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Psychiatric Travel Nursing Jobs in Iowa City for RNs

Find Top RN Psychiatric Travel Nursing Jobs in Iowa City, Iowa

AMN Healthcare can help you find the top Psych travel nurse jobs in and around Iowa City, Iowa. 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 Iowa City’s Psych nursing jobs by allowing you to filter based on salary, shift type, location or duration to find the right job for you.

Iowa City 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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Search Top Paying Psychiatric Jobs in or near Iowa City

We have 2 Psychiatric travel jobs in Iowa, and 59 total Nationwide. If you’re not finding what you’re looking for immediately, sign up for the AMN Passport App today and we’ll connect you directly with a recruiter.

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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Cedar Rapids, Iowa – 52402
    Distance from Iowa City: 25 miles
  • 12 N,
  • June 2, 2025
  • 13
$2,003 to $2,207
Weekly Pay*
Magnet recognized! Founded in 1884, St. Luke’s is a 532-bed hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. St. Luke’s emergency department is open 24/7 and treats over 55,000 patients each year and the most cases of trauma in Iowa. St. Luke’s provides a Level III trauma center. St. Luke’s offers the most experienced hospital ER team in Cedar Rapids, who are specially trained to respond rapidly, appropriately and efficiently to any health care emergency.
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Des Moines, Iowa – 50316
    Distance from Iowa City: 107 miles
  • 8 D,
  • June 9, 2025
  • 13
$2,035 to $2,243
Weekly Pay*
Iowa Lutheran Hospital has a long history of serving the Des Moines community and Central Iowa. The hospital has 224 staffed beds and specializes in maternity services, emergency and trauma treatment, chemical dependency treatment, behavioral medicine, general surgery, critical care, transitional and skilled care services and home health care.
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Moberly, Missouri – 65270
    Distance from Iowa City: 162 miles
  • 12 N,
  • June 2, 2025
  • 13
$1,553 to $1,711
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
  • East Saint Louis, Illinois – 62207
    Distance from Iowa City: 222 miles
  • 12 N,
  • May 26, 2025
  • 13
$1,671 to $1,842
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
  • Kansas City, Missouri – 64093
    Distance from Iowa City: 239 miles
  • 12 N,
  • May 27, 2025
  • 13
$1,594 to $1,757
Weekly Pay*
Outstanding Behavioral Health unit is looking for the right RN to join their team
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – 73104
    Distance from Iowa City: 536 miles
  • 8 D,
  • May 27, 2025
  • 13
$1,836 to $2,023
Weekly Pay*
Level 1 Trauma Center Teaching Hospital
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – 73104
    Distance from Iowa City: 536 miles
  • 12 N,
  • May 27, 2025
  • 13
$1,730 to $1,906
Weekly Pay*
Level 1 Trauma Center Teaching Hospital
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Hazard, Kentucky – 41701
    Distance from Iowa City: 539 miles
  • 12 D,
  • May 19, 2025
  • 13
$1,562 to $1,721
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
  • Alabaster, Alabama – 35007
    Distance from Iowa City: 636 miles
  • 12 N,
  • May 26, 2025
  • 13
$1,727 to $1,904
Weekly Pay*
Common Diagnosis/Treatment: # of Beds: Nurse to Patient Ratio: Charting: Scrub Color: Areas of Float Support: Special Procedures:
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Indiana, Pennsylvania – 15701
    Distance from Iowa City: 647 miles
  • May 12, 2025
  • 13
$1,685 to $1,857
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
  • Johnstown, Pennsylvania – 15905
    Distance from Iowa City: 663 miles
  • June 2, 2025
  • 13
$1,597 to $1,760
Weekly Pay*
This facility is the largest healthcare provider in west central Pennsylvania. Serving over a half-million patients each year and employing over 5,000 clinical and non-clinical staff members and over 450 physicians, we are committed to providing the ideal patient experience. This is a tertiary care regional referral hospital known for clinical excellence and nationally recognized patient outcomes and offers specialized services including a regional Level 1 Trauma Center, Level 3 Regional Intensive Care Nursery and high-risk obstetrical care.
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Hickory, North Carolina – 28601
    Distance from Iowa City: 684 miles
  • 12 N,
  • June 2, 2025
  • 13
$1,369 to $1,508
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 Iowa City: 684 miles
  • 12 N,
  • June 9, 2025
  • 13
$1,369 to $1,508
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 Iowa City: 684 miles
  • 12 D,
  • June 2, 2025
  • 13
$1,369 to $1,508
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 Iowa City: 684 miles
  • 12 D,
  • June 2, 2025
  • 13
$1,369 to $1,508
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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travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Hickory, North Carolina – 28601
    Distance from Iowa City: 684 miles
  • 12 D,
  • June 9, 2025
  • 13
$1,369 to $1,508
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 Iowa City: 684 miles
  • 12 N,
  • June 9, 2025
  • 4
$1,369 to $1,508
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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travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Hickory, North Carolina – 28601
    Distance from Iowa City: 684 miles
  • 12 N,
  • June 9, 2025
  • 13
$1,369 to $1,508
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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travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Hickory, North Carolina – 28601
    Distance from Iowa City: 684 miles
  • 12 N,
  • June 2, 2025
  • 13
$1,369 to $1,508
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
  • Rochester, New York – 14642
    Distance from Iowa City: 716 miles
  • 12 N,
  • June 9, 2025
  • 12
$1,732 to $1,909
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
  • Syracuse, New York – 13210
    Distance from Iowa City: 790 miles
  • 12 N,
  • May 30, 2025
  • 13
$1,740 to $1,918
Weekly Pay*
This outstanding Operating unit is looking for the right Technologist 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
  • Syracuse, New York – 13210
    Distance from Iowa City: 790 miles
  • 12 N,
  • May 30, 2025
  • 13
$1,740 to $1,918
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
  • Baltimore, Maryland – 21287
    Distance from Iowa City: 800 miles
  • 12 D, 12 N,
  • May 3, 2025
  • 13
$1,582 to $1,744
Weekly Pay*
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry RN needed for Level 1 Adult & Pediatric Trauma center, Teaching Hospital, Magnet facility. Unit sees ages 5 to 17; All psychiatric diagnoses, including psychosis, major depression, suicidality, attention-deficit disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder. Named # 1 Best Hospital in the US for over 20 years in a row by U.S. News & World Report
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Louisburg, North Carolina – 27549
    Distance from Iowa City: 807 miles
  • 12 N,
  • June 2, 2025
  • 13
$1,422 to $1,567
Weekly Pay*
Duke Lifepoint Hospital Joint Commission Accredited Region’s largest and most comprehensive ED 11 bed FSED Dedicated 33 bed psychiatric unit
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Statistics on Psych RN Jobs in Iowa City, Iowa

Here are some helpful statistics about Psych traveling nurse jobs in & near Iowa City. The data is based on the last three complete months of Psych job postings in the Iowa City 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 Iowa City and more. Find out more about travel nursing salaries.

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FAQs About Travel Psych Nursing Jobs for RNs in Iowa City, IA

What are the top paying Psychiatric jobs currently available in or near Iowa City?

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

Based on the last 6 months of travel nurse jobs data, 12 Hour Day shifts were the most common in Iowa City and surrounding areas.

How much does a day shift Psychiatric nurse make on average in Iowa City and nearby cities?

A: A 12 Hour Day shift Psychiatric nurse in Iowa City can make an average of $1,865 per week based on recent job availability.

How much does a night shift Psychiatric nurse make on average in Iowa City and nearby cities?

A: A 12 Hour Night shift Psychiatric nurse in Iowa City can make an average of $1,895 per week based on recent job availability data.

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

Based on recent data, the most common duration for a Psychiatric job in Iowa City is 13 weeks.

Locating Psychiatric Travel Nursing Jobs in Iowa City

Other popular cities near Iowa City’s Psych job opportunities are Coralville (2.8 miles), North Liberty (7 miles) and Tiffin (7.5 miles). These are near to zip codes: 52402 (24.7 miles), 52501 (63.7 miles) and 52001 (73 miles).

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Iowa City Hospitals With Psych Departments

There are 1 hospitals & healthcare facilities that have Psych nurses in Iowa City. Sometimes it is useful to see what types of shifts, contract durations, and travel nurse housing in nearby neighborhoods each facility might offer in order to find the right opportunity for your next traveling Psych nurse position in or nearby Iowa City.

UnityPoint Health – St Lukes Hospital
Shifts
12 D, 12 E, and 12 N
Job Durations
5 wks, 6 wks, and 13 wks
Departments
Emergency Room RN, Intensive Care Unit RN, Medical Surgical Registered Nurse, Progressive Care Unit Registered Nurse, Psychiatric, Rehabilitation RN, and Telemetry RN
Address
1026 A Ave. Ne
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
Nearby Neighborhoods
West Cedar Rapids (52404)
* 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.