GHR Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN Psychiatric for a travel nursing job in Salem, Massachusetts.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Psychiatric
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 08/16/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours
- Employment Type: Travel
Travel Registered Nurse (RN) - Adult Inpatient Psych | Salem, MA
Travel RN opportunity in adult inpatient behavioral health in Salem, Massachusetts. Join a 30-bed adult psych unit and provide compassionate care for patients with diverse mental health needs in a historic coastal community near Boston.
Job Details
- Specialty: Adult Inpatient Psych / Behavioral Health Nursing
- Location: Salem, Massachusetts
- Setting: 30-bed adult behavioral health unit
- Start Date: 08/16/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- Schedule: Rotating days, evenings, and nights with every other weekend rotation
- Shift Duration: 12-hour nights
- Hours Per Week: 36
- Estimated Weekly Pay: $1,910-$2,010
- Patient Population: Adult inpatient psych patients ages 18-65
Job Requirements
- Minimum 2 years of inpatient adult psych nursing experience
- Active Massachusetts RN license
- AHA BLS certification
- Experience with psychotropic medications and related side effects
- Proficiency with automated medication dispensing systems
- Ability to function in a charge nurse role when needed
- Competence completing admissions and discharges
- EPIC experience preferred
- Knowledge of behavioral health safety practices, restraint/seclusion guidelines, and patient rights preferred
Responsibilities
- Provide compassionate, safe, and therapeutic nursing care for adult psychiatric patients
- Assess, plan, and deliver nursing interventions for patients with anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, suicidal ideation, and dual diagnosis needs
- Support patients with behavioral health and medically complex needs, including IVs, CPAPs, wound care, and diabetic care
- Administer medications accurately and monitor for therapeutic effects and side effects
- Complete admissions, discharges, and ongoing patient documentation in the electronic medical record
- Collaborate closely with the interdisciplinary care team to promote positive patient outcomes
- Assist with charge nurse duties and maintain a calm, supportive behavioral health environment
- Follow clinical standards related to safety, legal status, guardianship, and healthcare proxy processes
- Float as needed within the behavioral health setting
Apply now to join this travel nursing opportunity in Salem, MA, and make a meaningful impact in adult inpatient psychiatric care.
Benefits
401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision
Equal Opportunity
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
GHR Healthcare Job ID #505055. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Psych
About GHR Healthcare
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