Registered Nurse II PRN InPatient Psych Unit

Children's National will be transitioning to a new application system on June 22, 2026, to improve your candidate experience. As a result, we cannot accept applications between Wednesday, June 17 and Sunday, June 21. Thank you for your patience during this transition. The URL will be posted here for your reference beginning June 22, 2026. Job Description Registered Nurse II PRN InPatient Psych Unit (260001G0) Description The inpatient Child Psychiatric Unit is a 12-bed unit designed to provide crisis intervention and stabilization to children 3-13 years of age. The average length of stay is three to seven days. Each patient receives an initial psychiatric evaluation upon admission. The Adolescent Psychiatric Unit (APU) is a 14-bed short-term treatment unit that provides an extensive biopsychosocial and treatment services to the adolescent population between 14-17 years of age. The program is designed to provide a safe and therapeutic environment to facilitate stabilization, evaluation, treatment, and follow-up care of the hospitalized adolescent. Milieu Management is utilized to effect a positive change in the patient’s behavior by providing a supportive and nurturing environment that encourages and reinforces constructive interactions with others. The treatment team can consist of the following: Attending Psychiatrist, Individual Therapist (Residents/Fellows), Medical Students, Psychology Interns, Family Therapist (LSW), Expressive Art Therapist, Educational Assistant, Registered Nurses, and Child Psychiatric Specialists. All nursing practice is based on the legal scope of practice and national and specialty nursing standards, Children's National Policies and Procedures, and in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations. The Professional Model of Care requires registered professional nurses to be responsible and accountable for their own practice. Children's National supports the development of RN relationships within the community; specifically those relationships associated with the health and well-being of the community at large. Qualifications Minimum Education: BSN (Preferred) Minimum Work Experience: 1 year RN experience (Required) Required Licenses and Certifications: Registered Nurse licensure in District of Columbia, Maryland or Virginia; CPR Required Skills/Knowledge: Successfully complete hospital and nursing orientation; keep knowledge base current with new information or changes in specialty area. Transformational Leadership Contribute to Magnet re-designation as evidenced by independent updating of professional profile and initiation of council involvement, committees, task forces and/or community outreach. Demonstrate critical thinking skills by problem solving appropriately during patient care. Communicate to reflect development of plan of care and ability to advocate to meet patients’ needs. Independently initiate escalation of issues utilizing chain of command. Demonstrate proper use of the currently identified hand-off processes. Demonstrate a collegial and respectful relationship with ancillary staff. Participate in implementing change and support management decisions. Role model behavior that reflects empathy, concern and a desire to help others. Structural Empowerment Independently maintain regulatory requirements e.g., license, BLS. Plan for attendance at mandatory education and professional activities to enhance nursing practice. Demonstrate professional review of peers through timely participation in evaluations. Seek opportunities to participate in enhancing departmental goals by ensuring adherence to national safety standards and service excellence standards; support advancement of education and certification as well. Collaborate with members of the healthcare team and role model professional behavior and teamwork with coworkers. Utilize resources as needed and know when to escalate to next level. Exemplary Professional Practice Utilize assessment data gathered from patient and family to ensure completion of data base and plan of care within identified timeframes. Demonstrate clinical skills with complex patients that reflect analysis of patient status and appropriate interventions. Role model skill in prioritization and organization for complex patient with rapidly changing needs. Documentation exemplifies adherence to the highest standards of practice. Anticipate and proactively plan for educational needs verified with patient and family throughout the hospital/outpatient stay and prior to discharge. Role model organizational skills, adjust for changes and is able to complete assignments on time. Demonstrate caring in all encounters with patient and family as evidenced by feedback from parents and an increase in patient satisfaction scores. Safety Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance. Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation. Stop in the face of uncertainty and take time to resolve the situation. Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication. Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers. Attend carefully to important details – practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review to self-check behavior and performance. New Knowledge, Innovations, and Improvements Identify ways to improve operations through quality improvement and assist in implementation of solutions. Identify self-learning needs and take initiative to meet those needs. Ensure care is based on evidence with the literature and benchmarking. Organizational Commitment/Identification Partner in the mission and uphold the core principles of the organization. Committed to diversity and recognize the value of cultural and ethnic differences. Demonstrate personal and professional integrity. Maintain confidentiality at all times. Customer Service Anticipate and respond to customer needs; follow up until needs are met. Teamwork/Communication Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior. Partner with all team members to achieve goals. Receptive to others’ ideas and opinions. Performance Improvement/Problem-solving Contribute to a positive work environment. Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change. Identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes. Make appropriate decisions using sound judgment. Cost Management/Financial Responsibility Use resources efficiently. Search for less costly ways of doing things. Job Details Position Status: R (Regular) - O - PRN Shift: Variable Work Schedule: 4 shifts (12 hr) per month; One WKD shift Primary Location: District of Columbia-Washington Work Locations: CN Hospital (Main Campus) 111 Michigan Avenue NW, Washington 20010 Job: Nursing Organization: Ctr Neuroscience & Behav Med Full-Time Salary Range: $68,806.40 - $125,174.40 Childrens National Hospital is an equal opportunity employer that evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, identity, or other characteristics protected by law. The "Know Your Rights" poster is available here; the pay transparency policy is available here: "Know Your Rights Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Poster". Children's National Hospital maintains a "drug-free" work environment - a workplace free from the illegal use, possession or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act), or the misuse of legal substances by all staff. Though recreational and medical marijuana are now legal in the District of Columbia, Children's National and its affiliates maintain the right, in accordance with our policy, to enforce a drug-free workplace, including prohibiting recreational or prescribed marijuana. #J-18808-Ljbffr