Travel Nurse (RN) - Psychiatric Unit

Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.

Additional Details:

Canadian Candidates: Required to have a US SSN to apply.

Previous Employment Requirements: Current Employees: We cannot consider travelers employed (FT, PT, or Per Diem) by Cayuga Health or its affiliate, Schuyler Hospital within the past 12 months.

Procedures/Diagnostics/Treatments Performed on Unit: Patient population is acute psychosis presentations - depression, bipolar, schizophrenia, suicidal, homicidal, dual diagnosis.

**Unit/Facility Details:**We are a 25-bed acute inpatient psychiatry unit. We staff at least 5 staff for 18-25 patients (3 licenses, and 2 other staff (the other 2 could be any mix of licensed personnel or Mental Health Assistants (MHAs)). We staff at least 4 staff for 11-17 patients (with 3 licenses). One RN works in a charge nurse role, one RN in an Admission Nurse role and oversees all admissions for that shift, and another nurse (RN or LPN) does medications for all patients on their shift. RN's are trained on all 3 positions. There are also 2 “float” positions. This is our MHAs role, but an RN or LPN can also work in this position. This position does rounds, takes vitals, passes out trays, helps to provide patient care, facilitates groups, etc. Our MHA's also take patient assignments just like our nurses. All staff positions take a patient load, can do patient groups, rounding, VS, etc. as well. Up to a 5:1 ratio but often less. No Emergency Department within our hospital. For emergent medical issues with patients – call 911, send to ED (2 mile radius). We do not offer seclusion, restraints are a last resort when all other de-escalation techniques have failed. Nursing/clinical staff handle all restraints on the unit. Security staff are available for backup during crisis (patient escalation, manual holds, restraints). Driver's License/State ID after submission.

Special Requests: Cannot approve scheduled weekends off without coverage found unless previously specified within RDO.

Shift & Scheduling: Schedule details: 2 8hr shifts (2300-0730) and 2 12hr shifts (1900-0730), 40hrs/week. Holidays and every other weekend are expected. Cannot accommodate blocked scheduling.

Floating Requirements: There is a possibility of floating to like unit within our hospital (ARU- Inpatient Addiction Rehab Unit).