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Remedy Home Health Care
Pasadena, California

Behavioral Health Nurse

Registered NursePer Diem

Listed compensation

$80 - $150/visit

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Job Description

  • Behavioral Health Registered Nurse (RN) – Glendale, Pasadena, Burbank, and Valley South
  • Location: Geopod - Valley South and Glendale, Pasadena, and including Glendale, Pasadena, and Burbank, Olive View, Sylmar, Deer Lake Highlands, Calabasas, Laurel Canyon and surrounding areas)
  • Schedule: Per Diem

About Remedy Home Health Care

Remedy Home Health Care is a leading provider of skilled nursing services in Los Angeles County and Orange County, dedicated to delivering high-quality care in the comfort of our patients’ homes.

Our mission is to help patients regain independence, improve quality of life, and feel safe at home through personalized, compassionate care.

Our Behavioral Health program supports patients with mental health conditions who require skilled nursing services to manage symptoms, medication regimens, and achieve greater stability at home.

  • Why Choose a Behavioral Health Nursing Career with Remedy?
  • Flexible Scheduling – Opportunities for per diem RN roles to fit your lifestyle.

Meaningful Work – Provide psychiatric nursing services that improve patients’ emotional well-being, safety, and independence.

Supportive Team – Collaborate with experienced clinicians and physicians who value your expertise in behavioral health.

Behavioral Health RN Responsibilities

Conduct in-home psychiatric nursing assessments, including evaluation of mental status, psychosocial factors, and safety risks.

Provide skilled interventions to manage symptoms of mental illness, including medication administration, teaching, and monitoring.

Educate patients and families on mental health conditions, coping strategies, and treatment adherence.

Develop and implement individualized care plans focused on behavioral health needs while coordinating with the interdisciplinary team.

Collaborate closely with physicians, therapists, social workers, and the Director of Nursing to ensure continuity of care.

Document patient progress and update care plans as conditions evolve.

Qualifications for Behavioral Health RN Jobs

  • Graduate of an accredited nursing program (BSN preferred).
  • Current California Registered Nurse (RN) license in good standing.
  • Minimum of 1 year of professional psychiatric or behavioral health nursing experience (home health or community-based setting preferred).
  • Strong clinical judgment, therapeutic communication, and crisis-intervention skills.
  • Public Health Nurse (PHN) certification a plus.
  • Valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, and ability to travel to patient homes in your assigned geopod.

Apply Today

Take the next step in your nursing career with Remedy Home Health Care. Join a team where your psychiatric expertise and compassion transform lives one patient, one visit at a time.

  • Pay-Per-Visit
  • $80—$150 USD

Key Responsibilities

The Behavioral Health Nurse conducts in-home psychiatric assessments and provides skilled interventions to manage mental health symptoms. They also develop individualized care plans and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to ensure continuity of care.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a current California Registered Nurse license and have at least one year of professional psychiatric or behavioral health nursing experience. A valid driver's license and reliable transportation are required for travel to patient homes.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

In-home assessmentCare planningPatient educationInterdisciplinary collaboration

Behavioral Health — Registered Nurse Career Context

Remedy Home Health Care holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 72/100, 5 active listings.

Of the 48 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 27% are remote, 52% have no call, 56% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks38 jobs · 33 employers

401k / retirement match
92%
CME allowance
21%
Sign-on bonus
13%
PSLF eligible
5%
Loan repayment
3%

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 2.8
Better work-life than 60% of Behavioral Health (RN) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 122 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Pasadena

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.30M
Typical market rent
$3,022/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Remedy Home Health Care

Home Health Care Services
Northridge, CA
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible Scheduling