Behavioral Health RN (Fri, Sat, Sun Nights) Contract- $41/hr - Winston-Salem, NC

Behavioral Health RN — Fri/Sat/Sun Nights | 13-Week Contract | $41/hr | Winston-Salem, NC

VitalHire is hiring a Behavioral Health RN for a weekend-only night contract in Winston-Salem, NC. Locked inpatient BH unit, adults and geriatrics, clear schedule, clear pay.

The role

- Inpatient behavioral health on a locked unit (rotate across acuity areas / floors)

- Crisis intervention, de-escalation, behavior management, psych meds, seclusion/commitment workflows

- Work alongside psych techs (milieu + monitoring), therapy 7 days/week, and 24/7 nursing leadership support

- Charting in Epic (required); Pyxis; proximity-based patient monitoring; personal panic alarms on site

Schedule & pay

- Friday, Saturday, Sunday nights only — 18:45–07:15 (3×12)

- $41/hour contract rate

- 13 weeks | Start 10/12/2026 | Block schedule available

- 36–48 hours/week can be offered

- No call | Float may be required to med-surg for tasking when needed

- Orientation: ~32 hours (hospital orientation week one — must be available for classes each day)

- Scrubs: navy blue | Flu required (medical/religious exemptions only)

Apply

Formal application: https://apply.workable.com/j/B1C70AB446

Equal Opportunity Employer.

Must-haves

- Active RN license — NC or eNLC/compact

- 2+ years RN experience (BH/psych strongly preferred; 1st-time travelers accepted)

- BLS (current)

- MOAB (required)

- Epic experience

- Comfort with crisis intervention, de-escalation, assaultive behavior management, and psychiatric medications

- Live within ~150 miles of Winston-Salem, NC (or able to work this local-style weekend schedule)

- Weekend night availability Fri–Sun