Mental Health Nurse - Home Health Allegheny County
Company: UPMC - Pittsburgh Medical Center
Location: Mars
Posted on: February 12, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description UPMC Home Health is now hiring a Mental Health
Registered Nurse in Allegheny County. In this role, you will
provide comprehensive psychiatric nursing services and medical
nursing care to patients in the comfort of their homes. Monday -
Friday daylight shifts with rotations for on-call and weekends. As
an RN with UPMC Home Healthcare, you’ll collaborate with our team
of specialized nurses, rehabilitation therapists, social workers,
dieticians, aides, and trained administrative staff to provide
personalized patient care in a home setting. Why choose UPMC Home
Healthcare - Establish rapport with patients and their families as
you guide their treatment plan in-home. - Sign-on bonus available
for new graduates and experienced staff - Grow your career with a
career ladder designed for your professional advancement. - Make
your career work for you with flexible shift options, including a
dedicated weekend program with premium rates and benefits. - Work
8-hour or 10-hour shifts for full-time - Care for your total
well-being with UPMC’s robust benefits package – physically,
financially, and emotionally – including tuition reimbursement and
discounted RN-to-BSN programs. - Receive mileage reimbursement (at
the federal rate). Final title and pay will be determined by
education, experience, and certifications. Responsibilities: - Your
role as the nurse will establish patients’ plans of care in
collaboration with physicians, patients, and utilization management
(UM) professionals to meet physicians’ orders and patients’ needs.
- RN will coordinate case management activities across a
multi-disciplinary health care team to ensure appropriate, quality
patient care. - Initiate, deliver, and evaluate patient- and
family-centered health teaching. - Strive to help patients achieve
optimal health outcomes, delivering compassionate care with an
emphasis on the patient's experience. - Complete all required
documentation including visit assessments, OASIS, 485 and verbal
orders accurately and promptly on a laptop or in written
documentation while in the patient's home and according to all
applicable regulatory standards. - Attend compliance training and
adhere to the organization’s standards of conduct, policies, and
procedures in addition to all local, state, and federal regulatory
guidelines. - Graduate of an accredit school of professional
nursing required. - Bachelor's degree preferred. - One year of
nursing experience required. - Previous experience in a mental
health setting required. - Must successfully complete a structured
mental health training program upon hire. - Certification in
psychiatric nursing by the American Nurse Association preferred
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances: - Current licensure as a
Registered Professional Nurse either in the state where the
facility is located or in a state covered by a licensure compact
agreement with the state where the facility is located OR TPP - CPR
required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and
skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire - Automotive
Insurance - Driver's License - Act 33 - Act 34 - OAPSA *Current
licensure either in the state where the facility is located or, if
the facility is in a state covered by the multistate Nursing
Licensure Compact (NLC) agreement, a multistate license issued by a
participating NLC state. Hires and current employees working on an
out-of-state NLC license who later change their residency to the
state where the facility is also located will have 60 days upon
changing their residency to apply for licensure within that state.
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
Keywords: UPMC - Pittsburgh Medical Center, Akron , Mental Health Nurse - Home Health Allegheny County, Healthcare , Mars, Ohio
