Travel Registered Nurse - Psychiatric Unit - Fort Wayne, IN
- 12-hour shifts
- Travel
- BLS
- RN license
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How this pay compares
This assignment posts $2,062 a week, the agency's gross: a taxable hourly rate plus housing and meal stipends. Open travel psychiatric nurse assignments post a median of $2,001 a week, the middle half $1,833 to $2,171, across 150 assignments, so this one is within the middle half of what they post. Staff pay is hourly and carries no stipends, so it is not set beside it.
Tax-free stipend limit here
GSA's per diem rate for Fort Wayne, IN (the standard rate) is $113 a night for lodging in November 2026 and $68 a day for meals and incidentals: $1,267 a week. Agencies set tax-free housing and meal stipends against it, for a traveler who keeps a tax home elsewhere; the posting's own figure says what this assignment pays. Stipend limits in Indiana.
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About the job
Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 12hr nights, 36 hours a week, starting 30 Nov 2026.
Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,062 a week in all, a taxable rate of $22.07 an hour plus $1,267 a week in housing and meal stipends.
Job Summary
Registered Nurse, Psychiatric Unit. This position provides professional nursing care for psychiatric patients in accordance with physician orders, established policies and procedures, nursing standards, and the Indiana Nurse Practice Act. The role includes planning and delivering patient care across evening and night shifts in an acute care setting.
Job Details
- Schedule: Nights with 12-hour shifts and a minimum of 36 hours per week; at least three weekend shifts are required during each four-week period.
- Required Qualifications:
- Two years of psychiatric Registered Nurse (RN) experience
- Indiana RN license
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA)
- Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) or Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) certification at the time of submission
- Registered Nurse (RN) license permitted for submission
- Preferred Qualifications:
- Two years of travel Registered Nurse (RN) experience
- Experience working with youth and geriatric populations
- Previous travel experience or experience with the EPIC charting system
- Additional Information:
- Provides independent nursing care in accordance with physician orders, departmental policies, nursing standards, and professional ethics.
- Potential floating to youth and geriatric units may be required based on operational needs.
- Patient assignments may range from 1:10 during daytime and evening hours to 1:19 during overnight hours.
- Caribbean blue scrubs are required.
- Mandatory orientation attendance is required for all seven scheduled orientation days.
Benefits
The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:
- Private housing or generous housing allowance
- Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
- Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
- Competitive salaries
- Referral bonuses
- Travel reimbursement
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Direct deposit/free checking
- Unlimited free CE credits
From Cross Country Healthcare's job posting, checked 15 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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About Cross Country Healthcare
National healthcare staffing company in Boca Raton, Florida, placing travel nurses, allied professionals and therapists, with local contract and per diem work too. Source: Cross Country, Travel FAQs
Based in Boca Raton, FLHires in 51 statesPay on its listings: 0.6% of its open jobs state an hourly rate
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