Location: Brattleboro, VT

Start Date: 03-23-2026

End Date: 06-22-2026

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Night shifts, 7:00 PM - 7:30 AM (12.5-hour nights). Schedule varies with 36 or 48 hour guarantees; exact days assigned per schedule. Night

Hours per Week: 38

Candidate Pay Rate: $63 per hour

About United Health Care Staffing

At United Health Care Staffing (UHC Staffing), we believe healthcare staffing should be more than just finding a job. We are here to connect amazing professionals with opportunities that make their careers exciting, rewarding, and meaningful. With us, you're not just signing up for a contract you are joining a team that's got your back, answers your calls, and maybe even cracks a joke or two to brighten your day. Think of us as the travel buddy who handles the logistics while you focus on what you do best helping people heal.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive psychiatric nursing care using the nursing process to meet complex patient needs
• Lead and provide clinical supervision to Mental Health Workers to ensure safe, therapeutic care
• Perform psychiatric assessments and develop individualized interventions in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team
• Administer medications safely and monitor treatment response during medically assisted withdrawal and stabilization
• Manage therapeutic milieu and maintain safety in an adult forensic/intensive inpatient setting
• Float to other units and step into charge nurse responsibilities as scheduled
• Document care thoroughly and communicate changes to the team to support continuity and quality

Qualifications

• Active Vermont RN license or Active Compact RN license required at time of submission
• American Heart Association BLS certification required
• Minimum 5 years of RN experience required; inpatient psychiatric experience must be within the last 3 months (LTC not accepted)
• Recent adult forensics experience in the last 3 months is required
• Willingness to float to other units and accept charge nurse shifts
• Two supervisory references from the last 2 years of employment required
• Driver's license or candidate address must be included in submission (living within 35 miles may affect onsite rate policies)
• Must be able to start on 2026-03-23

Education

• Registered Nurse (RN) licensure required (Active Vermont or Compact license). Degree level not specified in posting.

Knowledge & Skills

• Strong psychiatric assessment and therapeutic milieu skills
• Experience with co-occurring disorders and medically assisted withdrawal
• Medication administration and monitoring in an inpatient psych setting
• Clinical supervision of MHWs and charge nurse duties
• Comfort and experience with adult forensics and intensive behavioral health care
• Familiarity with CPI techniques and safe de-escalation practices
• Ability to adapt, float between units, and manage high-acuity patients

Benefits

• Work with a collaborative multidisciplinary team that values your clinical judgment and leadership
• Opportunity to supervise and mentor Mental Health Workers and grow your leadership skills
• CPI training offered onsite to keep your de-escalation skills sharp
• Unbillable orientation (8 hours) so you get a proper onboarding
• Guaranteed minimum hours (36 or 48 hours as stated) for dependable scheduling
• Licensure assistance guidance and clear requirements for Vermont or Compact license submissions
• Supportive environment focused on co-occurring disorders and evidence-based care
• Experience a specialty role in adult forensics and intensive behavioral health care

Travel Perks: Explore Brattleboro, VT

Brattleboro is a charming Southern Vermont town with a lively downtown full of restaurants, pubs, and breweries within walking distance. Art lovers will enjoy theaters, galleries, and local boutiques. Outdoor options are abundant: the West River and Connecticut River offer swimming, fishing, canoeing, and kayaking, and nearby local and state parks and guided or self-guided biking tours make for great weekend escapes. Keep in mind housing is limited and public transit is sparse, so plan ahead when looking for accommodations.

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