Credentialed psychiatric RNs, LVNs, behavioral health technicians, and CNAs trained in de-escalation and crisis care. Hearthstone helps psychiatric units, substance-use treatment centers, and crisis stabilization facilities across Greater Houston maintain safe staffing ratios without compromising patient safety.
Behavioral health staffing places clinicians who are specifically trained for psychiatric, mental health, and substance-use environments — settings where clinical skill, patient safety, and de-escalation experience matter just as much as licensure.
Staffing a behavioral health unit is not the same as filling a med-surg shift. The clinicians who succeed in these environments are those who can manage acute psychiatric presentations, maintain therapeutic boundaries, document under heightened regulatory scrutiny, and respond calmly when a situation escalates. Hearthstone screens for that experience before a clinician is ever offered a behavioral health placement, so the professional who walks onto your unit already understands the realities of the work.
We support inpatient psychiatric hospitals, behavioral health units inside acute hospitals, substance-use and detox programs, crisis stabilization units, and residential treatment centers throughout Harris, Fort Bend, and Montgomery Counties. Whether you need short-notice per diem coverage for a call-out or sustained contract support during a census surge, we place clinicians who are ready for the assignment.
Facilities with an active Hearthstone staffing agreement can request behavioral health coverage through a clear, safety-first process.
From licensed psychiatric nurses to behavioral health technicians, Hearthstone places the full range of staff that keep mental health units safe and running.
Psych RNs for inpatient units, acute behavioral health, and crisis stabilization. Experienced with psychiatric assessment, medication management, and patient safety monitoring.
Psych-experienced LVNs for residential treatment, substance-use programs, and long-term behavioral health settings. Medication administration and observation competency available.
Behavioral health technicians, psych techs, and CNAs for one-to-one observation, milieu support, and daily living assistance in psychiatric and treatment environments.
Hearthstone places clinicians across the full spectrum of behavioral health and mental health care settings in the Greater Houston area.
Acute psychiatric hospitals and behavioral health units inside hospitals
Detox, rehabilitation, and substance-use disorder programs
Crisis units and short-term stabilization facilities
Residential and long-term behavioral health communities
We prioritize clinicians with crisis-prevention and de-escalation training so your unit stays safe for patients and staff alike. Behavioral health is not a setting for clinicians learning on the job.
Under-staffing a psychiatric unit is a safety risk, not just an operational one. Hearthstone helps you hold appropriate ratios during call-outs, leaves, and census surges without rushing unqualified staff onto the floor.
Same-week response for most requests. For facilities with active agreements, Hearthstone operates as an extension of your staffing team — not a vendor you scramble to reach when a shift opens.
Behavioral health placements carry heightened safety and compliance expectations. Here is what Hearthstone confirms before a clinician is matched to your unit.
Do your clinicians have de-escalation and crisis training?
Yes. For behavioral health placements we prioritize clinicians with documented de-escalation and crisis-prevention training, and we confirm it before matching anyone to a psychiatric or crisis unit. Where a role requires a specific safe-hold or restraint certification, we verify that as well.
What behavioral health settings do you staff?
Hearthstone places clinicians in inpatient psychiatric hospitals, behavioral health units inside acute hospitals, substance-use and detox programs, crisis stabilization units, and residential treatment centers across Greater Houston.
How quickly can you provide behavioral health coverage?
For facilities with an active staffing agreement, same-week coverage is standard, and same-day is often possible for common roles such as behavioral health techs and LVNs, depending on availability. Because behavioral health requires the right experience match, we never compromise screening for speed.
Can you provide one-to-one observation staff?
Yes. We place behavioral health technicians and CNAs for one-to-one and continuous observation, milieu support, and daily living assistance — common needs on units managing high-acuity or high-risk patients.
Are placements per diem only, or can we get ongoing coverage?
Both. We offer per diem shift coverage as well as ongoing and contract staffing for sustained needs. If you anticipate weeks or months of coverage, a contract agreement adds stability and consistency for your unit.
Submit your open shift request and our team will match a credentialed, de-escalation-trained clinician with the right experience for your unit — same week for most requests.