Travel RN- Behavioral Health 8-10hr Nights in Peoria, Illinois at Fidelity On Call, LTD

Behavioral Health Registered Nurse (RN)
The Behavioral Health Registered Nurse provides direct nursing care to patients experiencing mental health, behavioral, and substance-use conditions. The RN is responsible for assessing patients, developing and implementing individualized plans of care, administering medications and treatments, maintaining a safe therapeutic environment, and collaborating with the interdisciplinary healthcare team.

Responsibilities
Assess patients’ mental, emotional, behavioral, and physical health status.
Develop, implement, and update individualized plans of care.
Administer medications and treatments and monitor patient response.
Perform suicide, self-harm, violence, withdrawal, and elopement risk assessments.
Recognize and respond promptly to behavioral and medical emergencies.
Use therapeutic communication, crisis intervention, and de-escalation techniques.
Monitor patients for changes in mood, behavior, cognition, and physical condition.
Maintain a safe, structured, and therapeutic environment.
Participate in treatment planning, patient education, and discharge preparation.
Educate patients and families regarding medications, coping strategies, treatment plans, and community resources.
Coordinate care with psychiatrists, therapists, social workers, and the interdisciplinary healthcare team.
Complete timely and accurate documentation.
Follow all patient-safety and infection-prevention standards.

Qualifications
Active RN license for the state of practice.
Current American Heart Association BLS certification.
Crisis prevention and intervention certification if required by the facility.
Minimum of one year of recent Behavioral Health, Psychiatric, or Mental Health nursing experience.
Experience caring for patients with mental health, behavioral, or substance-use conditions.
Strong assessment, therapeutic communication, crisis intervention, de-escalation, and critical-thinking skills.

Why Work with Fidelity On Call?
Join a trusted healthcare staffing team with more than 30 years of experience. We offer competitive pay, personalized support, quality assignments, comprehensive benefits (Day 1 Coverage), and 24/7 assistance from a team that truly has your back.

Schedule
12 hr. Night Shifts-36hrs weekly
Every other weekend
Every other holiday
Start Date: 2-3 weeks from offer