General Adult Psychiatry – RN 2, Inpt
University of Rochester Nursing
Rochester, New York
University of Rochester Nursing is an academic medical center.
- Eligibility
- Inpatient
Posted Jun 22 · New grads welcomed
- Shift and hours
- Rotating40 hours a week
- Unit and setting
- Psych · Hospital
- License
- RN license
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.
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Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
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Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs →2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questions →Around graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license →
Why start this early?
Advocate describes a 6–9 month application runway for several regional RN programs. These milestones are a planning guide, not deadlines for every employer. See program calendars.
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- Top of Rochester staff RN payRochester staff RN postings that state pay run $34/hr to $43/hr, the middle half $38/hr to $40/hr, across 53 postings.
The role and schedule
- Charge
- Charge shifts are part of the role
- Weekends
- Weekends required
The workplace
The University of Rochester School of Nursing is part of the University of Rochester Medicine academic health system, offering high-quality academic programs, a robust research portfolio, and extensive clinical and educational partnerships. As an R1 research university, the institution advances…
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through differentials?
- What should I expect for holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Your fit
On your path
Psychiatric is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.
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Job Location (Full Address)
601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, New York, United States of America, 14642
Opening
Worker Subtype
Regular
Time Type
Full time
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40
Department
500575 4-9200 General Adult Psych
Work Shift
UR - Rotating (United States of America)
Range
Ur urch 215 h
Compensation Range
$38.76 - $50.39
The referenced pay range represents the minimum and maximum compensation for this job. Individual annual salaries/hourly rates will be set within the job's compensation range, and will be determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, market data, education, experience, qualifications, expertise of the individual, and internal equity considerations.
Responsibilities
General Purpose: Under the direction of leadership, is accountable for provision of competent direct patient care based on established standards. Contributes to unit activities and supports enhancement of the care delivery system at the unit level. Supports peers in the delivery of patient care services and assumes an expanded role which may include charge nurse, preceptor, and committee member responsibilities.
FT position available, D/E/N, 8 and 12 hours shifts, holidays and weekends per unit policy.
This adult psychiatry unit is one of three general adult units which provide care and treatment for individuals age, 18+, who require acute stabilization of intensive psychiatric symptoms related to a number of disorders including: depression, psychosis, and bipolar disorder. Nursing care on 49200 is provided utilizing a modified team model of care and milieu management. A recovery oriented theoretical framework is utilized to engage patients in therapeutic groups and activities throughout the day.
Strong interpersonal, critical thinking, and communication skills are necessary to work successfully within our interdisciplinary team. New graduates with a passion for psychiatry are encouraged to apply.
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What's around it?
Rochester, NYFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 3% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,081/mo
- Household income
- $47,213/yr, all local households, not nurse pay