Psychiatric LPN
Knoxville, TNContract$1,460/wkPosted 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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Job overview
The Psychiatric LPN delivers patient care in a psychiatric or behavioral health hospital unit or community setting. The role applies the nursing process and makes clinical judgments under the supervision of a Registered Nurse and in collaboration with the care team. The posting lists a current state LPN license, applicable CPR, and other health and regulatory requirements; psychiatric or behavioral health experience is preferred.
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Full job description
Psychiatric LPN
Setting: Healthcare Facilities
Job Type: Travel
Pay: $1460 / Week
Hours: 36.00
Location: Knoxville, TN
The Psychiatric or Mental/Behavioral Health LPN is responsible and accountable for the application of the nursing process and the delivery of patient care in the psychiatric unit of a hospital, mental health/behavioral health hospital, or they can be responsible for care in community settings.
The LPN must demonstrate the ability to make clinical judgments in an effective and efficient manner with the supervision of a Registered Nurse and in collaboration with the care team.
Minimum Requirements:
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Current LPN license in state of assignment
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1 year experience in a psychiatric or behavioral health caresetting preferred
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Complies with all relevant professional standards ofpractice
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Current CPR if applicable
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TB questionnaire, PPD or chest x-ray if applicable
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Current Health certificate (per contract or stateregulation)
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Must meet all federal, state and local requirements
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Must be at least 18 years of age
Benefits
At Amergis, we firmly believe that our employees are the heartbeat of our organization and we are happy to offer the following benefits:
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Competitive pay & weekly paychecks
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Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
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401(k) savings plan
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Awards and recognition programs
*Benefit eligibility is dependent on employment status.
About Amergis
Amergis, formerly known as Maxim Healthcare Staffing, has served our clients and communities by connecting people to the work that matters since 1988. We provide meaningful opportunities to our extensive network of healthcare and school-based professionals, ready to work in any hospital, government facility, or school. Through partnership and innovation, Amergis creates unmatched staffing experiences to deliver the best workforce solutions.
Amergis is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Job Category: Nursing
Job Function: Nursing | LPN | LPN - Psychiatric
Job Type: Travel
Setting: Healthcare Facilities
Position Type: Healthcare
Office Number: 0697
Contract Duration: 13
Pay Rate: $1460 / Week
Date Posted: 2026-10-28
How this job compares
Set against the 619 open Psychiatric Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 1, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$1,460/wk
- US median$117–138K/yr108 salary ranges
- US median$40–55/hr247 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 29 open Psychiatric Nurse jobs in Tennessee and 619 across the US. 8% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Tennessee
- Covenant Health17 open
- Amergis (this employer)4 open
- OptiMindHealth4 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Psychiatric Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (153 postings).
- Education
- 25 of the 619 open Psychiatric Nurse jobs (4%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 1, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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