Registered Nurse Psychiatric
Phoenix, Arizona
Health system employer
RN · Behavioral Health
Posted Jun 30 · Not open to new grads
- Unit
- Psych
What the listing says
Role
- On the floor
- Precepting expected
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 1+ years
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
- $2/hr above the median
The median for Psychiatric in Arizona is $42/hr, across 6 postings.
About this role
Join us in shaping the future of health care. The work is rewarding as we see measurable improvement in our patients. From the time of admission, when they are experiencing a mental health crisis, through stabilization, and ultimately as they enter the outpatient continuum of care, we continue to support their journey toward health, wellness, and recovery.
Psychiatric nurses are strong patient advocates ensuring patients are treated with dignity and respect and that they receive care in a safe, secure, and therapeutic environment. We provide holistic care in a stigma-free environment to patients who have a full array of psychiatric disorders. Working collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team fosters a healthy, cooperative environment for patients and coworkers, which is rewarding and fulfilling.
Nurses love the collaborative interdisciplinary approach, teamwork, and structure a robust therapeutic program provides. The Psychiatric RN provides direct supervision to Mental Health Workers, Behavioral Health Technicians, and Health Unit Coordinators and plays a significant role in training future nurses. As an academic medical center and part of the Creighton University Arizona Health Education Alliance, teaching is one of our passions, and we
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Requirements
- RN License
- Bachelor's degree in nursing
- 1 year experience
- Psychiatric hospital experience
- Inpatient experience
- Acute care facility experience
- Behavioral health hospital experience
- Fingerprint clearance
Benefits
- Opportunities for advancement
- Differential pay
Place
- City
- Phoenix, Arizona
- Median rent
- $1,582/mo
- Local household income
- $81,332/yr
- Metro price level
- 3% above the national average
- Address
- 2601 E Roosevelt St, Phoenix, AZ 85008, USA
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
Phoenix area index 103.3, where 100 is the national average.
Phoenix delivers year-round sunshine, sweeping desert mountain views, and a booming healthcare sector with major hospital systems constantly hiring RNs. The metro offers everything from bustling urban cores to quiet suburban sprawl, plus easy weekend escapes to Sedona or Flagstaff when the Valley heat calls for a cooler break.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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Valleywise Health System is the Phoenix area's only public teaching health system, serving Maricopa County since 1877. Operated as the Maricopa County Special Health Care District, it is a Level One Trauma Center that provides critical emergency care alongside comprehensive…
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Psychiatric is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.
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