Psych | Registered Nurse

Travel Behavioral Health Registered Nurse (RN) – 13-Week Contract in Columbia, Missouri

Join a dedicated behavioral health and psychiatric nursing team in Columbia, Missouri, as a Travel Registered Nurse (RN) providing compassionate care for adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients. This on-site travel nursing opportunity offers the chance to deliver therapeutic nursing care across a variety of behavioral health units in a welcoming Mid-Missouri community known for its vibrant culture, parks, trails, and collegiate atmosphere.

Travel RN Job Details

• Specialty: Behavioral Health / Psychiatric Nursing
• Location: Columbia, Missouri
• Healthcare Setting: On-site behavioral health units serving adolescent, adult, and geriatric populations
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,570–$1,650
• Schedule: 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12-hour day shifts, with flexibility to work different shifts and units as needed
• Contract Duration: 13 weeks
• Start Date: November 9, 2026
• End Date: February 7, 2027
• Dress Code: Navy or royal blue scrubs

Behavioral Health RN Job Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license eligible for practice in Missouri
• At least 1 year of recent behavioral health or psychiatric nursing experience
• Ability to provide nursing care for adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients
• Willingness to work flexibly across assigned shifts and behavioral health units
• Strong assessment, communication, crisis-management, and therapeutic-intervention skills
• Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary behavioral health environment

Travel Behavioral Health RN Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care to patients with behavioral health and psychiatric needs
• Complete patient assessments, monitor changes in condition, and communicate clinical findings to the care team
• Administer medications and evaluate patient responses in accordance with established protocols
• Support patients experiencing conditions such as major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder
• Promote a safe, structured, and therapeutic environment for patients and staff
• Collaborate with providers, social workers, therapists, and other members of the interdisciplinary team
• Provide age-appropriate care while maintaining dignity, respect, and patient-centered communication
• Accurately document assessments, interventions, care plans, and patient progress

Apply now for this Travel Behavioral Health RN opportunity in Columbia, Missouri, and join a compassionate healthcare team serving diverse patient populations.

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.