Travel Nurse RN - Pediatric Behavioral Health
Bangor, ME
Talent4Health
4x10 hrs, Evenings

must be willing to float between peds and adults as needed

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)
• Required Certifications:
  • BLS
  • MOAB is obtained on site (part of orientation)
  • ME State License
• Skills required:
  • De-escalation experience, experience with physical restraints (chemical restraints are NOT used), medication passes, comfortability to run groups, documentation
  • Traveler may have the opportunity to act as Charge, but this is not required