisking commuters between Manhattan hospitals and residential pockets across the West Village, Inwood, and outer-borough hubs like Astoria or Brooklyn Heights. Shift workers benefit from round-the-clock diners such as Veselka, world-class arts at MoMA, and Broadway theater, balanced by outdoor escapes along the High Line, Little Island, and Central Park. However, relocating healthcare professionals must navigate substantial tradeoffs: housing space is compact, competition for apartments is steep, and harsh winters demand preparation. Purging excess belongings before arrival and carefully balancing commute tolerance against square footage will help you settle successfully into this vibrant urban landscape.

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