Job Title:

Registered Nurse (RN)

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Mental Health Services Location:

Brooklyn, NY Type:

Full-Time /

Contract Shifts Available:

Daytime Positions:

7:30 AM

•4:00 PM (Monday

•Friday, weekends as needed) 12-

Hour Positions:

8:00 AM

•8:00 PM (Monday

•Friday, weekends as needed) Position Summary Penda Aiken inc. is a staffing firm located in Brooklyn New York. Our client, a New York State Mental Health Facility, is seeking compassionate Registered Nurses (RNs) to join a multi-disciplinary clinical team in Brooklyn, NY. In this role, you will deliver patient-centered, recovery-focused mental health services to individuals with mental illness. No prior psychiatric experience is required—new graduate nurses are welcome and will receive comprehensive orientation, support, and clinical training.

Primary Responsibilities Patient Assessment & Care Planning:

Conduct comprehensive nursing assessments and prepare, implement, and modify individualized nursing care plans.

Clinical Monitoring & Coordination:

Observe and record patients symptoms, track care progression, report responses to medications or shifts in health status, and coordinate multidisciplinary nursing care.

Health Education & Counseling:

Provide health teaching, counseling, and recovery-focused education to patients and their families.

Infection Control & Safety:

Implement and enforce facility infection control protocols and health safety procedures.

Training & Orientation Comprehensive Orientation:

3 to 4 weeks of paid facility orientation conducted on the Day Shift (includes shadowing, clinical training, and facility policy overview).

Minimum Qualifications & Licensing Licensure:

Valid and unencumbered New York State Registered Nurse (RN) License.

Certification:

Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification (AHA Approved) required prior to the start date of services.

Experience Level:

Open to all experience levels; no psychiatric experience required and new graduate nurses are welcome and will receive full orientation and support.

Background & Compliance Requirements Medical Screening:

Recent PPD, blood work with titers levels, and standard medical screening.

Background Clearances:

Criminal background check results, Sex Offender Registry (SEL), Exclusion search results (Medicare, Medicaid, SAM), and verified education credentials.

SCRD Background Form:

Completed SCRD background form (must include 28 years of consecutive address history).