staff - Registered Nurse (RN) - Behavioral Health - $78K-100K per year

Elara Caring is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Behavioral Health for a nursing job in Cherry Valley, Massachusetts.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Behavioral Health
• Discipline: RN
• Duration: Ongoing
• Employment Type: Staff

At Elara Caring, we have a unique opportunity to play a huge role in the growth of an entire home care industry. Here, each employee has the chance to make a real difference by carrying out our mission every day. Join our elite team of healthcare professionals, providing the Right Care, at the Right Time, in the Right Place.

Job Description:

Help patients achieve greater stability, independence, and quality of life—right where they feel most comfortable: at home.

Elara Caring is growing, and we are seeking a compassionate and experienced Behavioral Health Registered Nurse to join our supportive Worcester-area team.

In this role, you will provide personalized, one-on-one behavioral health nursing care to patients in their homes. You will have the autonomy to manage your caseload while working closely with a collaborative clinical team dedicated to helping patients remain safe, stable, and independent in their communities.

At Elara Caring, we provide high-quality care to more than 60,000 patients each day in the place they call home. Every team member plays an important role in that mission—and your expertise can make a meaningful difference for patients and families navigating complex behavioral and medical health needs.

• $5,000 sign-on bonus

• Annual salary of $90,000–$95,000 , based on education, experience, skills, and internal equity

• Flexible scheduling and field-based autonomy

• Meaningful, one-on-one patient care

• Supportive and collaborative clinical leadership

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance

• 401(k) with employer match

• Generous paid time off and paid holidays

• Family and pet bereavement leave

• Tuition reimbursement for full-time employees

• Continuing education opportunities for all employees

• Pet insurance

As a Behavioral Health Registered Nurse , you will manage an assigned caseload and coordinate individualized care for patients with behavioral health and coexisting medical needs.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Conducting comprehensive assessments to identify each patient’s physical, behavioral, psychosocial, environmental, and safety needs

• Developing, implementing, coordinating, and evaluating individualized plans of care

• Completing initial evaluations and reassessing each patient’s nursing needs during subsequent visits

• Providing skilled behavioral health nursing visits based on the patient’s plan of care

• Monitoring changes in the patient’s mental, emotional, and physical condition

• Educating patients and caregivers about diagnoses, medications, symptom management, coping strategies, and available community resources

• Supporting medication adherence and identifying potential medication concerns or side effects

• Recognizing changes in condition, safety risks, or potential crises and communicating concerns promptly to the appropriate clinical team members

• Collaborating with physicians, therapists, caregivers, facilities, and other members of the interdisciplinary care team

• Revising the plan of care when patient needs or circumstances change

• Providing patients and families with the education, resources, and support needed to promote stability and independence at home

• Supervising and documenting care provided by behavioral health aides and LPNs, when applicable

• Maintaining timely, accurate, and complete clinical documentation in accordance with agency policies and regulatory requirements

• Graduate of an accredited Certificate, Diploma, Associate, or Bachelor’s Degree nursing program

• Current, unrestricted Registered Nurse license in the state of Massachusetts

• At least one year of nursing experience in a clinical care setting

• Behavioral health, psychiatric nursing, home health, or hospice experience preferred

• Associate or Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred

• Homecare HomeBase experience preferred

• Strong assessment, communication, organization, and care-coordination skills

• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with an interdisciplinary team

• Willingness and ability to travel approximately 50% within the Worcester-area coverage territory

• Dependable vehicle, valid driver’s license, and current automobile insurance in accordance with state requirements

• Sit, stand, bend, lift and move intermittently and be able to lift 50–100 lbs.

If you are a compassionate nurse who values autonomy, relationship-based care, and the opportunity to support patients in their own communities, we would love to connect with you.

Apply today and help us deliver the right care, at the right time, in the right place.

Equal Employment Opportunity : We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and comply with state and federal affirmative action requirements. Individuals are recruited, hired, assigned and promoted without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request via email at .

Pay & Benefit Information : Compensation for this role will be determined based on a variety of factors, including qualifications, skills, competencies, and relevant experience. Elara offers a broad range of benefits. Learn more at Elara Caring participates in E-Verify after a job offer is accepted and Form I-9 completed.

Elara Caring Job ID #JR-138040. Posted job title: Behavioral Health RN SIGN ON BONUS

About Elara Caring

Elara Caring is one of the nation’s leading providers of home-based care with a growing footprint of 26,000 caregivers and 60,000 patients in 18 states. Whether you are new to home-based care or a seasoned in-home care professional, Elara Caring will meet you where you are and develop a unique learning plan that recognizes your experience and invests in your clinical professional journey. From our preceptor program to certification prep courses, quality assessments or management training, we care about you and your success.

Benefits

• Sign-On bonus