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Job ID: 890764
Estimated Weekly Gross: $1,852.61
Job Title
Registered Nurse – Psychiatric / Behavioral Health (Travel)
Location
Lafayette, IN | Acute Inpatient Behavioral Health
Schedule / Job Type
Contract | 13-Week Travel Assignment | Days (7:00 AM – 7:30 PM) | Full-Time (Expected 36 hours/week) or Part-Time (Expected 24 hours/week) | Weekend rotation every 3rd weekend (Saturday & Sunday) | No call requirements
Key Responsibilities
- Provide direct nursing care to adult patients in an acute inpatient behavioral health and addictions setting across rotating units within the facility
- Utilize crisis intervention techniques, verbal de-escalation, active listening, and empathetic communication to support patient safety and therapeutic outcomes
- Administer and manage medications via Pyxis; enter orders using the HCS platform; complete the majority of charting via paper documentation
- Monitor and care for patients presenting with substance abuse disorders, mood disorders, psychotic disorders, PTSD, and anxiety disorders
- Maintain accurate and thorough behavioral documentation and apply behavioral management skills throughout each shift
- Adhere to facility exclusionary criteria, ensuring patients are medically cleared prior to admission (no lines or tubes, with exceptions for CPAP and patients requiring 2L of oxygen or less)
Required Qualifications
- Active Registered Nurse (RN) license
- BLS certification required prior to start
- HWC (Handle With Care) certification required prior to start
- Minimum 1 year of experience in behavioral health or psychiatric nursing
- Must reside at least 60 miles from the facility to be eligible for travel placement
Preferred Experience / Skills
- 2 or more years of experience in behavioral health and/or addictions nursing
- Experience with crisis intervention, verbal de-escalation, and empathetic patient communication
- Familiarity with common diagnoses including substance abuse disorders, mood disorders, psychotic disorders, PTSD, and anxiety disorders
- Strong behavioral management skills and critical thinking in a fast-paced inpatient environment
Why Join Us
- Work in a structured, supportive inpatient behavioral health environment with no on-call requirements and a predictable rotating weekend schedule
- Gain diverse clinical experience by rotating across multiple units within a specialized behavioral health and addictions hospital