Travel RN - Psychiatric
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Staffing partner
Posted Sep 4 · Not open to new grads
- Shift
- 12-hour days
- Hours a week
- 36
- Unit
- Psych
- Contract
- 13 weeks
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 7am to 7:30pm
- Weekends
- Every other weekend
- Nurse to patient
- 1:5
- Term
- 13 weeks · starts Sep 21, 2026 · Travel
- On the floor
- Floating required
- Practice
- WellSky charting
stated in this posting
More role details
- Setting
- Behavioral Health
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 2+ years
- Staffing partner
- American Traveler
- Patients
- Adult patient population with low acuity
Pay
About this role
Assignment Overview
- Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
- Hours: 36 hrs/wk
- Start Date: Sep 21, 2026
- Length: 13 weeks
- Openings: 1
American Traveler is seeking an RN - Psychiatric for a 13-week behavioral health assignment requiring 2 years of recent BH/Psych experience and an IN or compact RN license.
Details
- Behavioral health facility with Adolescent, Adult, and 55+ Geriatric units
- Must be open to floating to any of the units as needed
- Adult patient population with low acuity
- Patient ratio of 1:5
- 12-hour day shifts from 7am to 7:30pm
- Requires working 36 hours per week including every other weekend
- Uses Wellsky EHR for documentation and Omnicell for medication management
Requirements
- Active IN or compact RN license
- 2 years of recent behavioral health/psych experience required
- De-escalation experience such as CPI or Handle with Care is a plus
Additional Information
- Work in a beautiful new 120-bed facility currently opening unit by unit
- Royal blue scrubs required
- Candidates residing within a 30-mile radius are eligible for local rates, while those beyond this radius qualify for travel rates
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“Requirements Active IN or compact RN license 2 years of recent behavioral health/psych experience required De-escalation experience such as CPI or Handle with Care is a plus Additional Information Work in a” · from this posting
Requirements
- Active IN or compact RN license
- 2 years of recent behavioral health/psych experience required
- De-escalation experience such as CPI or Handle with Care is a plus
Place
- City
- Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Median rent
- $999/mo
- Local household income
- $61,422/yr
- Metro price level
- 7% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
Fort Wayne area index 92.6, where 100 is the national average.
Fort Wayne blends Midwestern charm with a surprisingly vibrant downtown scene. The city sits at the confluence of three rivers and offers family-friendly neighborhoods, growing healthcare networks, and easy access to both Indianapolis and Chicago.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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American Traveler is a travel nursing staffing agency that places experienced registered nurses in temporary 13-week contract assignments at hospitals across multiple states. Assignments are located in diverse geographic settings, from Rapid City, SD, to Michigan's Upper Peninsula and Atlanta,…
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Psychiatric is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.
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