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Psychiatric Registered Nurse (RN) – Travel Contract | Moosic, PA

Join a brand-new acute inpatient behavioral health unit in Moosic, Pennsylvania, near the Scranton-Wilkes-Barre metro area in Northeast PA. This psychiatric RN travel contract is an excellent opportunity to use your behavioral health nursing skills with adult and geriatric patients, with adolescent care expanding soon. If you thrive in team-based environments and want to make a meaningful impact in psychiatric nursing jobs, this role is a great next step.

Travel Nursing Job Details

• Position: Psychiatric Registered Nurse (Psych RN)
• Setting: Acute inpatient behavioral health
• Location: Moosic, PA 18507
• Region: Northeast Pennsylvania / Scranton-Wilkes-Barre area
• Schedule: 8-hour night shifts, 12:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m., with weekends and holidays as assigned
• Shift Duration: 8 Hour Nights
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Start Date: 09/28/2026
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,820 - $1,920
• Employment Type: Travel
• Hours: 40 hours per week

Psychiatric RN Job Requirements

• Active Pennsylvania RN license at the time of submission
• At least 1 year of recent behavioral health nursing or psychiatric nursing experience
• Experience working in a psych setting that uses restraints
• Comfortable caring for adult and geriatric populations
• Strong de-escalation, crisis intervention, and patient safety skills
• Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays as assigned
• Familiarity with Epic documentation preferred

Responsibilities

• Provide compassionate, high-quality nursing care to behavioral health patients in an acute inpatient psychiatric setting
• Monitor patient status, respond to changes in condition, and support safe therapeutic care
• Assist with de-escalation and behavior management using a calm, patient-centered approach
• Support restraint-related documentation and follow established safety protocols
• Administer medications and collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation in Epic and paper charting as needed for restraints
• Promote a safe, respectful, and healing environment for patients and staff

Apply now to take the next step in your Pennsylvania nursing career and join this rewarding behavioral health travel opportunity in Moosic, PA.

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.