Registered Nurse (Travel) - Behavioral Health - $1,852/wk - Winston-Salem, NC

Registered Nurse (Travel) - Behavioral Health - Winston-Salem, NC

VitalHire is hiring a travel Registered Nurse (Behavioral Health) for an acute care hospital in Winston-Salem, NC.

Contract details

- Weekly pay: $1,852/wk

- Stipend: includes a housing and meals stipend of up to $1,267/wk where eligible (GSA FY2027 max for this location)

- Shift: Night (4x12 Hours) 18:45 7:15

- Duration: 13 weeks

- Start date: 11/9/2026

- Openings: 1

About the assignment

- Minimum Years of Experience: 2 years required

- Traveler Experience required: Unit will accept 1st time traveler.

- Skills: Inpatient, locked unit, substance use/chemical dependency, anxiety disorders, assault/violence, bipolar disorder, degenerative disorders (Alzheimer’s, ALS, Parkin

- Certs: MOAB

- Target Ratios: 1:7.

- Call Requirement: None.

- Overtime: 40 total hours in 1 week: 1%

Requirements

- Active RN license for NC (compact accepted where applicable) and the Behavioral Health specialty

- 2+ years of recent Behavioral Health experience

- BLS (crisis prevention certification such as CPI/MOAB if required by the unit)

Must-haves

- Active RN license — NC or eNLC/compact

- 2+ years RN experience (BH/psych strongly preferred; 1st-time travelers accepted)

- BLS (current)

- MOAB (required)

- Epic experience

- Comfort with crisis intervention, de-escalation, assaultive behavior management, and psychiatric medications

- Live within ~150 miles of Winston-Salem, NC (or able to work this local-style weekend schedule)

- Weekend night availability Fri–Sun