Care Career is seeking a travel nurse RN Behavioral Health for a travel nursing job in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Job Description & Requirements
Specialty: Behavioral Health
Discipline: RN
Start Date: 10/25/2026
Duration: 13 weeks
36 hours per week
Shift: 12 hours, nights
Employment Type: Travel
Travel - RN PSYCH
Shift: 12-hour Nights Hours: 6:30 PM – 7:00 AM Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours/week Contract: 13 weeks Charting: EPIC BSN: Not required Trauma Level: 3 License: Required for submission; facility is willing to wait for license
Unit Details
General Adult Unit: 14 beds
Special Care: 8 beds
Kids Unit: 14 beds
Staffed as one combined unit
RN will typically work with adults but may be assigned to the kids unit
RN ratio: 1:6 or 1:7
Every other weekend
Every other holiday
Patient Population / Diagnoses
Behavioral Health patients, including:
Schizophrenia
Anxiety
Bipolar disorder
Depression
Suicidal ideation
Other behavioral health diagnoses
Required Experience / Skills
Behavioral Health RN experience
Strong de-escalation skills
Good communication and ability to work with behavioral health patients
Ability to manage 6–7 patients independently
Comfortable handling admissions and discharges
EPIC experience is helpful
BLS – AHA required
Clinical Details
No drip titration
No telemetry
No monitor technicians
RN does not need to read cardiac strips
Respiratory equipment: BiPAP, CPAP, O2
Nurse aids available: approximately 1:14 when fully staffed
RNs are expected to round every 2 hours and assist with rounding when short staffed
No regular call/standby requirement, although overtime shifts may occasionally be placed on call
About Care Career
Care Career brings together a portfolio of leading healthcare staffing organizations, each delivering specialized talent solutions across the industry. Wherever you want to go, We Make It Happen.
With travel nursing jobs across the country, you can discover the possibilities that create the lifestyle and financial position that you have dreamed of.
Care Career is a modern, transparent staffing firm creating the ultimate community of US.
Benefits
Referral bonus
Weekly pay
Medical benefits
Continuing Education
Dental benefits
Vision benefits
Numbers & Facts
Location
Council Bluffs, IA
Skills
Behavioral Healthunmatched
Cardiologyunmatched
Communication Skillsunmatched
Health Planunmatched
Healthcareunmatched
Identify Issuesunmatched
Medical Diagnosisunmatched
Nursingunmatched
On Callunmatched
Registered Nurse (RN)unmatched
Telemetryunmatched
Titrationunmatched
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