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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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travel Exclusive Compact State
Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Des Moines, Iowa – 50316
    Distance from Iowa City: 107 miles
  • 12 D,
  • February 3, 2025
  • 13
$1,864 to $2,054
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
  • Peoria, Illinois – 61636
    Distance from Iowa City: 121 miles
  • 12 D,
  • February 3, 2025
  • 12
$2,075 to $2,287
Weekly Pay*
Magnet Recognized! In 2024, Carle Health Methodist Hospital achieved its fifth Magnet designation.
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Peoria, Illinois – 61636
    Distance from Iowa City: 121 miles
  • 12 N,
  • February 4, 2025
  • 12
$2,040 to $2,248
Weekly Pay*
Magnet Recognized! In 2024,Carle Health Methodist Hospital achieved its fifth Magnet designation
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Kansas City, Missouri – 64130
    Distance from Iowa City: 239 miles
  • 12 D,
  • February 3, 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 – 64130
    Distance from Iowa City: 239 miles
  • 12 N,
  • February 3, 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 – 64130
    Distance from Iowa City: 239 miles
  • 12 N,
  • February 3, 2025
  • 13
$1,566 to $1,725
Weekly Pay*
– Bridges Senior Behavioral Health Unit, run in partnership between Research Psychiatric Center (RPC), a campus of Research Medical Center and Kansas City’s leading behavioral healthcare provider, and Western Missouri Medical Center – Campus is located 60 miles southeast of Kansas City
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Harrisonville, Missouri – 64701
    Distance from Iowa City: 256 miles
  • 12 N,
  • February 3, 2025
  • 13
$1,566 to $1,725
Weekly Pay*
Behavorial Health RN needed for 10 bed geriatric unit
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Anna, Illinois – 62906
    Distance from Iowa City: 315 miles
  • 12 N,
  • January 21, 2025
  • 13
$2,555 to $3,341
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
  • Battle Creek, Michigan – 49015
    Distance from Iowa City: 329 miles
  • 12 D, 12 E, 12 N,
  • January 27, 2025
  • 13
$1,559 to $1,718
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
  • Louisville, Kentucky – 40215
    Distance from Iowa City: 386 miles
  • 12 N,
  • February 3, 2025
  • 13
$1,525 to $1,681
Weekly Pay*
Behavioral Health (psych) RN needed for 300 bed community hospital. Will float between inpatient medical detox and inpatient medical psych units
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Louisville, Kentucky – 40205
    Distance from Iowa City: 386 miles
  • 12 N,
  • February 17, 2025
  • 13
$1,525 to $1,681
Weekly Pay*
Child / Adolescent unit at 260 bed behavioral health facility, one of the largest psychiatric facilities in the nation providing care for children, adolescents and adults. Louisville, Kentucky’s largest city, sits on the Ohio River along the Indiana border. Every May, its race course Churchill Downs hosts the Kentucky Derby. Baseball is celebrated at the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory, where Major League bats are produced. With a booming bourbon renaissance, iconic attractions, and a renowned culinary scene, Louisville is an experience like no other city.
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – 73104
    Distance from Iowa City: 536 miles
  • 8 N,
  • February 4, 2025
  • 13
$1,807 to $1,992
Weekly Pay*
Level 1 Trauma Center Teaching Hospital
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – 15213
    Distance from Iowa City: 606 miles
  • 12 D, 12 E, 12 N,
  • January 27, 2025
  • 13
$1,477 to $1,628
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
  • Asheville, North Carolina – 28801
    Distance from Iowa City: 640 miles
  • 12 D,
  • February 17, 2025
  • 13
$1,490 to $1,642
Weekly Pay*
Behavioral Health (psych) RN needed for Adult unit at 700+ bed Level 2 Trauma center. Known for its thriving arts community and natural beauty, the city of Asheville is located in western North Carolina along the Blue Mountains
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Asheville, North Carolina – 28801
    Distance from Iowa City: 640 miles
  • 12 N,
  • February 10, 2025
  • 13
$1,490 to $1,642
Weekly Pay*
Behavioral Health (psych) RN needed for Adult unit at 700+ bed Level 2 Trauma center. Known for its thriving arts community and natural beauty, the city of Asheville is located in western North Carolina along the Blue Mountains
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Asheville, North Carolina – 28801
    Distance from Iowa City: 640 miles
  • 12 N,
  • February 3, 2025
  • 13
$1,490 to $1,642
Weekly Pay*
Behavioral Health (psych) RN needed for Adult unit at 700+ bed Level 2 Trauma center. Known for its thriving arts community and natural beauty, the city of Asheville is located in western North Carolina along the Blue Mountains
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Asheville, North Carolina – 28801
    Distance from Iowa City: 640 miles
  • 12 N,
  • February 4, 2025
  • 13
$1,490 to $1,642
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
  • Indiana, Pennsylvania – 15701
    Distance from Iowa City: 647 miles
  • 12 D, 12 N,
  • February 24, 2025
  • 13
$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
  • Indiana, Pennsylvania – 15701
    Distance from Iowa City: 647 miles
  • 12 D, 12 N,
  • February 24, 2025
  • 13
$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
  • Salem, Virginia – 24153
    Distance from Iowa City: 682 miles
  • 12 N,
  • February 10, 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
  • Hickory, North Carolina – 28601
    Distance from Iowa City: 684 miles
  • 12 N,
  • February 10, 2025
  • 13
$1,445 to $1,593
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,
  • February 17, 2025
  • 13
$1,445 to $1,593
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,
  • February 10, 2025
  • 13
$1,445 to $1,593
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 D, 12 E, 12 N,
  • February 3, 2025
  • 12
$1,697 to $1,870
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 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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Jobs by Facility types

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

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 hospitals and healthcare facilities have Psychiatric staff in or near Iowa City?

  • Eastern Iowa Health Center in Cedar Rapids (23.2 miles from Iowa City)
  • Mercy Care Service Corporation in Cedar Rapids (22.9 miles from Iowa City)
  • Mercy Medical Center – Cedar Rapids in Cedar Rapids (22.8 miles from Iowa City)
  • University of Iowa Department of Pediatrics in Iowa City (1.1 miles from Iowa City)
  • University of Iowa Department of Orthopaedics and Rehab in Iowa City (1.1 miles from Iowa City)

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.

Locating Psychiatric Travel Nursing Jobs in Iowa City

In Iowa City, facilities like Eastern Iowa Health Center, Mercy Care Service Corporation and Mercy Medical Center – Cedar Rapids, all offer Psych departments. It’s a great city to work in and nearby to neighborhoods like West Cedar Rapids (zip code 52404) neighborhoods.

Other popular cities near Iowa City’s Psych job opportunities are Coralville (2.8 miles), Tiffin (7.5 miles) and Cedar Rapids (24.7 miles). These are near to zip codes: 52242 (1.1 miles), 52241 (5.3 miles) and 52403 (23.2 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.

St. Luke’s Hospital
Shifts
8 D, 8 E, 10 D, 10 E, 12 D, 12 E, and 12 N
Job Durations
13 and 8
Departments
Ambulatory OR Cath Lab Emergency Room Endoscopy Intensive Care Unit Medical Surgical Medical Surgical Oncology Operating Room Operating Room Outpatient Clinic Post Anesthesia Care Unit Progressive Care Unit Psychiatric Rehabilitation Telemetry
Address
1026 ‘A’ Avenue NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
Nearby Neighborhoods
West Cedar Rapids (52404)
University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics
Shifts
8 D, 8 E, 8 N, 10 D, 10 E, 10 N, 12 D, 12 E, and 12 N
Job Durations
15, 12, 9, 16, 13, 3, 7, 14, and 8
Departments
Bone Marrow Transplant Cardiovascular Operating Room Cardiovascular Operating Room Dialysis Emergency Room Endoscopy Intensive Care Unit Labor & Delivery Medical Surgical Oncology Operating Room Operating Room Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Pediatric Operating Room Pediatric Psychology Post Anesthesia Care Unit Progressive Care Unit Psychiatric
Address
200 Hawkins Drive
Iowa City, IA 52242
* 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.