RN - Geriatric Psych

Cleveland Clinic

Posted 3 months ago

Full Time

Vero Beach, Florida

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

The Registered Nurse will provide direct nursing care, implement patient care plans, and monitor patient conditions within the Behavioral Health Center. They are also responsible for administering medications, coordinating discharge needs, and educating patients and their families.

Qualifications

Seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) for a Geriatric Psych position at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital. Requires graduation from an accredited nursing school, current state RN licensure, BLS certification, and one year of acute care RN experience, with behavioral health experience preferred. This night shift role involves direct patient care, implementing care plans, administering medications, and educating patients and their families.

Job Description

At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day.

We all have the power to help, heal and change lives — beginning with our own. That’s the power of the Cleveland Clinic Health System team, and The Power of Every One.

Job Title

RN - Geriatric Psych

Location

Vero Beach

Facility

Indian River Hospital

Department

Bhc Medicare-Indian River Hospital

Job Code

0002IR

Shift

Nights

Schedule

7:00pm-7:00am

Job Summary

CCIR CBA Bidding Date 04/01/2026 - 04/08/2026

Job Details

Join our team at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Indian River Hospital is in sunny Florida’s Treasure Coast where it is committed to providing optimal family-centric and community-focused care. At Indian River Hospital, you will be part of a collaborative, compassionate, and innovative team of caregivers. You will work with state-of-the-art technology and will build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.   

The Behavioral Health Center at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital provides both inpatient and outpatient services for children, adolescents, adults and seniors. Caregivers help patients back to the path of hope, happiness and a better quality of life through the center’s treatment services, counseling, classes and screenings. As an RN on this team, you will deliver exceptional care throughout the patient care journey. In this role, you will interact directly with geriatric patients in the Behavioral Health Center and their families, offering the opportunity to enhance their experience and provide healthcare education as needed.    

A caregiver in this position works nights from 6:45PM – 7:15AM. 

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

  • Provide direct nursing care. 

  • Implement, monitor, evaluate, update, and revise patient care plans.  

  • Monitor, record, document and communicate patients’ conditions.  

  • Administer prescribed medications and treatments. 

  • Note and carry out physician and nursing orders.  

  • Assess and coordinate patients’ discharge needs. 

  • Educate patients and their families.   

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

  • Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing (Diploma, ADN or BSN program) 

  • Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)  

  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross 

  • One-year of current acute care RN experience. Will consider licensed military RN experience 

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) 

  • Previous Behavioral Health experience 

Physical Requirements:

  • Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patient, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination.

  • Requires standing and walking for extended periods of time.

  • Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.

  • Requires working under stressful conditions and irregular hours.

  • Exposure to communicable diseases and/or body fluids.

  • Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

  • Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

Personal Protective Equipment:

  • Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility. 

If applying for a Florida position, please see the following website for more information on the background screening requirements required by the Agency of Health Care Administration: https://info.flclearinghouse.com/

Please review the Equal Employment Opportunity poster

Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland Clinic, located in Cleveland, Ohio, is a not-for-profit, multispecialty academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education. Founded in 1921 by four renowned physicians with a vision of providing outstanding patient care based upon the principles of cooperation, compassion and innovation, Cleveland Clinic has become one of the largest and most respected hospitals in the country. Cleveland Clinic facilities can be found throughout Northeast Ohio, as well as around the country and world including: Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi Cleveland Clinic Canada Cleveland Clinic Florida Cleveland Clinic London Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health - Las Vegas
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