Travel Nurse RN - Psychiatric - $2,182 per week

Jackson Nurse Professionals is seeking a travel nurse RN Psychiatric for a travel nursing job in Bangor, Maine.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Psychiatric
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 07/06/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

General Information:
• Beds: 94 - Peds 50 - beds; Adults - 44

•Minimum years of experience required: 1 year of Behavioral Health nursing required
Pediatric BH exp preferred

•Patient Types:
• Free standing Acute Inpatient facility - contracted ER 5 min away
• All patients come from an ED and are medically cleared
• not typical to have lines, drains, tubes, etc.
• Involuntary and Voluntary admissions

Ages:
• Peds: ages 5-18 years old
• Adults: 18+ - Geriatric

Peds: Common diagnoses include, but are not limited to: Eating Disorders, Depression, Suicidal Ideation, Anxiety, Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Gender Dysphoria

Adults: most commonly Schizophrenia, MDD, Bipolar Disorder; also will see Eating Disorders, Suicidal Ideation, Anxiety
• No forensic patients or inmates - this facility is locked but not to the extent of holding patients under arrest

• Seclusion rooms are used when necessary

• Occasionally will see Substance Use Disorder or Detoxing patients on CIWA, but they must be medically cleared

• Will provide traditional medical and psychiatric care in addition to specialized therapies such as: pet therapy, group sessions, community gardens

• Patient Ratios:
• RN: Night - 1:13 with resource support (including Nursing support)

• Psych Techs:
• Peds: Night - 2 Psych Techs
• Night - 2 Psych Techs

• Required Certifications:
• BLS
• MOAB is obtained on site (part of orientation)
• ME State License

•Skills required:
• De-escalation experience, experience with physical restraints (chemical restraints are NOT used), medication passes, comfortability to run groups, documentation
• Traveler may have the opportunity to act as Charge, but this is not required

Charting System/Equipment:
• Cerner
• Pyxis

Floating: If yes, where?
• Yes, between all units - Adults and Peds

Scheduling:
• Weekend rotation: every other; Sat/Sun
• No call
• OT is available
• Holiday Expectations: expected to work holidays in rotation

• Schedule Cycle: Modified self-scheduling - travelers will sign up for preferred shifts, manager/scheduler will review to ensure all shifts are covered and adjust accordingly. Will be informed when it is time to sign up for shifts. If traveler does not sign up during that time, will be automatically assigned vacant shifts. Will have predetermined weekend rotation.

About Jackson Nurse Professionals

Filling critical needs in patient care, Jackson Nurse Professionals delivers cost-effective travel nurse staffing solutions to over 500 hospitals, outpatient clinics, and home health clients nationwide. Awarded Best of Staffing - Talent and Client 2024, and rated as a Top Workplace 2023 by the Orlando Sentinel, Jackson Nurse Professionals goes the extra mile to provide travel nurses the career they deserve, while providing clients with a large range of highly skilled nurses to fill short, long-term, and temporary assignments.

As a member of Jackson Healthcare’s family of award-winning staffing companies, we’re part of a growing community that’s impacting 10 million patients nationwide. Join our mission to improve the delivery of patient care, and the lives of everyone we touch.