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Psychiatric Travel Nursing Jobs in Austin for RNs

Find Top RN Psychiatric Travel Nursing Jobs in Austin, Texas

AMN Healthcare can help you find the top Psych travel nurse jobs in and around Austin, Texas. We have new jobs updating daily, so be sure to Apply Now so our specialists can make sure you get first crack. We make it easy for you to compare Austin’s Psych nursing jobs by allowing you to filter based on salary, shift type, location or duration to find the right job for you.

Austin is a great location for Psych travel nurses to come live, work and play! And what is a travel nurse looking for if not a great work/life balance in a fun city? Search for jobs below or apply now and our AMN Healthcare team will help get you started!

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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Kansas City, Missouri – 64093
    Distance from Austin: 636 miles
  • 12 D,
  • April 18, 2025
  • 13
$1,566 to $1,725
Weekly Pay*
Outstanding Behavioral Health unit is looking for the right RN to join their team
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Kansas City, Missouri – 64093
    Distance from Austin: 636 miles
  • 12 D,
  • April 14, 2025
  • 13
$1,566 to $1,725
Weekly Pay*
Outstanding Behavioral Health unit is looking for the right RN to join their team
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Anna, Illinois – 62906
    Distance from Austin: 696 miles
  • 12 E,
  • April 18, 2025
  • 13
$2,555 to $3,342
Weekly Pay*
COVID is a must This for the developmental side. Shifts available Saturday-Tuesday, 1030am-11pm Tuesday-Friday, 1030am-11pm Thursday-Sunday, 630am-7pm Friday-Monday, 1030am-11pm ALL 48 GWW
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Chattanooga, Tennessee – 37421
    Distance from Austin: 794 miles
  • 12 N,
  • April 28, 2025
  • 13
$1,477 to $1,627
Weekly Pay*
This outstanding Behavioral Health unit is looking for the right RN to join their team of compassionate and driven health care professionals. Join this highly motivated team of caregivers and enjoy a challenging and welcoming environment based on optimal patient care.
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Milledgeville, Georgia – 31062
    Distance from Austin: 874 miles
  • 8 N,
  • April 21, 2025
  • 7
$1,657 to $1,826
Weekly Pay*
This outstanding unit is looking for the right RN to join their team of compassionate and driven health care professionals. Join this highly motivated team of caregivers and enjoy a challenging and welcoming environment based on optimal patient care.
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Milledgeville, Georgia – 31062
    Distance from Austin: 874 miles
  • 8 D, 8 E,
  • April 16, 2025
  • 2
$1,657 to $1,826
Weekly Pay*
This outstanding unit is looking for the right RN to join their team of compassionate and driven health care professionals. Join this highly motivated team of caregivers and enjoy a challenging and welcoming environment based on optimal patient care.
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Louisville, Kentucky – 40205
    Distance from Austin: 878 miles
  • 12 N,
  • April 28, 2025
  • 13
$1,525 to $1,681
Weekly Pay*
23 bed unit with 1:9 staffing. 260 bed behavioral health facility. The hospital is one of the largest psychiatric facilities in the nation providing care for children, adolescents and adults.
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Louisville, Kentucky – 40205
    Distance from Austin: 878 miles
  • 12 N,
  • May 12, 2025
  • 13
$1,525 to $1,681
Weekly Pay*
260 bed behavioral health facility; 23 bed unit with 1:8 staffing. The hospital is one of the largest psychiatric facilities in the nation providing care for children, adolescents and adults.
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Mason City, Iowa – 50401
    Distance from Austin: 925 miles
  • 12 N,
  • April 21, 2025
  • 13
$1,657 to $1,826
Weekly Pay*
This outstanding Behavioral Health unit, based in exciting Mason City is looking for the right RN to join their team of compassionate and driven health care professionals. Join this highly motivated team of caregivers and enjoy a challenging and welcoming environment based on optimal patient care
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Dubuque, Iowa – 52001
    Distance from Austin: 932 miles
  • 12 N,
  • April 28, 2025
  • 13
$1,763 to $1,942
Weekly Pay*
This outstanding Facility is looking for the right Psych RN to join their team of compassionate and driven health care professionals. Join this highly motivated team of caregivers and enjoy a challenging and welcoming environment based on optimal patient care.
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Augusta, Georgia – 30906
    Distance from Austin: 950 miles
  • 8 D, 8 N,
  • April 16, 2025
  • 2
$1,657 to $1,826
Weekly Pay*
This outstanding unit is looking for the right individual to join their team of compassionate and driven health care professionals. Join this highly motivated team of caregivers and enjoy a challenging and welcoming environment based on optimal patient care.
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Savannah, Georgia – 31406
    Distance from Austin: 991 miles
  • 12 N,
  • April 16, 2025
  • 5
$1,557 to $1,716
Weekly Pay*
This outstanding unit is looking for the right person to join their team of compassionate and driven health care professionals. Join this highly motivated team of caregivers and enjoy a challenging and welcoming environment based on optimal patient care.
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Savannah, Georgia – 31406
    Distance from Austin: 991 miles
  • 12 D, 12 N,
  • April 22, 2025
  • 5
$1,557 to $1,716
Weekly Pay*
This outstanding unit is looking for the right person to join their team of compassionate and driven health care professionals. Join this highly motivated team of caregivers and enjoy a challenging and welcoming environment based on optimal patient care.
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Hickory, North Carolina – 28601
    Distance from Austin: 1,021 miles
  • 12 D,
  • April 28, 2025
  • 13
$1,374 to $1,515
Weekly Pay*
Frye Regional Medical Center includes a 355-bed acute care hospital, home to the Frye Regional Brain Center, Heart Center, Cancer Center, Emergency Services, General and Vascular Surgery, Orthopedics, Surgical Weight Loss, Women’s Birthing Center and Inpatient Rehabilitation.
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Hickory, North Carolina – 28601
    Distance from Austin: 1,021 miles
  • 12 D,
  • April 28, 2025
  • 13
$1,374 to $1,515
Weekly Pay*
Frye Regional Medical Center includes a 355-bed acute care hospital, home to the Frye Regional Brain Center, Heart Center, Cancer Center, Emergency Services, General and Vascular Surgery, Orthopedics, Surgical Weight Loss, Women’s Birthing Center and Inpatient Rehabilitation.
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Salem, Virginia – 24153
    Distance from Austin: 1,123 miles
  • 12 N,
  • June 8, 2025
  • 13
$1,596 to $1,759
Weekly Pay*
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Salem, Virginia – 24153
    Distance from Austin: 1,123 miles
  • 12 N,
  • April 18, 2025
  • 13
$1,596 to $1,759
Weekly Pay*
RN needed for Adolescent Behavioural Health unit. Will be assigned Adult patients as needed per behavioral health dept census. 500 bed teaching facility that serves as a regional referral center for comprehensive medical services. Salem is a city of 25k, the Roanoke County seat, and an integral part of Virginia’s Blue Ridge region. The city features a charming downtown combining historical elements, a delicious food & drink scene, and rich arts & cultural amenities.
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Danville, Virginia – 24541
    Distance from Austin: 1,142 miles
  • 12 D,
  • April 29, 2025
  • 13
$1,613 to $1,778
Weekly Pay*
This outstanding Behavioral Health unit is looking for the right RN to join their team of compassionate and driven health care professionals. Join this highly motivated team of caregivers and enjoy a challenging and welcoming environment based on optimal patient care.
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • San Bernardino, California – 92411
    Distance from Austin: 1,171 miles
  • 12 D,
  • April 23, 2025
  • 13
$1,849 to $2,038
Weekly Pay*
This outstanding Behavioral Health unit, based in exciting San Bernardino is looking for the right RN to join their team of compassionate and driven health care professionals. Join this highly motivated team of caregivers and enjoy a challenging and welcoming environment based on optimal patient care
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Buena Park, California – 90623
    Distance from Austin: 1,210 miles
  • 12 D,
  • April 18, 2025
  • 13
$2,066 to $2,277
Weekly Pay*
This outstanding Facility is looking for the right Psych RN to join their team of compassionate and driven health care professionals. Join this highly motivated team of caregivers and enjoy a challenging and welcoming environment based on optimal patient care.
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Indiana, Pennsylvania – 15701
    Distance from Austin: 1,263 miles
  • 12 D, 12 N,
  • April 28, 2025
  • 12
$1,669 to $1,840
Weekly Pay*
The RN/GN assesses, plans, implements, reassesses, and records patient care in accordance with the interdisciplinary treatment plan. Must possess a thorough knowledge of age-specific needs, care of mentally ill persons, Chapter 5100 of the M. H. Procedures Act, CSM and JCAHO standards, voluntary, involuntary, patient rights and confidentiality. He/she must be proficient in therapeutic 1:1’s, leading or co-leading therapeutic groups/activities and providing patient/family teaching. As an active member of the interdisciplinary treatment team where the RN/GN is expected to work collaboratively with physicians and other disciplines to develop, implement and revise each patient’s interdisciplinary treatment and discharge plan. The RN/GN directs and assists all other disciplines and provides leadership to ensure professional nursing standards are maintained. Must possess the ability to function as the charge nurse as assigned
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Winchester, Virginia – 22601
    Distance from Austin: 1,267 miles
  • 12 D,
  • May 5, 2025
  • 13
$1,543 to $1,700
Weekly Pay*
This outstanding unit is looking for the right RN to join their team of compassionate and driven health care professionals. Join this highly motivated team of caregivers and enjoy a challenging and welcoming environment based on optimal patient care.
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Rochester, New York – 14642
    Distance from Austin: 1,420 miles
  • 12 N,
  • April 28, 2025
  • 11
$1,838 to $2,026
Weekly Pay*
Strong Memorial Hospital is an exemplary teaching hospital with advanced scientific proficiencies, robust patient care services, and formidable community relations. These qualities and the dedicated staff who support them are precisely what elevate Strong’s reputation.
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Moosic, Pennsylvania – 18507
    Distance from Austin: 1,445 miles
  • 12 D,
  • April 18, 2025
  • 13
$1,511 to $1,665
Weekly Pay*
This outstanding unit is looking for the right RN to join their team of compassionate and driven health care professionals. Join this highly motivated team of caregivers and enjoy a challenging and welcoming environment based on optimal patient care.
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Statistics on Psych RN Jobs in Austin, Texas

Here are some helpful statistics about Psych traveling nurse jobs in & near Austin. The data is based on the last three complete months of Psych job postings in the Austin and nearby areas. It is updated regularly, so you can find the most recent Psychiatric job salary trends, the types of shifts, and contract durations most commonly available in Austin and more. Find out more about travel nursing salaries.

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FAQs About Travel Psych Nursing Jobs for RNs in Austin, TX

What types of shifts are most common for Psych travel jobs in Austin?

Based on the last 6 months of travel nurse jobs data, 8 Hour Evening shifts were the most common in Austin and surrounding areas.

What hospitals and healthcare facilities have Psychiatric staff in or near Austin?

  • South Austin Dentist in Austin (3.5 miles from Austin)
  • Aspen Dental – Austin, TX #4119 in Austin (11 miles from Austin)
  • Greater Austin Allergy (AKA Henry Joseph Legere III MD PA) in Austin (5.2 miles from Austin)
  • DIRECT RADIOLOGY LLC in Austin (1571.1 miles from Austin)
  • The University of Texas at Austin – Dell Medical School in Austin (3.5 miles from Austin)

What is the most common contract for Psychiatric travel jobs in Austin?

Based on recent data, the most common duration for a Psychiatric job in Austin is 22.

Locating Psychiatric Travel Nursing Jobs in Austin

In Austin, facilities like South Austin Dentist, Aspen Dental – Austin, TX #4119 and Greater Austin Allergy (AKA Henry Joseph Legere III MD PA), all offer Psych departments. It’s a great city to work in and nearby to neighborhoods like Westgate (zip code 78745), South Manchaca (zip code 78745) and Dawson (zip code 78704) neighborhoods.

Other popular cities near Austin’s Psych job opportunities are Pflugerville (14 miles), Cedar Park (17.1 miles) and Round Rock (17.1 miles). These are near to zip codes: 78704 (3.5 miles), 78613 (16.7 miles) and 78681 (16.9 miles).

* Estimate of payments is intended for informational purposes and includes hourly wages, as well as reimbursements for meal & incidental expenses and housing expenses incurred on behalf of the Company. Please speak with a recruiter for additional details.