Travel Nurse RN - Behavioral Health
Kansas City, MO
Prime Time Healthcare Nursing
4x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Travel RN – Behavioral Health / Psychiatry | Kansas City, MO

Facility: Research Psychiatric Center
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Address: 2323 E. 63rd Street
Schedule: 12-hour shifts
Guaranteed Hours: 48 hours guaranteed is available as an option
 

Required to Submit

• Active Blue Card CPI — required at submission
• BLS
• CPI

Units

Travelers may work across multiple behavioral health units based on facility need:

• ADOL: 18 beds | Ages 12–18
• Serenity: 24 beds | Lower-acuity adult behavioral health
• ITU: 32 beds | Higher-acuity adults, including thought disorders
• SRAD: 16 beds | Senior lifestyle / geriatric behavioral health population
• VINE: 9 beds | Lower-acuity adult behavioral health

Ratios

• RN: approximately 1:8
• Mental Health Tech: approximately 1:12

EMR

• Meditech

Scheduling

• Facility requires coverage for 3x12-hour shifts daily, seven days per week
• Weekend availability is required based on scheduling needs
• Days off are not guaranteed unless written into the contract
• No on-call requirement

Floating

Travelers may float between behavioral health units based on the greatest staffing need.

Required Psych Experience / Skills

Candidates should be comfortable with:

• Psychiatric and behavioral health assessment
• Identifying psychiatric disorders, substance-use concerns, and behavioral changes
• Developing individualized behavioral health care plans
• Administration and monitoring of psychotropic medications
• Recognizing medication side effects and adverse reactions
• Crisis intervention
• Suicidal ideation and safety management
• Aggressive or escalating patient behaviors
• De-escalation techniques
• Therapeutic communication and rapport building
• Monitoring mental status, psychological symptoms, vital signs, and medication response

Patient Experience Expectations

Facility follows HCA patient-experience standards, including ICARE values and AIDET communication practices.

Dress Code

• RNs: Blue scrubs
• Mental Health Techs: Green or black

Recruiter Notes

Strong behavioral health opportunity for an RN comfortable working across adolescent, adult, high-acuity psychiatric, and senior behavioral health populations. The biggest submission requirement is the active Blue Card CPI, which must already be in place before submission. A 48-hour guaranteed schedule is available, making this especially attractive for travelers looking to maximize weekly earnings.