Mental Health RN - Part Time

1 month ago
United StatesPart TimePsychiatric Nursing
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

Job Description

About the Role

Join Discovery Behavioral Health as a Mental Health RN - Part Time in United States.

Key Responsibilities

  • as assigned Other duties as assigned.
  • *Substance Use Disorder Division additional job functions: Monitoring of CIWA/COW scores for patients on detoxification protocols.
  • Knowledge of detoxification medication, withdrawal symptoms, and medical complications that can occur in detox.
  • *Eating Disorder Division additional job functions: Required to sit at a meal and a snack on every shift.

Work Schedule

  • Full-time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Discovery Behavioral Health as a Mental Health RN - Part Time.

Key Skills

Patient AssessmentMedication AdministrationNursing Care Plan DevelopmentMilieu ManagementInformed ConsentSuicidality AssessmentHealth EducationBlood DrawsVital Signs MonitoringNarcotic Diversion ProtocolsCommunicationDocumentationGroup FacilitationFirst AidCrisis InterventionDischarge Planning

Requirements

Candidates must hold a current, good-standing RN license, with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred, though an ADN is accepted. Preferred experience is one year in mental health, substance use, or eating disorders, and the role requires the ability to draw blood and obtain CPI certification within 90 days.
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Mental Health RN - Part Time at Discovery Behavioral Health a 4.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as below average. This places the position in the average range of all Psychiatric Nursing registered nurse listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Candidates should carefully assess workload expectations and scheduling demands before applying.

Psychiatric Nursing — Registered Nurse Career Context

This Psychiatric Nursing position at Discovery Behavioral Health is open to registered nurse candidates.

Registered Nurses have diverse career pathways from bedside care to telehealth triage, care coordination, and leadership roles with increasingly flexible scheduling options.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in United States.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Patient Assessment, Medication Administration, Nursing Care Plan Development, Milieu Management, Informed Consent, Suicidality Assessment, Health Education, Blood Draws. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Psychiatric Nursing role.

Core responsibilities: The Registered Nurse conducts initial face-to-face assessments for new admissions, ensures medical appropriateness, and carries out all prescribed orders from medical/psychiatric providers. Key duties include administering medications, developing the Nursing Care Plan, managing patient medical needs...

About WeekdayDoc

WeekdayDoc is the only healthcare job board that scores every position for burnout risk and work-life balance. Every listing includes a proprietary burnout score, transparent salary data when available, and lifestyle filters for no-call, no-weekends, and remote positions. Browse more Psychiatric Nursing registered nurse jobs on WeekdayDoc to compare work-life balance scores and compensation across employers.

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About Discovery Behavioral Health

Mental Health Care
Irvine, CA
0-2

Protective Factors (2)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Part Time

Posted

1mo ago

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