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Psychiatric Registered Nurse (RN) Travel Contract – Acute Inpatient Behavioral Health | Fort Wayne, Indiana

Psychiatric Registered Nurse (RN) travel nursing opportunity in Fort Wayne, Indiana, providing acute inpatient behavioral health care on a 13-week contract. Join a compassionate psychiatric nursing team and support adult patients across a range of behavioral health needs while collaborating with an interdisciplinary care team.

This on-site travel assignment offers the opportunity to provide evidence-based nursing care in a structured psychiatric setting. Fort Wayne is a welcoming Midwestern city known for its accessible amenities, vibrant neighborhoods, cultural attractions, and comfortable pace of life.

Travel Psychiatric RN Job Details

• Specialty: Inpatient Psychiatric Nursing
• Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
• Assignment Type: Travel nursing contract
• Contract Duration: 13 weeks
• Start Date: October 19, 2026
• End Date: January 18, 2027
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,910-$2,010
• Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12-hour day shifts, 7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.; typically three shifts per week
• Weekend Commitment: Minimum of three weekend shifts during each four-week period; Friday and Saturday count as weekend shifts
• Documentation: EPIC electronic medical record
• Patient Population: Adult psychiatric patients, with potential assignments supporting youth and geriatric populations
• Orientation: Mandatory seven-day orientation conducted over two weeks, with 8-hour days
• Dress Code: Caribbean blue scrubs

Psychiatric Registered Nurse Job Requirements

• Active Indiana Registered Nurse (RN) license required
• At least 2 years of psychiatric RN experience required
• Travel nursing experience preferred
• Current BLS certification through the American Heart Association required
• Current NVCI or CPI certification required at the time of submission
• Experience with EPIC or previous travel nursing experience required
• Behavioral health experience with youth and/or geriatric patients strongly preferred
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in an acute psychiatric care environment

Acute Inpatient Psychiatric RN Responsibilities

• Provide safe, compassionate, and professional nursing care to patients in an acute inpatient psychiatric setting
• Assess patient conditions, develop individualized nursing care plans, and evaluate treatment outcomes
• Administer medications and treatments in accordance with provider orders and established policies
• Monitor behavioral and clinical changes, identify safety concerns, and respond appropriately to psychiatric emergencies
• Use therapeutic communication and de-escalation techniques to support patients and promote a safe care environment
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation in EPIC
• Collaborate with providers, behavioral health professionals, and other members of the interdisciplinary care team
• Follow professional nursing standards, applicable regulations, and the Indiana Nurse Practice Act
• Remain flexible to float to youth and geriatric behavioral health units as needed
• Provide care within unit staffing expectations, including typical patient ratios ranging from approximately 1:10 during daytime and evening hours to as high as 1:19 overnight

Apply now for this Psychiatric Registered Nurse travel contract and join the behavioral health team in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

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.