Registered Nurse (RN) - Adolescent Med Psychiatric Care Unit, Days

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health

2 months ago

New HampshireFull TimePsychiatry

Apply

Job Description

About the Role

Join Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health as a Registered Nurse (RN) - Adolescent Med Psychiatric Care Unit, Days in United States. Overview Our Academic Medical Center is expanding to meet the needs of our rural New England region's pediatric patients with inpatient psychiatric care needs. The Inpatient Adolescent Med Psychiatric Care Unit opened in Spring 2025.

Key Responsibilities

making, ensure informed consent and assist patients in families in expressing self

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited Nursing Program required.

Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Required Licensure/Certifications Licensed RN with NH eligibility BLS.

Work Schedule

Full-Time position.

Weekend coverage may be required.

Night or evening shifts may be required.

Apply to join Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health as a Registered Nurse (RN) - Adolescent Med Psychiatric Care Unit, Days.

Key Skills

Nursing ProcessCritical ThinkingEvidence-Based CarePatient AdvocacyDelegationPrioritizationMentoringQuality ImprovementCommunicationTeam OrientationFlexibilityInformed Consent

HealthcareScience & Researchvia Icims

Position Insights

Psychiatry — Registered Nurse Career Context

This Psychiatry position at Dartmouth-Hitchcock 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.

Nationally, Psychiatry professionals earn a median annual salary of approximately $300k, with the typical range spanning $230k to $400k depending on experience, location, and practice setting.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in New Hampshire.

New Hampshire has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. For a registered nurse earning $300k, the absence of state income tax can represent $15k–$30k or more in annual savings.

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Nursing Process, Critical Thinking, Evidence-Based Care, Patient Advocacy, Delegation, Prioritization, Mentoring, Quality Improvement. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Psychiatry role.

Core responsibilities: The Clinical Nurse utilizes the nursing process to provide evidence-based care, assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating individualized patient care plans autonomously. Responsibilities also include acting as a leader, decision-maker, scientist, and knowledge transferor, mentori...

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 Psychiatry registered nurse jobs on WeekdayDoc to compare work-life balance scores and compensation across employers.