Travel Registered Nurse - Correctional - $2,600 per week - GQR Healthcare : Job Details

GQR Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse Correctional for a travel nursing job in Downey, California.

• Specialty: Correctional
• Discipline: RN
• Duration: 20 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, days, evenings, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Job description:

Job Title: Behavioral Health RN – Days or Evenings

Location: Downey, CA

Contract Length: 13 weeksHours: 40 hours per week (5x8s)Shifts Available:

• Days: 6:00am – 2:30pm
• Evenings: 2:00pm – 10:30pm

Weekends: Every other weekend requiredStart Date: 9/29 (tentative)Orientation Date: 9/29

Job Overview

We are seeking experienced Behavioral Health Registered Nurses to join our team for a 13-week contract in Downey, CA. This role involves working in a secured behavioral health environment providing compassionate, professional nursing care to patients in a correctional or inpatient psychiatric setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care, including medication administration and blood draws.
• Ensure safe and therapeutic care for patients in accordance with CA State law patient ratios.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to support individualized patient treatment plans.
• Adhere to all safety protocols and facility policies.
• Maintain clear and professional communication with staff, patients, and other healthcare providers.

Requirements

• Active California RN license (must be valid at time of submission).
• BLS Certification (AHA required).
• Fire Card certification.
• MAB or CPI certification (required prior to start).
• Minimum 2 years of inpatient psychiatric experience.
• Experience working in secured environments such as correctional health, behavioral health units, or locked facilities preferred.
• COVID-19 vaccination and booster (if eligible) required.
• Strong communication and critical thinking skills.

Additional Information

• RTO: Up to 3 days (none preferred).
• No on-call requirement.
• Travel experience preferred, but not required. Local travelers accepted.
• Scrubs: Any color (navy blue or black preferred).
• PPE provided.
• Parking available on site.
• EMR: Cerner.

Job Types: Full-time, Travel nursing, Contract

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

GQR's Healthcare team specializes in connecting experts within the industry to highly skilled healthcare professionals across the US market.

In the competitive healthcare market, we recognize that the industry's common goals of improved quality of care and patient outcomes are wholly reliant upon the professionals directly supporting these initiatives. Leveraging our extensive candidate network, we deliver continuity of care for the communities our partners serve to ensure the patient experience is of the highest quality.

Through deep market specialization and a unique approach to talent acquisition, GQR Healthcare provides an unparalleled and personalized experience across all medical specialties in nursing and within diverse healthcare platforms across the industry.