Psych Mental Health Specialist

Clinical Careers Page(1 month ago)

Kansas City, KSOnsiteFull TimeSenior$128,142 - $172,897 (estimated)Nursing

About this role

A Psych Mental Health Specialist Nurse Clinician role within the Department of Nursing focuses on advancing care for hospitalized patients with psychiatric and behavioral health needs in an acute care setting. The role aims to improve patient outcomes by guiding frontline nurses and unit leaders through mentoring, system-level improvements, and the integration of caring, evidence-based practices in care delivery. It emphasizes ethical decision-making, collaboration across disciplines, and leadership in patient care within disease management and health promotion.

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Required Skills

Coaching
Collaboration
Ethics
Crisis Intervention
Clinical Practice
Research
Quality Improvement
Systems Leadership

Qualifications

BSN
MSN
RN License (Multi-State)
BLS Certification
Advanced Certification in Psych Mental Health Care

About Clinical Careers Page

kansashealthsystem.com

The University of Kansas Health System is a nonprofit academic medical center headquartered in Kansas City, Kansas, providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient care across Kansas and the Midwest. It delivers advanced specialty services — including an NCI‑designated cancer center, Level I trauma care, transplantation, cardiology, neurosurgery, orthopedics and comprehensive stroke care — supported by research and training through its affiliation with the University of Kansas Medical Center. The system emphasizes complex, referral‑level care and innovation, holds Joint Commission accreditation and Magnet nursing recognition, and operates multiple locations and patient access options across the region.

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