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Psychiatric Travel Nursing Jobs in Rochester for RNs

Find Top RN Psychiatric Travel Nursing Jobs in Rochester, New York

AMN Healthcare can help you find the top Psych travel nurse jobs in and around Rochester, New York. We currently offer 2 of the best available nurse travel jobs in the Rochester area. 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 Rochester’s Psych nursing jobs by allowing you to filter based on salary, shift type, location or duration to find the right job for you.

As of Mar 1, 2025, the average Psychiatric travel nurse working in Rochester and surrounding areas earned about $1,895 weekly. Today you can find Psych jobs with a salary range between $1,873 to $2,201 per week. The Rochester Psych travel nursing market can include hospital facilities in Rochester proper like Strong Memorial Hospital with more facilities in nearby areas like Webster, Newark and Clifton Springs to name a few.

If you have a specific start date in mind, we have a variety of options for Psych travel jobs in Rochester. The earliest start date in Rochester is Apr 28, 2025 for a Registered Nurse – Psychiatric role at $2,201 per week. The latest start date for an Psych job in Rochester is Apr 28, 2025 for a Registered Nurse – Psychiatric role at $2,065 per week. You can also find other possibilities by sorting on “start date” in the list below.

There are a variety of contract lengths available for a(n) Psychiatric travel nurse job in Rochester including 11 weeks and 12 weeks.

Rochester 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!

Search Top Paying Psychiatric Jobs in or near Rochester

We have 2 Psychiatric jobs in Rochester, NY and 6 Psychiatric jobs in New York, and 49 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
  • Rochester, New York – 14642
  • 12 D, 12 E, 12 N,
  • April 28, 2025
  • 12
$1,997 to $2,201
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
  • 12 N,
  • April 28, 2025
  • 11
$1,873 to $2,065
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
  • Syracuse, New York – 13210
    Distance from Rochester: 74 miles
  • 12 D,
  • April 25, 2025
  • 18
$1,546 to $1,704
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
  • Elmira, New York – 14901
    Distance from Rochester: 84 miles
  • 8 N,
  • May 4, 2025
  • 13
$1,963 to $2,164
Weekly Pay*
We are looking for someone who can hit the ground running, with lots of inpatient psychiatric experience who understands inpatient psychiatry, someone who has good communication skills, transparency, dependable/on time, and ability to work as a team.
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Elmira, New York – 14901
    Distance from Rochester: 84 miles
  • 8 D,
  • May 4, 2025
  • 13
$1,963 to $2,164
Weekly Pay*
We are looking for someone who can hit the ground running, with lots of inpatient psychiatric experience who understands inpatient psychiatry, someone who has good communication skills, transparency, dependable/on time, and ability to work as a team.
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Moosic, Pennsylvania – 18507
    Distance from Rochester: 157 miles
  • 12 D,
  • April 25, 2025
  • 13
$1,738 to $1,915
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
  • Indiana, Pennsylvania – 15701
    Distance from Rochester: 192 miles
  • May 5, 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 Rochester: 207 miles
  • May 12, 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
  • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – 15213
    Distance from Rochester: 224 miles
  • 12 D,
  • May 5, 2025
  • 13
$1,510 to $1,665
Weekly Pay*
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Plattsburgh, New York – 12901
    Distance from Rochester: 233 miles
  • 12 N,
  • April 28, 2025
  • 13
$1,881 to $2,073
Weekly Pay*
Experience from similar size facility as well as Trauma II or higher
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Brattleboro, Vermont – 05302
    Distance from Rochester: 256 miles
  • 12 N,
  • April 14, 2025
  • 13
$1,779 to $1,961
Weekly Pay*
This outstanding Psychiatric unit, based in exciting Brattleboro 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
  • Brattleboro, Vermont – 05302
    Distance from Rochester: 256 miles
  • 12 D,
  • May 19, 2025
  • 13
$1,779 to $1,961
Weekly Pay*
This outstanding Psychiatric unit, based in exciting Brattleboro 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
  • Brattleboro, Vermont – 05302
    Distance from Rochester: 256 miles
  • 12 D,
  • May 19, 2025
  • 13
$1,779 to $1,961
Weekly Pay*
The Brattleboro Retreat is situated in the Southern Vermont town of Brattleboro. Conveniently located near Interstate 91, a major North-South thoroughfare, Brattleboro is home to a thriving downtown. With a number of restaurants, pubs, and breweries (all located within a few blocks of each other), Downtown Brattleboro a foodie’s paradise. The town is also a haven for the arts. It is home to historic theaters, galleries, and artisanal boutiques.
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Holyoke, Massachusetts – 01040
    Distance from Rochester: 262 miles
  • 12 D,
  • April 21, 2025
  • 13
$1,750 to $1,928
Weekly Pay*
As a Behavioral Health Registered Nurse / RN you will: Provide planning and delivery of direct and indirect patient care through the nursing process of Assessment, Planning, Intervention, and Evaluation. Develops nursing care plan in coordination with patient, family and interdisciplinary staff as necessary. Communicates changes in patient’s clinical condition with Physician’s, Nursing Supervisor/Manager, and co-workers as appropriate. Participates in discharge planning process.
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Holyoke, Massachusetts – 01040
    Distance from Rochester: 262 miles
  • 12 D,
  • April 21, 2025
  • 13
$1,750 to $1,928
Weekly Pay*
As a Behavioral Health Registered Nurse / RN you will: Provide planning and delivery of direct and indirect patient care through the nursing process of Assessment, Planning, Intervention, and Evaluation. Develops nursing care plan in coordination with patient, family and interdisciplinary staff as necessary. Communicates changes in patient’s clinical condition with Physician’s, Nursing Supervisor/Manager, and co-workers as appropriate. Participates in discharge planning process.
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Holyoke, Massachusetts – 01040
    Distance from Rochester: 262 miles
  • 12 D,
  • May 5, 2025
  • 13
$1,750 to $1,928
Weekly Pay*
As a Behavioral Health Registered Nurse / RN you will: Provide planning and delivery of direct and indirect patient care through the nursing process of Assessment, Planning, Intervention, and Evaluation. Develops nursing care plan in coordination with patient, family and interdisciplinary staff as necessary. Communicates changes in patient’s clinical condition with Physician’s, Nursing Supervisor/Manager, and co-workers as appropriate. Participates in discharge planning process.
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Holyoke, Massachusetts – 01040
    Distance from Rochester: 262 miles
  • 12 D,
  • May 5, 2025
  • 13
$1,750 to $1,928
Weekly Pay*
As a Behavioral Health Registered Nurse / RN you will: Provide planning and delivery of direct and indirect patient care through the nursing process of Assessment, Planning, Intervention, and Evaluation. Develops nursing care plan in coordination with patient, family and interdisciplinary staff as necessary. Communicates changes in patient’s clinical condition with Physician’s, Nursing Supervisor/Manager, and co-workers as appropriate. Participates in discharge planning process.
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • New Castle, Delaware – 19720
    Distance from Rochester: 264 miles
  • 8 D,
  • May 5, 2025
  • 13
$1,701 to $1,874
Weekly Pay*
This outstanding Behavioral Health unit, based in exciting New Castle 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
  • Lebanon, New Hampshire – 03756
    Distance from Rochester: 271 miles
  • 8 D,
  • April 28, 2025
  • 13
$1,494 to $1,646
Weekly Pay*
We are seeking a dynamic and enthusiastic RN who will actively participate in the milieu, working closely with staff to drive training and process improvements. This role is critical in navigating the current transition period marked by changes at the hospital. The ideal candidate will demonstrate flexibility in their schedule, spending the majority of their time on training, monitoring staff performance, and providing immediate feedback and support.
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Registered Nurse – Psychiatric
  • Lebanon, New Hampshire – 03756
    Distance from Rochester: 271 miles
  • 8 N,
  • April 25, 2025
  • 12
$1,494 to $1,646
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
  • Lebanon, New Hampshire – 03756
    Distance from Rochester: 271 miles
  • 8 D,
  • April 25, 2025
  • 12
$1,494 to $1,646
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
  • Lebanon, New Hampshire – 03756
    Distance from Rochester: 271 miles
  • 8 N,
  • April 28, 2025
  • 12
$1,494 to $1,646
Weekly Pay*
This outstanding Facility is looking for the right Pediatric 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
  • Woonsocket, Rhode Island – 02895
    Distance from Rochester: 320 miles
  • 8 E,
  • April 14, 2025
  • 13
$1,670 to $1,840
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
  • Hampstead, New Hampshire – 03841
    Distance from Rochester: 326 miles
  • 8 E,
  • April 14, 2025
  • 13
$2,319 to $2,555
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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Statistics on Psych RN Jobs in Rochester, New York

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

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FAQs About Travel Psych Nursing Jobs for RNs in Rochester, NY

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

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

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

How many Psychiatric travel nursing jobs are available in Rochester?

There are currently 2 Psychiatric travel nursing jobs available in Rochester. We also get new nursing specialties jobs daily, so be sure to apply now and a recruiter will help you find the perfect fit as jobs become available.

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

A: A 12 Hour Day shift Psychiatric nurse in Rochester can make an average of $1,939 per week based on recent job availability.

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

A: A 12 Hour Night shift Psychiatric nurse in Rochester can make an average of $1,930 per week based on recent job availability data.

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

  • Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester (2.3 miles from Rochester)
  • Rochester General Hospital in Rochester (3 miles from Rochester)

How much does an Psychiatric travel nurse make on average in Rochester?

A Psychiatric nurse in Rochester can make an average of $1,928 per week.

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

Based on recent data, the most common duration for a Psychiatric job in Rochester is 12.

Locating Psychiatric Travel Nursing Jobs in Rochester

In Rochester, facilities like Strong Memorial Hospital and Rochester General Hospital, all offer Psych departments. It’s a great city to work in and nearby to neighborhoods like Cobbs Hill (zip code 14610) neighborhoods.

Other popular cities near Rochester’s Psych job opportunities are Webster (10.2 miles), Newark (27.3 miles) and Clifton Springs (27.5 miles). These are near to zip codes: 14642 (2.3 miles).

Rochester Hospitals With Psych Departments

There are 2 hospitals & healthcare facilities that have Psych nurses in Rochester. 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 Rochester.

Rochester General Hospital
Strong Memorial Hospital
Shifts
8 D, 8 E, 8 N, 10 D, 10 E, 10 N, 12 D, 12 E, and 12 N
Job Durations
12, 16, 13, 14, 11, and 8
Address
601 Elmwood Avenue
Rochester, NY 14642
Nearby Neighborhoods
Cobbs Hill (14610)
* 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.