Travel Nurse RN - Pediatrics - $3,050 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN Pediatrics for a travel nursing job in Bangor, Maine.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Pediatrics
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/23/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 48 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 4x12hrs
• Hours: 48 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 23, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Registered Nurse for a Pediatric Psychiatric Unit role requiring inpatient psych experience and a Maine or compact RN license.

Details

• Work in a free-standing acute inpatient psychiatric facility with a contracted ER five minutes away
• All patients are medically cleared prior to admission, so lines, drains, and tubes are atypical
• Pediatric unit with 50 beds, caring for adolescents and pediatric patients ages 5-18
• Involuntary and voluntary admissions with diagnoses including autism, self-harm, depression, suicidal ideation, anxiety, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, gender dysphoria, and trauma
• Day shift staffed with 6 Psych Techs, night shift staffed with 2 Psych Techs
• EMR used is Cerner with some paper charting
• Unit equipped with seclusion rooms and chair restraints
• 12-hour shifts, 7A-7P, 48 hours per week
• Weekend rotation required every other weekend
• No on-call requirements
• May float to the adult psychiatric unit as needed

Requirements

• Active RN license (Maine or Compact) required
• BLS certification required
• MOAB certification obtained upon hire
• Maine CNA license required
• Minimum 1 year of inpatient psych experience required; mix of psych and acute care pediatric or autism experience accepted
• Comfortable with redirection, de-escalation, and participating in physical holds using least restrictive measures
• Skilled in assisting with ADLs, rounding every 7.5 minutes, acting as a 1:1 sitter, and obtaining EKGs if needed
• Must not have previously worked in a permanent capacity at any Northern Light Health Hospital

Additional Information

• Provide direct nursing care to adolescent and pediatric psychiatric patients, including redirection, de-escalation, and ADL support
• Supported by a multidisciplinary team including DON/CNO, Nurse Manager, House Administrator, Charge Nurse, Psych Techs, contracted Phlebotomist, Nurse Practitioner, Psychiatrist, and Occupational Therapist
• Security staff on-site but do not respond to patient escalations; all unit staff, including nurses and techs, respond to escalations
• Orientation includes NEO with the first week on Monday-Friday schedule and the second week transitioning to normal shifts
• Modified self-scheduling process where travelers sign up for preferred shifts, subject to manager review and adjustment
• Predetermined weekend rotation with holiday coverage expected on a rotating basis
• RTO requests must be approved through the Nurse Manager
• Scrubs must be any solid, professional color
• Free parking available on-site
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Flu vaccination required for clearance to start, with medical exemptions only considered and subject to review

American Traveler Job ID #P-774659. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 48.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - Pediatrics

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