You'll give direct nursing care to behavioral health patients on a young adult unit. This role comes through American Traveler, a staffing partner, so ask which facility you would land in.
Posted Oct 17
Shift and hours
Day shifts · 3x12-hour day shifts · 12-hour shifts, 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM Shift: Days, 3x12hrs Day shift schedule, 3x12 hours from 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM36 hours a week
Unit and setting
Young adult psychiatric unit · Behavioral Health Behavioral health patient population with 1:6 patient ratioBehavioral health patients
License
RN license Active RN license (MD or Compact) required in-hand at time of consideration, temporary licenses not acceptedActive RN license, MD or compact, in hand; no temporary licenses
Term
13 weeks · starts Dec 3, 2026 · Travel
Do you qualify?
License
Active RN license, MD or compact, in hand; no temporary licensesActive RN license (MD or Compact) required in-hand at time of consideration, temporary licenses not acceptedCheck your license
Certification
BLSRequired certification: BLS
Experience
3 years of nursing experienceMinimum 3 years of nursing experience required, including previous charge RN experience
Experience
Previous charge RN experience
Also asks
Charting system experience, any systemCharting system experience required (any system)
Also asks
Maryland livescan fingerprinting before startFingerprinting must be completed in Maryland via livescan prior to start
Preferred
Certification
CPIPreferred certifications: CPI and MAB
Certification
MAB
Experience
Teaching or community hospital experienceTeaching hospital and community hospital experience preferred
Also asks
Circulate skillCirculate skill preferred
What it pays
Against similar roles
In range for Maryland travel rolesMaryland travel postings that state pay run $1,600/week to $2,450/week, the middle half $1,830/week to $2,230/week, across 71 postings.
The role and schedule
Charting
Sunrise (Allscripts) EMRUses Sunrise (Allscripts) EMR charting system
Floating
Floating to any age population as scheduling needs dictateFloating required to any age population as scheduling needs dictate
Charge
Sometimes charge RN on a shiftMay be required to work as charge RN during a shift
Weekends
Every other weekendEvery other weekend required
On call
No on-callNo on-call responsibilities
Start
Starts Dec 3, 2026Start Date: Dec 3, 2026
Details
Navy blue scrubs requiredScrub color required: Navy Blue
Details
No marijuana use, including medical marijuana cardsFacility maintains a strict no-tolerance policy on marijuana use, including medical marijuana cards, due to addictions treatment focus
Details
Drug screen must be passed on the first attemptCandidates must pass drug screening on the first attempt to continue onboarding
Details
Orientation every other Thursday, with Relias training modulesOrientation occurs every other Thursday and includes non-billable training modules completed through Relias/Net Learning
Details
One pre-approved RTO request, submitted with initial profileOne pre-approved RTO request allowed, must be submitted with initial profile
Details
Local candidates acceptedLocal candidates accepted
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First-time travelers welcome to applyFirst-time travelers are welcome to apply
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Former permanent employees wait one year to apply for travelFormer permanent employees must wait one full year before applying for a travel position
Details
13-week assignmentLength: 13 weeks
Support on this unit
Nurse to patient
1:6<li>Behavioral health patient population with 1:6 patient ratio</li> <li>Day shift schedule, 3x12 hours from 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM</li> <li>Every other weekend requiredstated in this posting
The workplace
American Traveler
Staffing partner
Staffing partner
American Traveler
Parking
Free employee parking on campusFree employee parking available on campus
Neighborhoods+Young professionals often land in Canton (walkable harbor brick rowhouses and riverfront condos; Extra Space’s 2026 table median purchase $606,972) and Federal Hill (historic homes, urban and described as commute-friendly). Hampden is the quirkier, lower-price in-city option (table median $295,673) with family amenities; Locust Point is pricier ($657,054) and ranked safer than 91% of city neighborhoods, while Roland Park ($580,728) and Mount Washington ($399,353) sit at the high/safer end. Charles Village (Painted Ladies rowhouses), Highlandtown, and Patterson Park are called out for below-city-median prices. For a job commute, Reddit recommends Columbia or Ellicott City first, Catonsville as a more upscale in-between, and warns Reisterstown is far out; Niche’s 2026 top suburbs include Lutherville, Fulton, and Ellicott City.
Young professionals often land in Canton (walkable harbor brick rowhouses and riverfront condos; Extra Space’s 2026 table median purchase $606,972) and Federal Hill (historic homes, urban and described as commute-friendly). Hampden is the quirkier, lower-price in-city option (table median $295,673) with family amenities; Locust Point is pricier ($657,054) and ranked safer than 91% of city neighborhoods, while Roland Park ($580,728) and Mount Washington ($399,353) sit at the high/safer end.
Charles Village (Painted Ladies rowhouses), Highlandtown, and Patterson Park are called out for below-city-median prices. For a job commute, Reddit recommends Columbia or Ellicott City first, Catonsville as a more upscale in-between, and warns Reisterstown is far out; Niche’s 2026 top suburbs include Lutherville, Fulton, and Ellicott City.
Getting around+Sources do not give hospital-specific drive times or parking rules. They do flag I-83 and I-95 as the main thoroughfares, describe Federal Hill and Mount Vernon as transit-accessible/commute-friendly, and note Lutherville residents can reach downtown without a long trip. Reddit treats Columbia and Ellicott City as practical bases for a Baltimore-area job and Reisterstown as a long haul; Facebook comments cite Pasadena, Glen Burnie, Owings Mills, and Catonsville for Fort Meade-oriented commutes. Cons lists repeatedly name long commutes, traffic, and weak public transit; a plus is MARC/Amtrak-style rail access onward to D.C., Philadelphia, and New York.
Sources do not give hospital-specific drive times or parking rules. They do flag I-83 and I-95 as the main thoroughfares, describe Federal Hill and Mount Vernon as transit-accessible/commute-friendly, and note Lutherville residents can reach downtown without a long trip.
Reddit treats Columbia and Ellicott City as practical bases for a Baltimore-area job and Reisterstown as a long haul; Facebook comments cite Pasadena, Glen Burnie, Owings Mills, and Catonsville for Fort Meade-oriented commutes. Cons lists repeatedly name long commutes, traffic, and weak public transit; a plus is MARC/Amtrak-style rail access onward to D.C., Philadelphia, and New York.
Outdoors+In-city, Canton Waterfront Park on the Patapsco offers a pier for fishing, the Korean War Memorial, a trail, plus Canton Dog Park and O’Donnell Square Park. Patapsco Valley State Park runs more than 32 miles along the river with hiking, fishing, camping, canoeing, horseback riding, and mountain-bike trails. Baltimore County sells itself on 214 miles of Chesapeake Bay waterfront, reservoir trails (including Loch Raven), championship golf such as Caves Valley in Owings Mills, and seasonal hiking/biking guides. Fort McHenry and the Inner Harbor promenade are the landmark waterfront walks.
In-city, Canton Waterfront Park on the Patapsco offers a pier for fishing, the Korean War Memorial, a trail, plus Canton Dog Park and O’Donnell Square Park. Patapsco Valley State Park runs more than 32 miles along the river with hiking, fishing, camping, canoeing, horseback riding, and mountain-bike trails.
Baltimore County sells itself on 214 miles of Chesapeake Bay waterfront, reservoir trails (including Loch Raven), championship golf such as Caves Valley in Owings Mills, and seasonal hiking/biking guides. Fort McHenry and the Inner Harbor promenade are the landmark waterfront walks.
Baltimore—Charm City—is a harbor of brick rowhouses, Chesapeake seafood, and a healthcare-and-research job base priced well below D.C. Nurses and young professionals cluster in walkable Canton and Federal Hill, quirky lower-priced Hampden, quieter Locust Point, and Charles Village’s Painted Ladies; families often choose Ellicott City, Columbia, Catonsville, Lutherville, or Fulton for schools and safety. Citywide list prices sat around $226,000 in late 2025, with Canton, Roland Park, and Locust Point much higher, and roughly half of residents rent. Culture punches above the cost: the BMA’s Matisse holdings, the Walters, AVAM, Station North murals, Graffiti Alley, Creative Alliance, and WTMD First Thursdays, plus Fort McHenry. Weekends run from Canton Waterfront Park to 32-mile Patapsco State Park and Baltimore County’s 214 miles of bay shoreline and the Guinness brewery. Tradeoffs are blunt: crime is block-by-block and serious in parts of the city, K–12 scores lag, summers are hot and humid, I-83/I-95 traffic lengthens commutes, and locals call public transit lacking. Walk a neighborhood after dark before you sign.
