Texas Panhandle Mental Health·Amarillo, Texas
Provide professional psychiatric nursing services for Outpatient Behavioral Health and IDD units. Coordinate care and treatment for assigned consumers using trauma-informed and person-centered approaches.
Position: RN IDD [1352]
Program: Amarillo, Texas – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Nursing
$70,865.60 - $81,660.80 Annually
Shift available: Full-time
At Texas Panhandle Centers (TPC), you’ll be part of a caring team dedicated to making lives better for over 10,000 individuals and families each year across the Texas Panhandle. As a non-profit, TPC provides a wide range of services from mental health and substance use support to intellectual and developmental disability care, empowering clients of all ages to achieve dignity and independence. With seven service centers located throughout the region, our staff work together with our clients to achieve our mission to create an accessible system of care that supports individual choice and truly make a difference. We invite you to join us in our vision of “Making Lives Better!”
Click here for TPC’s FY2026 Summary of Benefits [https://www.texaspanhandlecenters.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/TPC-Benefits-Guide-2025-2026.pdf]
501(c)(3) designation – you can apply for the Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness
Robust benefit offerings – Urgent Care visits for a low $10 co-pay, Medical, Dental, and Vision
Employer paid life insurance (1.5 times employee’s salary)
Staff automatically enrolled into a 457 Retirement Account at 1% of their annual salary. Employer match 1% higher than employee’s contribution up to 6% in the 403(b) or 457 Retirement Savings Plan
Paid time off – PTO accrual, Holidays
One (1) annual Mental Health Floating Holiday, one (1) annual Celebrate Diversity Floating Holiday, and one (1) annual A Day to Remember Floating Holiday available to staff after 90 days of employment
Additional Supplemental Coverage available i.e. Disability, Accidental, Cancer, Critical Care, and Section 125 Flexible Spending Account Plan
Teladoc – gives you or your immediate family members in the household access to a medical provider free of charge via telephone or video
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – gives you or your immediate family members in the household access to behavioral health, financial, and legal counseling in person or via telephone
Must hold a Bachelor's or Associate's degree in nursing and a current, valid RN license from the Texas State Board of Nursing. Requires a valid Texas driver's license and previous experience in a recognized health agency or hospital.
Market context
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