Travel Nurse RN - Behavioral Health - $2,420 per week

MedCadre is seeking a travel nurse RN Behavioral Health for a travel nursing job in Portland, Oregon.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Behavioral Health
• Discipline: RN
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, evenings
• Employment Type: Travel

Job Title: Registered Nurse – Behavioral Health
Location: Portland, OR 97225
Start Date: 08/31/2026
Duration: 8 Weeks
Shift: Mid-Shift | 5x8 Hours (3:00 PM – 11:30 PM)
Hours: 40 Hours/Week

Job Summary
Seeking an experienced Behavioral Health Registered Nurse to provide compassionate, evidence-based care in an acute inpatient adult psychiatric unit. The RN will assess, monitor, and treat patients with a wide range of mental health conditions while ensuring a safe therapeutic environment through crisis intervention and behavioral management.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Assess, monitor, and care for adult behavioral health patients.
• Administer psychiatric medications and monitor patient response.
• Perform patient assessments, medication administration, and documentation in EPIC.
• Utilize de-escalation, crisis intervention, and behavior management techniques.

• Monitor patients for suicide risk, self-harm, aggression, and changes in mental status.

   

Requirements

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) License
• BLS Certification (Required)
• Minimum 1 year of RN experience
• Previous travel experience required

• EPIC charting experience required

   

About MedCadre

Benefits

• 401k retirement plan
• Health Care FSA
• Vision benefits
• Dental benefits
• Retention bonus
• Medical benefits
• Referral bonus
• Sick pay
• Weekly pay