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Psychiatric Travel Nursing Jobs in Kankakee for RNs

Find Top RN Psychiatric Travel Nursing Jobs in Kankakee, Illinois

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

Kankakee 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
  • Peoria, Illinois – 61636
    Distance from Kankakee: 95 miles
  • 12 N,
  • December 30, 2024
  • 13
$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
  • Peoria, Illinois – 61636
    Distance from Kankakee: 95 miles
  • 12 N,
  • January 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
  • Peoria, Illinois – 61636
    Distance from Kankakee: 95 miles
  • 12 N,
  • December 30, 2024
  • 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
  • Peoria, Illinois – 61636
    Distance from Kankakee: 95 miles
  • 12 N,
  • December 30, 2024
  • 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
  • Peoria, Illinois – 61614
    Distance from Kankakee: 95 miles
  • 12 D, 12 E, 12 N,
  • January 6, 2025
  • 12
$2,005 to $2,209
Weekly Pay*
In 2024, Carle Health Proctor Hospital earned its second Magnet designation.
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • East Saint Louis, Illinois – 62207
    Distance from Kankakee: 211 miles
  • 12 N,
  • January 6, 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
  • Louisville, Kentucky – 40205
    Distance from Kankakee: 227 miles
  • 12 N,
  • January 20, 2025
  • 13
$1,490 to $1,642
Weekly Pay*
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Louisville, Kentucky – 40205
    Distance from Kankakee: 227 miles
  • 12 N,
  • January 6, 2025
  • 13
$1,490 to $1,642
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.
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Ottumwa, Iowa – 52501
    Distance from Kankakee: 237 miles
  • 12 D,
  • January 13, 2025
  • 13
$1,657 to $1,826
Weekly Pay*
Our high-quality medical staff, many of whom are board-certified, offer a complete range of services from family practice and internal medicine to specialties such as general surgery, gastroenterology, orthopedics, urology, cardiology, radiation oncology, and more. Our highly trained and dedicated associates work closely as a team to provide individualized, seamless care to our patients and caring support to families and friends. Thank you for the opportunity to serve your healthcare needs. For more than 125 years, Ottumwa Regional Health Center has been serving the community of Ottumwa and the citizens of Southeast Iowa. We are a regional health center providing a wide range of health services, including emergency medicine, critical care services, medical/surgical, acute rehabilitation, obstetrics, and pediatrics, as well as specialty services such as cardiac catheterization, diagnostic and therapeutic radiological services, wound care, pain clinic, sleep lab, pathology, and so much more.
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Midland, Michigan – 48670
    Distance from Kankakee: 252 miles
  • 12 N,
  • December 30, 2024
  • 13
$1,649 to $1,817
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
  • Anna, Illinois – 62906
    Distance from Kankakee: 263 miles
  • 12 D,
  • December 21, 2024
$2,555 to $3,341
Weekly Pay*
As a valued member of this nursing team, you will care for patients with a wide range of conditions including complex cases.
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Moberly, Missouri – 65270
    Distance from Kankakee: 268 miles
  • 12 N,
  • January 13, 2025
  • 13
$1,473 to $1,624
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
  • Des Moines, Iowa – 50316
    Distance from Kankakee: 300 miles
  • 12 D,
  • January 20, 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
  • Des Moines, Iowa – 50316
    Distance from Kankakee: 300 miles
  • 12 D,
  • January 20, 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
  • Mason City, Iowa – 50401
    Distance from Kankakee: 307 miles
  • 12 N,
  • January 12, 2025
  • 13
$1,586 to $1,748
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
  • Zanesville, Ohio – 43701
    Distance from Kankakee: 318 miles
  • 12 N,
  • January 20, 2025
  • 16
$1,957 to $2,156
Weekly Pay*
This outstanding Behavioral Health unit, based in exciting Zanesville 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
  • Cleveland, Ohio – 44118
    Distance from Kankakee: 321 miles
  • 12 N,
  • December 23, 2024
  • 13
$1,699 to $1,872
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 – 64130
    Distance from Kankakee: 381 miles
  • 12 N,
  • December 30, 2024
  • 13
$1,479 to $1,630
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
  • Kansas City, Missouri – 64130
    Distance from Kankakee: 381 miles
  • 12 D,
  • January 6, 2025
  • 13
$1,479 to $1,630
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 Kankakee: 381 miles
  • 12 N,
  • January 6, 2025
  • 13
$1,479 to $1,630
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 Kankakee: 381 miles
  • 12 N,
  • January 6, 2025
  • 13
$1,479 to $1,630
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
  • Kansas City, Missouri – 64130
    Distance from Kankakee: 381 miles
  • 12 D,
  • January 6, 2025
  • 13
$1,479 to $1,630
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
  • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – 15213
    Distance from Kankakee: 414 miles
  • 12 D, 12 E, 12 N,
  • January 6, 2025
  • 13
$1,477 to $1,628
Weekly Pay*
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Council Bluffs, Iowa – 51503
    Distance from Kankakee: 416 miles
  • 12 N,
  • December 21, 2024
  • 13
$1,763 to $1,942
Weekly Pay*
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Statistics on Psych RN Jobs in Kankakee, Illinois

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

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FAQs About Travel Psych Nursing Jobs for RNs in Kankakee, IL

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

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

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

A: A 12 Hour Day shift Psychiatric nurse in Kankakee can make an average of $1,874 per week based on recent job availability.

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

A: A 12 Hour Night shift Psychiatric nurse in Kankakee can make an average of $1,940 per week based on recent job availability data.

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

  • IDHS – Shapiro Developmental Center in Kankakee (1 miles from Kankakee)
  • Fox Developmental Center in Dwight (29.5 miles from Kankakee)
  • Stateville Correctional Center in Joliet (30.7 miles from Kankakee)
  • Ascension Saint Joseph Joliet in Joliet (31.6 miles from Kankakee)
  • Vascular Specialists LLC in Tinley Park (30.2 miles from Kankakee)

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

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

Locating Psychiatric Travel Nursing Jobs in Kankakee

In Kankakee, facilities like IDHS – Shapiro Developmental Center, Fox Developmental Center and Stateville Correctional Center, all offer Psych departments. It’s a great city to work in and nearby to neighborhoods like neighborhoods.

Other popular cities near Kankakee’s Psych job opportunities are Bourbonnais (2.7 miles), Beecher (19.7 miles) and Watseka (24.6 miles). These are near to zip codes: 60901 (1 miles), 60970 (25.4 miles) and 60461 (28.9 miles).

Kankakee Hospitals With Psych Departments

There are 3 hospitals & healthcare facilities that have Psych nurses in Kankakee. 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 Kankakee.

Riverside Healthcare
Shifts
8 D, 10 D, 12 D, 12 E, and 12 N
Job Durations
12, 16, 13, 6, 4, and 8
Address
350 N Wall St
Kankakee, IL 60901
* 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.