Amergis Healthcare Staffing, Inc. is seeking a travel nurse RN Psychiatric for a travel nursing job in Towson, Maryland.
Job Description & Requirements
Specialty: Psychiatric
Discipline: RN
Start Date: 10/22/2026
Duration: 13 weeks
36 hours per week
Shift: 12 hours, nights
Employment Type: Travel
Travel Behavioral Health RN | Adolescent Unit | Nights | 13-Week Contract
Amergis Healthcare Staffing is seeking an experienced Behavioral Health Registered Nurse (RN) for a 13-week travel assignment working with an adolescent psychiatric population. This opportunity offers the chance to provide care in a high-acuity behavioral health setting while collaborating with an interdisciplinary treatment team.
Position Highlights
Specialty: Behavioral Health / Psychiatric RN
Unit: Adolescent Female Unit
Start Date: October 22, 2026
Contract Length: 13 Weeks
Schedule: 3x12 Nights
Shift Hours: 7:00 PM - 7:30 AM
Hours Per Week: 36
Openings: 1
Weekend Requirement: Every Other Weekend
On-Call: No
Guaranteed Hours: 40
Responsibilities
Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate psychiatric nursing care.
Conduct patient assessments, intake screenings, and triage.
Administer medications and monitor treatment effectiveness.
Utilize therapeutic communication and crisis intervention techniques.
Coordinate care with interdisciplinary teams.
Assist patients in achieving treatment and recovery goals.
Educate patients and families regarding mental health conditions and treatment plans.
Monitor for behavioral, emotional, and physiological changes.
Support suicide prevention and patient safety initiatives.
Maintain a safe, therapeutic environment.
Adhere to HIPAA requirements, facility policies, and nursing standards of practice.
Requirements
Required Qualifications
Active RN license (permanent license required at submission).
Minimum 2 years of Behavioral Health/Psychiatric RN experience.
Current BLS Certification.
Ability to work with adolescent psychiatric patients.
Comfortable floating to child, adolescent, adult, and geriatric behavioral health units as needed.
Willingness to serve as Charge RN if requested without additional differential.
Strong critical thinking, communication, and crisis intervention skills.
Preferred Qualifications
Sunrise (Allscripts) EMR experience.
Experience in high-acuity psychiatric settings.
Adolescent behavioral health experience.
Facility & Assignment Details
EMR: Sunrise (Allscripts)
Scrub Color: Navy Blue
Parking: Free onsite parking
Orientation: Conducted during day-shift hours and held every other Thursday
Non-Billable Orientation: 16 Hours
Shift Cancellation Policy: Up to 3 shifts per 13-week contract
Important Notes
Maryland Livescan fingerprinting is required prior to start.
Permanent RN license must be in hand before submission.
Candidates must pass all required drug screening and compliance requirements.
Requested Time Off (RTO) is limited to 7 days maximum per contract and must be submitted with the initial application.
Travelers should be comfortable working in a high-acuity psychiatric environment and floating as needed.
About Amergis Healthcare Staffing, Inc.
Amergis, formerly known as Maxim Healthcare Staffing, has served our clients and communities by connecting people to the work that matters since 1988. We provide meaningful opportunities to our extensive network of healthcare and school-based professionals, ready to work in any hospital, government facility, or school. Through partnership and innovation, Amergis creates unmatched staffing experiences to deliver the best workforce solutions.
Numbers & Facts
Location
Towson, MD
Skills
Acute Careunmatched
Basic Life Support (BLS)unmatched
Behavioral Healthunmatched
Crisis Interventionunmatched
Electronic Medical Recordsunmatched
Geriatricsunmatched
Governmentunmatched
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)unmatched
Healthcareunmatched
Healthcare Providersunmatched
Hospitalunmatched
Medication Administrationunmatched
Nursingunmatched
On Callunmatched
Patient Admissionsunmatched
Patient Assessmentunmatched
Patient Educationunmatched
Patient Safetyunmatched
Psychiatric Nursingunmatched
Psychiatry and Mental Healthunmatched
Registered Nurse (RN)unmatched
Treatment Planunmatched
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