Job Description

Job Description

Nationwide Therapy Group is seeking a travel nurse RN Psychiatric for a travel nursing job in Bismarck, North Dakota.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Psychiatric
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 08/25/2025
• Duration: 12 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

 

Job Posting Summary
Position: Psychiatric RN
Shift: 12-hour Nights , Every Other Weekend (EOW), First to Float
Location: CHI Health Facility
Contract Length: 13 weeks (91 days)
Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours/week
Trauma Level: Level II
Licensure: Active RN license for the state 
Radius Rule: Must live outside 50 miles   Certifications Required

• BLS (AHA) – Required
• CPI (Crisis Prevention Intervention) – Preferred
• CHI Health Workplace Violence Prevention Training – Required

Unit Details

• Department: Psychiatry
• Unit Type: Inpatient Acute Psych (Adolescents & Adults)
• Beds: 25 licensed, currently using 9 (3 Adult, 6 Adolescent)
• Locked Unit: Yes, 4th floor

• Float: May float hospital-wide as 1:1 or helping hands

   

Patient Population & Care Details

• Common Diagnoses:
  • Depression, anxiety
  • Substance abuse (ETOH, drugs)
  • Psychosis, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia
  • Rare opioid withdrawal
• Nurse:Patient Ratios:
  • Adult: 3:1 (can go up to 7:1)
  • Adolescent: 6:1
• Mental Health Techs: 1-2 depending on census
• Restraints: Rare mechanical restraints and seclusion

• IVs: Very rare, not required skill

   

Experience Requirements

• Must Have:
  • Acute/inpatient psychiatric experience
  • De-escalation & strong communication skills
• Preferred:
  • Adolescent psych experience
  • First-time travelers OK

Scheduling & Expectations

 

• Weekends & Holidays: Every other required
• Call/Standby: None
• Patient Rounding: Required every 15 mins
• Physical presence: Active, involved care expected – not desk-based

About Nationwide Therapy Group

NTG is a proud partner with healthcare professionals across the country. We are Joint Commission certified, and specialize in staffing all areas of nursing, therapy, and allied health in all 50 states. Our focus is YOU... the traveler! Our goal is to help you find the perfect opportunity through some of the best recruiters in the business. We want to provide an agency experience that is easy and stress-free so you can focus on what you do best... providing exceptional care to your patients!

Benefits

• Holiday Pay
• Weekly pay
• Guaranteed Hours
• 401k retirement plan
• Medical benefits
• Mileage reimbursement
• Referral bonus
• License and certification reimbursement
• Dental benefits

Job Tags

Weekly pay, Contract work, Shift work, Night shift, Weekend work,

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