Travel Nurse RN - Behavioral Health
Council Bluffs, IA
Care Career
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Travel - RN PSYCH 

Shift: 12-hour Nights
Hours: 6:30 PM – 7:00 AM
Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours/week
Contract: 13 weeks
Charting: EPIC
BSN: Not required
Trauma Level: 3
License: Required for submission; facility is willing to wait for license

Unit Details

• General Adult Unit: 14 beds
• Special Care: 8 beds
• Kids Unit: 14 beds
• Staffed as one combined unit
• RN will typically work with adults but may be assigned to the kids unit
• RN ratio: 1:6 or 1:7
• Every other weekend
• Every other holiday

Patient Population / Diagnoses

Behavioral Health patients, including:

• Schizophrenia
• Anxiety
• Bipolar disorder
• Depression
• Suicidal ideation
• Other behavioral health diagnoses

Required Experience / Skills

• Behavioral Health RN experience
• Strong de-escalation skills
• Good communication and ability to work with behavioral health patients
• Ability to manage 6–7 patients independently
• Comfortable handling admissions and discharges
• EPIC experience is helpful
• BLS – AHA required

Clinical Details

• No drip titration
• No telemetry
• No monitor technicians
• RN does not need to read cardiac strips
• Respiratory equipment: BiPAP, CPAP, O2
• Nurse aids available: approximately 1:14 when fully staffed
• RNs are expected to round every 2 hours and assist with rounding when short staffed
• No regular call/standby requirement, although overtime shifts may occasionally be placed on call