Behavioral Health Crisis Nurse (RN or LPN) - Wed-Fri Overnights + Shift Differential

About the role

• Job Title: Behavioral Health Crisis Nurse (RN or LPN)
• Location: Columbia, Missouri
• Department: Behavioral Crisis Center
• Employment Type: Full-Time, 36 hours per week
• Schedule: Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, 7:00 PM-7:00 AM

Shift Differential: Additional shift differential pay provided for overnight hours:

• Schedule Highlights: Three 12-hour overnight shifts per week
• Four days off each week, consistent Wednesday-Friday schedule
• Join a Recognized Top Workplace

Centerstone is a nationally recognized behavioral health organization and has been named a Top Workplace in consecutive years, including 2025 and 2026. Top Workplaces recognition is based entirely on confidential employee feedback and reflects the workplace culture, engagement, and employee experience created by the people who work here.

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Qualification Overview

Current Missouri RN or LPN license (Required)

• Ability to work three 12-hour overnight shifts each week (Required)
• Behavioral health, psychiatric nursing, crisis care, or addiction-treatment experience (Preferred)

Job Summary

Use your nursing skills to provide calm, compassionate care when individuals need it most. As a Behavioral Health Crisis Nurse, you'll support people experiencing urgent mental health, psychiatric, or substance use needs within Columbia's 24/7 Behavioral Crisis Center. You'll play an important role in promoting safety, stabilization, dignity, and connection to continued care.

During your three-night workweek, you'll complete nursing assessments, administer medications, provide health education, monitor treatment response, and collaborate with medical and behavioral health professionals. This opportunity is ideal for an RN or LPN who demonstrates sound clinical judgment, remains composed in changing situations, and values trauma-informed, person-centered crisis care.

This position offers

• Overnight Shift Differential - Additional compensation for qualifying overnight hours
• All-Inclusive Employee Benefits Package - Health, dental, vision, retirement, disability, life insurance, wellness programs, and more
• Telemedicine - 24/7 phone, web, or mobile app visits for medical, behavioral health, and dermatology needs
• Employee Assistance Program - 24/7 counseling services, legal assistance, & financial consultation for you and your household at no cost
• Paid Time Off - 29 days per year, including vacation and holiday pay
• Workplace Culture - An environment cultivating employee wellbeing, valuing each individual's humanity, and actively promoting healthy, joyful workforce engagement

Key Responsibilities

• Provide compassionate nursing care to individuals experiencing behavioral health crises, psychiatric concerns, substance use needs, and other urgent clinical conditions
• Assess physical and mental health needs through nursing evaluations, medical histories, vital signs, screenings, and ongoing observation
• Develop nursing action plans based on each individual's physical health, behavioral health, safety, and treatment needs
• Administer prescribed oral, subcutaneous, and intramuscular medications safely and accurately according to provider orders and nursing standards
• Monitor medication compliance, treatment response, side effects, laboratory results, physician orders, and emerging health or safety concerns
• Coordinate medications, laboratory services, medical appointments, special dietary needs, pharmacy communication, and assistance programs when applicable
• Educate individuals and support systems about medications, disease prevention, risk reduction, treatment recommendations, and health-management strategies
• Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, behavioral health professionals, pharmacies, and crisis-response team members to promote stabilization and continuity of care
• Respond to medical emergencies, accidental injuries, adverse medication reactions, and changing clinical conditions with sound judgment and timely intervention
• Support infection-control practices, client hygiene, facility health needs, examinations, specimen collection, laboratory draws, and special procedures
• Document nursing assessments, medication services, interventions, education, provider communication, and clinical decisions accurately and within required timeframes

Education, Experience, and/or Credential Qualifications

Required

• Current Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse license in good standing in Missouri
• Graduation from an accredited registered nursing or practical nursing program
• Knowledge of nursing assessment, medication administration, clinical documentation, infection control, and patient-safety practices
• Ability to work Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM

Preferred

• Experience in behavioral health, mental health, psychiatric nursing, crisis stabilization, addiction treatment, emergency care, or a related healthcare setting
• Experience supporting individuals experiencing acute psychiatric, mental health, or substance use concerns
• Experience with therapeutic injections, laboratory draws, specimen collection, medication monitoring, or crisis assessment
• Experience working within a multidisciplinary behavioral health, psychiatric, or crisis-response team

Additional Qualifications

• Current driver's license, acceptable driving record, and current auto insurance
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to document clearly and professionally
• Sound clinical judgment, adaptability, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to remain calm and responsive during behavioral health crises, medical concerns, and changing clinical situations
• Ability to work independently during overnight hours while collaborating effectively with a multidisciplinary team
• Ability to protect confidential medical and behavioral health information
• Commitment to trauma-informed, recovery-oriented, and person-centered care

Physical Requirements

• Perform primarily sedentary work with periodic walking and standing to complete assessments, medication services, and other nursing responsibilities
• Occasionally lift, carry, push, or pull up to 10 pounds
• Frequently use hands, fingers, and arms for typing, writing, medication preparation, specimen collection, and clinical documentation
• Perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation

Provide Care When It Matters Most

A behavioral health crisis can be a critical turning point in someone's life. As a Behavioral Health Crisis Nurse, you'll help individuals find safety, stabilization, and a path toward continued care while enjoying a consistent three-night workweek. If you're an RN or LPN who wants to make a meaningful impact within a collaborative crisis-response team, apply today.

Position Perks & Benefits

Paid time off: full-time employees receive an attractive time off package to balance your work and personal life

Employee benefits package

• full-time employees receive health, dental, vision, retirement, life, & more
• Top-notch training: initial, ongoing, comprehensive, and supportive
• Career mobility: advancement opportunities/promoting from within
• Welcoming, warm, supportive: a work culture & environment that promotes your well-being, values you as human being, and encourages your health and happiness.

Brightli is on a Mission

A mission to improve client care, reduce the financial burden of community mental health centers by sharing resources, a mission to have a larger voice in advocacy to increase access to mental health and substance user care in our communities, and a mission to evolve the behavioral health industry to better meet the needs of our clients.

As a behavioral and community mental health provider, we prioritize fostering a culture of belonging and connection within our workforce. We encourage applications from individuals with varied backgrounds and experiences, as we believe that a rich tapestry of perspectives strengthens our mission. If you are passionate about empowering local communities and creating an environment where everyone feels valued and supported, we invite you to join our mission-driven organization dedicated to cultivating an authentic workplace.

• We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
• Burrell Behavioral Health is a Smoke and Tobacco Free Workplace.