Travel Nurse RN - Behavioral Health
Bangor, ME
Uniti Med
4x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

• Beds: 94 - Peds 50 - beds; Adults - 44

• Minimum years of experience required: 1 year of Behavioral Health nursing required
• Pediatric BH exp preferred - send to manager for approval if candidate does not have Peds experience

• Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes

• Patient Types:
• Free standing Acute Inpatient facility - contracted ER 5 min away
• All patients come from an ED and are medically cleared

• not typical to have lines, drains, tubes, etc.

• Involuntary and Voluntary admissions

• Ages:
• Peds: ages 5-18 years old

• Adults: 18+ - Geriatric

• Peds: Common diagnoses include, but are not limited to: Eating Disorders, Depression, Suicidal Ideation, Anxiety, Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Gender Dysphoria

• Adults: most commonly Schizophrenia, MDD, Bipolar Disorder; also will see Eating Disorders, Suicidal Ideation, Anxiety
• No forensic patients or inmates - this facility is locked but not to the extent of holding patients under arrest

• Seclusion rooms are used when necessary

• Occasionally will see Substance Use Disorder or Detoxing patients on CIWA, but they must be medically cleared

• Will provide traditional medical and psychiatric care in addition to specialized therapies such as: pet therapy, group sessions, community gardens

• Patient Ratios:
• RN: Day - 1:5-6; Night - 1:13 with resource support (including Nursing support)