Travel Nurse RN - Psychiatric

Company: IDR Healthcare
Location: Kansas City
Posted on: February 18, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description IDR Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN Psychiatric for a travel nursing job in Kansas City, Kansas. Job Description & Requirements - Specialty: Psychiatric - Discipline: RN - Duration: 13 weeks - 36 hours per week - Shift: 12 hours, nights - Employment Type: Travel We are seeking an experienced Emergency Room Psychiatric Registered Nurse (ER Psych RN) for a night shift opportunity in Kansas City, KS. This is a highly autonomous role within the Emergency Department, requiring strong psychiatric assessment skills, crisis management expertise, and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced ED setting. Start Date: ASAP Schedule: 12-hour Nights (1900–0700) Shifts: 3x per week Setting: Emergency Department – Psychiatric Services This position plays a critical role in assessing, stabilizing, and coordinating care for high-risk psychiatric patients presenting to the Emergency Department. Responsibilities Direct Patient Care - Provide primary nursing care to two high-risk psychiatric patients within the ED - Administer medications and manage restraints in accordance with policy - Utilize therapeutic communication and de-escalation techniques - Coordinate placement for inpatient psychiatric or state hospital admission Psychiatric Evaluation - Assess all psychiatric patients entering the ED following medical clearance - Determine appropriate disposition (inpatient admission, discharge, involuntary hold) - Develop safety plans and coordinate necessary placement and transport - Serve as a key clinical resource for ED physicians regarding psychiatric recommendations Crisis Response - Respond to Behavioral Response Team (BRT) calls throughout the hospital - Manage escalated or violent patients using de-escalation and limit-setting strategies - Support bedside staff alongside nurse managers and hospital security/police - Ensure patient and staff safety in high-acuity situations Requirements - Active Kansas RN license or Compact RN license - BLS certification - Minimum 1 year of Emergency Room experience - Minimum 1 year of psychiatric nursing experience (hospital setting preferred) - Strong experience conducting psychiatric assessments and determining patient disposition - Experience working with violent or high-risk behavioral health patients - Must be comfortable working independently in a high-acuity ED environment New graduates will not be considered. Additional Details - Floating: Based on census and acuity - Weekend Requirement: Not required but may be asked to work 1–2 weekends per month - On-Call: None - Holidays: Required based on unit needs - Nicotine-free facility Highly independent ED Psych RN role. Must be confident in psychiatric assessments, disposition planning, and managing violent or high-risk patients. ED physicians rely heavily on RN psych evaluation after medical clearance. Strong crisis response and de-escalation skills required. Hospital-based psych experience preferred. About IDR Healthcare IDR Healthcare is an awarding winning staffing firm that believes it is a privilege and awesome responsibility to serve those who selflessly care for others. Our mission is to empower healthcare professionals to achieve their fullest potential both personally and professionally while they create positive change within the healthcare community. We exercise true grit, tenacity, and authenticity while embracing and ownership mindset to go above and beyond providing healthcare professionals a world class experience. We are employee owned and our travelers and clinicians earn shares/equity by just completing multiple assignments! We have been named SIA’s Fastest Growing Staffing Firms and have won ClearlyRated® Best of Staffing for 11 consecutive years! This cements our commitment to clinician satisfaction earning top net promoter scores putting us in the top 2% of agencies in North America! Help us give back! For every booked assignment, proceeds are donated to St. Jude and Feeding America! Last year we raised over $18,000 for St. Jude and provided over 49,000 meals for children in need. TravelFarWithIDR and see what it is all about! Benefits - Weekly pay - 401k retirement plan - Referral bonus - Medical benefits - Dental benefits - License and certification reimbursement - Vision benefits

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