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Care Career · Des Moines, IATravel

Behavioral Health RN

Assignment13 weeks
ShiftNights
Experience15+ mos
PostedOct 29
✓You’ll need
Licensure
✓Active Iowa RN license or compact/multistate license required at submission
✓Active Iowa or compact/multistate license
Certifications
✓BLS certification from AHA or American Red Cross required
✓De-escalation certificate if available
De-escalation certification (CPI, MOAB, or MAB) preferred
Qualifications
✓Minimum 15 months of psychiatric/behavioral health experience
✓Epic experience required
✓Must have experience with adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients
✓First-time travelers accepted with at least 12 months of psych/behavioral health experience, provided all other requirements are met
✓Resume/work history showing 24 months of current psychiatric/behavioral health experience
✓May be completed during onboarding
✓Psych/behavioral health-specific skills checklist
✓Driver's license
✓Otherwise, confirm onboarding arrangements
Recent/current inpatient experience highly preferred
Pay for this position
$2,534/wk
Iowa behavioral health RN contractsmedian $2,082/wk
$1,600/wk22% above the Iowa median$2,600/wk
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✓You’ll need
Licensure
✓Active Iowa RN license or compact/multistate license required at submission
✓Active Iowa or compact/multistate license
Certifications
✓BLS certification from AHA or American Red Cross required
✓De-escalation certificate if available
De-escalation certification (CPI, MOAB, or MAB) preferred
Qualifications
✓Minimum 15 months of psychiatric/behavioral health experience
✓Epic experience required
✓Must have experience with adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients
✓First-time travelers accepted with at least 12 months of psych/behavioral health experience, provided all other requirements are met
✓Resume/work history showing 24 months of current psychiatric/behavioral health experience
✓May be completed during onboarding
✓Psych/behavioral health-specific skills checklist
✓Driver's license
✓Otherwise, confirm onboarding arrangements
Recent/current inpatient experience highly preferred
New Iowa behavioral health contracts paying $2,500+/wk
Weekly. Verified links and pay changes. No account.
Email me new Behavioral Health / Psych jobs in Iowa paying $2,500+/wk
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Shift & Schedule Night

11:00 PM – 7:00 AM Monday–Friday nights, 40 hours/week Every other weekend required Call: None Floating: Required across Des Moines campuses to similar units Holiday coverage: Must work 1–2 of the upcoming winter holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas, or New Year's), unless the unit is closed. Unit & Patient Details Specialty: Inpatient Psychiatry / Behavioral Health Home unit: Geriatric Geriatric unit: 12 beds Adolescent unit: 12 beds Adult unit: 24 beds Patient ratios: Up to 1:4–6, depending on unit and shift Patient population: Adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients EHR: Epic Scrubs: Solid navy blue Equipment/skills: Restraint competency Requirements Minimum 15 months of psychiatric/behavioral health experience Recent/current inpatient experience highly preferred Epic experience required Must have experience with adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients First-time travelers accepted with at least 12 months of psych/behavioral health experience, provided all other requirements are met Active Iowa RN license or compact/multistate license required at submission BLS certification from AHA or American Red Cross required De-escalation certification (CPI, MOAB, or MAB) preferred; may be completed during onboarding Required Submission Documents Resume/work history showing 24 months of current psychiatric/behavioral health experience Psych/behavioral health-specific skills checklist Active Iowa or compact/multistate license Driver's license BLS certification De-escalation certificate if available; otherwise, confirm onboarding arrangements