Travel Nurse RN - Psychiatric
Franklin, IN
GHR Healthcare
3x12 hrs

Psychiatric Registered Nurse (RN) – Travel Nursing Contract in Franklin, Indiana

Apply now for a 13-week Psychiatric RN travel contract in Franklin, Indiana, providing compassionate care to adults in a newly established acute behavioral health unit.

Join a growing behavioral health program as a Psychiatric Registered Nurse and help shape a supportive therapeutic environment while delivering safe, hands-on nursing care. Franklin combines small-town charm, historic character, and convenient access to the Indianapolis metropolitan area.

Psychiatric RN Travel Job Details

• Location: Franklin, Indiana
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,910–$2,010
• Assignment Type: 13-week psychiatric nursing travel contract
• Start Date: November 23, 2026
• End Date: February 22, 2027
• Schedule: Three 12-hour night shifts per week
• Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week
• Healthcare Setting: 29-bed acute behavioral health unit
• Shift Hours: Approximately 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.
• Patient Ratios: Approximately 1:6 on days and 1:6–8 on nights
• Electronic Medical Record: Cerner
• Dress Code: Navy blue scrubs
• Orientation: One day of general orientation plus approximately three department orientation shifts

Psychiatric Registered Nurse Job Requirements

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license eligible for practice in Indiana
• At least one year of psychiatric nursing or acute behavioral health nursing experience
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Experience caring for adult, pediatric, geriatric, or dual-diagnosis behavioral health patients is welcomed
• Prior charge nurse or charge-relief experience preferred
• Strong psychiatric assessment, crisis de-escalation, therapeutic communication, and medication administration skills
• Ability to actively participate in the treatment environment and collaborate with behavioral health professionals, technicians, social workers, security, and leadership
• Flexibility to support modified self-scheduling, weekend and holiday rotations, and the evolving needs of a new behavioral health unit

Psychiatric RN Responsibilities

• Provide safe, compassionate nursing care for adults in an acute behavioral health setting
• Complete psychiatric and medical assessments, monitor patient status, and respond to changing clinical needs
• Lead or participate in therapeutic nursing groups and contribute to individualized treatment planning
• Administer medications, complete medication passes, and address patients’ medical needs
• Use therapeutic communication and crisis de-escalation techniques to promote patient and staff safety
• Follow facility protocols for soft restraints, hard restraints, and seclusion when clinically indicated
• Work collaboratively with the interdisciplinary behavioral health team to support recovery and a structured therapeutic milieu
• Maintain active visibility and engagement on the unit while supporting patients and colleagues
• Assist with phlebotomy or blood draws when needed; phlebotomy support is available
• Provide charge coverage or relief when assigned and help establish effective workflows within the new behavioral health unit

Apply now for this Psychiatric Registered Nurse travel nursing opportunity in Franklin, Indiana, and join a dedicated acute behavioral health team.

Benefits

401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.