Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center - Lebanon, NH

Various shifts available

If you are passionate about mental health and want to make a measurable difference for adults or adolescents in crisis, these roles are for you.

Adult Unit
Our Inpatient Psychiatry unit is a 24-bed adult unit (18+) with typical nurse-to-patient ratios of 1:6. We provide 24/7 diagnostic and therapeutic care for individuals experiencing acute psychiatric challenges, with a clear goal: help patients achieve safety, stabilization, and a sustainable plan for what comes next. Our patients are a mix of voluntary and involuntary admissions, with an average length of stay of about 5-7 days. Most can manage their own activities of daily living (bathing, dressing, toileting), and many are highly engaged in their care. Their conditions are generally well managed with medication, and they are motivated to build coping strategies, interpersonal skills, and emotional regulation. You’ll work as part of a dynamic, multidisciplinary team that includes social workers based right in the unit, crisis team members, psychiatric physicians, nurses, care managers, and security staff. Together, you’ll create a safe, structured, and supportive environment where patients can begin to rebuild stability and hope.

Adolescent Psychiatric Medicine Unit
In addition, our adolescent medical psychiatry unit holds 6 beds, providing care to adolescents experiencing mental health crises and providing inpatient care serving acute psychiatric and behavioral disorder needs for adolescents ages 12-17 in our community. Our AMP unit is also a multidisciplinary team and have their own therapists, OT, and educator.

Your Role as an Inpatient Psychiatric Nurse:

• Provide therapeutic nursing care in a secure, controlled setting
• Monitor patient status, administer medications, and evaluate response to treatment
• Lead and reinforce care plans that support safety, stabilization, and skill-building
• Collaborate closely with the multidisciplinary team to coordinate care and discharge planning
• Offer one-on-one support that helps patients feel seen, heard, and respected

Those Who Thrive Here:

• Have a genuine passion for psychiatric nursing and mental health advocacy
• Bring high emotional intelligence and strong interpersonal skills to every interaction
• Demonstrate empathy, patience, and a calm, grounded presence—even in crisis
• Are diligent and detail-oriented in documentation, safety checks, and care processes
• Value teamwork and collaborative problem-solving across multiple disciplines

Requirements:

• Graduate from an accredited Nursing Program required.
• Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

These are just a few highlights of being a psychiatric nurse at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in New Hampshire.

• We have loan repayment up to $20,000
• We offer Relocation Assistance and a Housing Coordinator to help take on the burden of finding a home.
• We have competitive nursing rates
• We offer generous tuition reimbursement
• We have a very popular "earned time" plan
• We have extensive CEU/Training programs
• We offer professional development pathways to advance your career

Why are we so unique? We are a nationally recognized health system in the middle of the White Mountains of New Hampshire. We understand that “quality of life” means different things to different people, but we are confident you will love it here as we have beautiful, rural and suburban housing options, world-class primary, secondary and graduate schools, hundreds of lakes, thousands of miles of hiking trails and some of the best skiing in the country. This means you can be a happy nurse with more quality time with friends, family, pets, or maybe just quiet hikes by yourself. Our idea of traffic is a line at the chair lift on the ski mountain.

Read more about Dartmouth Hitchcock and why YOU should work here.

We are Dartmouth Health, one integrated, award-winning health system of diverse facilities across New Hampshire and Vermont. From rural critical access clinics to academic medicine and research, you will find the opportunity, training, benefits, and support to help you thrive in your career. We are an organization focused on the success of every employee in every role and want you to be part of our team. Join Dartmouth Health and help us shape the future of healthcare.

To learn more about our Psychiatric Nursing careers, please visit us at:

https://dhnursing.org/nursing-careers/?search_keywords=psychiatric

Dartmouth Health is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.