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Psychiatric Emergency Department Registered Nurse (RN) – San Francisco Travel Nursing Contract

Apply for a 13-week Psychiatric Emergency Department Registered Nurse travel nursing job in San Francisco, California. Provide compassionate, clinically focused care to patients experiencing behavioral health crises and medical emergencies while strengthening your psychiatric, emergency, and crisis nursing expertise.

This on-site travel assignment is located near Golden Gate Park in the 94117 area, offering access to a vibrant community, cultural attractions, and the many amenities of the San Francisco Bay Area.

Travel Nursing Job Details

• Job Title: Psychiatric Emergency Department Registered Nurse (RN)
• Employment Type: 13-week travel nursing contract
• Location: San Francisco, California 94117
• Start Date: November 16, 2026
• End Date: February 15, 2027
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,860-$1,960
• Schedule: 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12-hour nights, approximately 7:00 p.m.-7:30 a.m.
• Healthcare Setting: Psychiatric emergency department with medical emergency care responsibilities
• Patient Ratio: Approximately 1:4
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
• Call Requirement: None
• Electronic Health Record: Epic
• Orientation: Approximately 36 hours; orientations are offered biweekly

Psychiatric Emergency Nurse Job Requirements

• Active Registered Nurse license appropriate for the assignment location; compact or state-specific licensure must be in hand as applicable
• At least 2 years of recent psychiatric emergency department and emergency department nursing experience
• Previous travel nursing experience required
• Current BLS, ACLS, PALS, CPI, and NIHSS certifications
• Recent supervisory reference required
• Current Epic charting experience
• Strong patient assessment, triage, crisis intervention, and prioritization skills for behavioral health and medical emergencies
• Ability to complete an on-site EKG and telemetry assessment
• Flu vaccination required
• Comfort caring for patients with acute psychiatric symptoms, suicidal ideation, substance-related emergencies, trauma, respiratory distress, cardiac conditions, and other urgent presentations

Psychiatric Emergency Department RN Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care to patients presenting with psychiatric crises and emergent medical conditions.
• Perform timely triage, focused assessments, reassessments, and prioritization of care in a high-acuity emergency setting.
• Manage behavioral health emergencies using de-escalation, crisis intervention, behavior-management, and assault-prevention techniques.
• Apply protocols for patient searches, physical holds, seclusion, emergent chemical restraint, and voluntary or involuntary commitment while maintaining patient dignity and safety.
• Administer and monitor medications, including antianxiety medications, antidepressants, antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, sedatives, and analgesics.
• Recognize and respond to dysrhythmias, stroke symptoms, overdose, seizures, respiratory distress, cardiac arrest, trauma, and other time-sensitive emergencies.
• Perform or assist with IV starts, phlebotomy, 12-lead EKGs, procedural sedation monitoring, telemetry, blood product administration, and emergency medication administration.
• Support patients requiring respiratory interventions, central-line care, chest-tube management, IV vasopressors, or other advanced emergency treatments within scope of practice.
• Document assessments, interventions, patient responses, and safety measures accurately in Epic.
• Collaborate with providers, behavioral health professionals, security, and interdisciplinary team members to promote safe, patient-centered outcomes.
• Float to the medical emergency department when needed and maintain flexibility in a high-acuity environment.

Apply now for this San Francisco psychiatric emergency nursing contract and join a high-performing healthcare team serving patients with urgent behavioral health and medical needs.

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.