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Travel Behavioral Health Registered Nurse
Job in
Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa, 52501, USA
Listed on 2026-03-12
Listing for:
Ottumwa Regional Health Center
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-03-12
Job specializations:
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Nursing
Mental Health Nurse, Healthcare Nursing
Job Description & How to Apply Below
- BLS
- Iowa Registered Nurse License
- Mandatory Reporter Certification (Child and Adult)
- Crisis Prevention Intervention Training (CPI)
Certification Details
- RN - Behavioral Health position at Ottumwa Regional Health Center.
- Role involves working in Behavioral Health Unit (BHU) with adult patients aged 18-65.
- Patient population includes anxiety, depression, manic disorders, borderline personality, suicidal ideation.
- Shift is 7p-7a with 36 or 48 guaranteed weekly hours.
- No call requirements.
- May be required to float within a 25 mile radius of the facility supervisor.
Job Details
- 2+ years of experience in Behavioral Health Unit (BHU) or psychiatric nursing required.
- Prior travel experience required; candidates without travel experience will be rejected.
- Must have ADN or BSN degree.
- Mandatory reporter certification for child and adult required.
- Drug test with 10 panel screening including opiates required.
- Background checks including criminal and child abuse portions must be fully cleared prior to start; no instant or statewide searches accepted.
- Titers for MMR, Hep B, Varicella, and TB must be within last 12 months.
- Registered Nurse license required in Iowa.
Job Requirements
- Shift: 7p-7a (night shift).
- Weekly guaranteed hours: 36 or 48.
- Will allow Monday or Tuesday starts.
- No call requirements.
Schedule Information
- Behavioral Health Unit (BHU) specialty.
- Adult patient population aged 18-65.
- Patient diagnoses include anxiety, depression, manic disorders, borderline personality, suicidal ideation.
- Patient ratio 1:6.
- 14 beds with average daily census around 7.
- May require floating within 25 mile radius.
Unit Specific Information
- Unit has 14 beds with average daily census around 7.
- Patient ratio is 1:6.
- Electronic Health Record system used is Medi Tech.
- Unit supervisor is Regina Sedore.
- Type of patients: adult behavioral health with diagnoses including anxiety, depression, manic disorders, borderline personality, suicidal ideation.
- Dress code and scrub color not specified.
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