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UnityPoint Health·Iowa Lutheran Hospital · Des Moines, IA

Registered Nurse (RN) - Behavioral Health

Behavioral Health / PsychFull timeNights
iPosting details
ScheduleNights · Full time
Experience1+ years
SourceUnityPoint Health · posted Aug 20, 2026
✓Requirements
Licensure
✓Graduate of an accredited school of nursing or IA Board of Nursing approved nursing program.
✓Current licensure in good standing to practice as a Registered Nurse in Iowa
Education
✓All newly licensed RNs or RNs with less than 12 months of acute RN experience and who are interested in this department or any other Acute RN role within UnityPoint Health – Des Moines, are required to participate in the RN Residency program.
Qualifications
✓Minimum of twelve months acute RN experience.
✓Please search and apply for specific openings listed as "Registered Nurse Residency". For more information about the program, please go to: Nursing Residency | Des Moines Area Hospitals
✓Level 3 Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
+Benefits
✓Night Shift Differentials
✓Benefits Eligible
✓Why UnityPoint Health?
+Iowa Lutheran Hospital
19RN roles open
Des MoinesIA · 128 mi to Omaha
Pay for this position
Estimated
$38/hr$38/hr · typical behavioral health pay in Iowa
Typical behavioral health pay in Iowa
Sign-on $20,000Relocation $10,000
Iowa RN postings that list paymedian $35.79 – $39.52
$30/hr$55/hr
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✓You’ll need
Licensure
✓Graduate of an accredited school of nursing or IA Board of Nursing approved nursing program.
✓Current licensure in good standing to practice as a Registered Nurse in Iowa
Education
✓All newly licensed RNs or RNs with less than 12 months of acute RN experience and who are interested in this department or any other Acute RN role within UnityPoint Health – Des Moines, are required to participate in the RN Residency program.
Qualifications
✓Minimum of twelve months acute RN experience.
✓Please search and apply for specific openings listed as "Registered Nurse Residency". For more information about the program, please go to: Nursing Residency | Des Moines Area Hospitals
✓Level 3 Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
+Benefits
Night Shift DifferentialsBenefits EligibleWhy UnityPoint Health?

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About the role

Now Offering a Limited-Time $20,000 RN Sign-On Bonus for Eligible Full-Time Hires, Plus Up to $10,000 in Relocation Assistance for Qualified Candidates!