Psychiatric Nursing Jobs

Psychiatric nursing jobs are responsible for taking care of mentally ill, injured, or disabled patients in nursing care facilities, hospitals, and mental health settings. Typically working with other members of a health care team such as psychologist, psychiatrists, social workers, and therapists, professionals with psychiatric nursing jobs perform a range of functions to support the team. Maintaining medical histories and administering treatment are the common tasks for psychiatric nursing jobs.

For many psychiatric nursing jobs a high school diploma or its equivalent is a sufficient level of education although different qualifications may exist for different States. Training programs are offered in some nursing care facilities, vocational-technical centers, some community colleges, and high schools.

In 2006 there were about 62,000 individuals with psychiatric nursing jobs employed with the majority working in nursing and residential care facilities. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics there will be a slight increase in psychiatric nursing job employment over the 2006 to 2016 decade. This growth can be related to the rising number of elderly persons in the population who will require mental health services.

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Newest Psychiatric nursing Jobs

Date Title Company Location Type
05-22-2012 Psych RN - Psychiatric Registered Nurse - pd96952 Medical Staffing Network Bronx, NY Full-Time
Job Type: Per Diem Psychiatric Nurse / Psych RN ... diem opportunities for experienced Psych Registered Nurses. ... for its quality nursing professionals ...
05-22-2012 Part-Time LVN Star Home health Houston, TX Part-Time
... Experience Needed; Psychiatric Nurse Experience Needed; Pediatric Nurse Experience Needed. Please supply references, prior nursing jobs and ...
05-22-2012 Full-Time LVN Star Home health Houston, TX Full-Time
... Experience Needed; Psychiatric Nurse Experience Needed; Pediatric Nurse Experience Needed. Please supply references, prior nursing jobs and ...
05-22-2012 Behavioral Health Spec I Intermountain Healthcare Taylorsville, UT Part-Time
... Department: Psychiatry. ... more months of experience working with psychiatric or chemically ... experience working as a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA ...
05-22-2012 Nurse Corp Navy Recruiting District - Richmond Washington, DC Full-Time
... Nursing Specialties. In the Navy Nurse Corps, you'll find an amazing scope of career opportunities. ... Pediatrics to psychiatry. ...
05-22-2012 Nurse Corp Navy Recruiting District - Richmond Roanoke, VA Full-Time
... Nursing Specialties. In the Navy Nurse Corps, you'll find an amazing scope of career opportunities. ... Pediatrics to psychiatry. ...
05-22-2012 Registered Nurse (RN) The Mentor Network Las Vegas, NV Full-Time
... to address the medical psychiatric needs of ... CareMeridian's 35 beds Skilled Nursing Facility in ... seeking experience Registered Nurse with specialty ...
05-22-2012 Nurse Practitioner - Radiology Job Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH Full-Time
... is currently seeking a Nurse Practitioner for a ... primary and/or specialty nursing and/or ... gerontology, psych and mental health, neonatology,pediatrics ...
05-22-2012 Registered Nurse (RN) 011072 The Mentor Network Atlanta, GA Full-Time
... As a Registered Nurse (RN) with Georgia MENTOR ... seeking a RN to provide nursing services, training ... to address the medical psychiatric needs of ...
05-22-2012 Full-Time RN Star Home health Houston, TX Full-Time
... Home Health Experience Needed; Psychiatric Experience Needed; Pediatric Experience Needed. Please supply references, prior nursing jobs and ...