Travel Nurse RN - Behavioral Health - $1,945 per week

GQR Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN Behavioral Health for a travel nursing job in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Behavioral Health
• Discipline: RN
• Duration: 23 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, days, evenings, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Behavioral Health Registered Nurse – Variable Shift

📍  Corpus Christi, TX
🏥 163-Bed Facility
📅 Start: ASAP
⏳ Contract: 24 Weeks
🕐 Hours: 40 Hours/Week
💻 EMR: Iris/Cerner
🚗 Parking: Onsite
💉 COVID Vaccine: Required

Shift Options

• Days: 6:00 AM – 2:30 PM
• Evenings: 2:00 PM – 10:30 PM
• Nights: 10:00 PM – 6:30 AM
• Rotational weekends required
• Must be comfortable working 16-hour shifts if needed
• RTO: None preferred

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Behavioral Health Registered Nurse to provide nursing care and services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

The RN will assess, care for, and treat patients while working with an interdisciplinary team in a behavioral health and developmental disability setting. The role requires strong clinical judgment, accurate documentation, medication administration, and the ability to respond appropriately to emergencies and behavioral situations.

Patient Population

• Individuals with intellectual disabilities
• Individuals with developmental disabilities
• Individuals with behavioral health needs

Patient Ratios

• Typical assignment: approximately 9–10 patients
• Higher-functioning units may have slightly higher ratios
• Lower-functioning units typically have fewer patients
• Infirmary: approximately 15 patients total, supported by 3–4 RNs and a charge nurse

Orientation & Floating

• Approximately 2 weeks of classroom/educational orientation
• Followed by approximately 2 weeks of on-the-job training
• Nurses are initially oriented to multiple assignments before being placed where the greatest need exists
• Agency nurses are generally the first to float when coverage is needed on another unit

Requirements

Required:

• Active Texas RN License or Compact RN License
• Current CPR certification
• Ability to safely perform CPR and respond to emergency situations
• Nursing experience
• Ability to calculate medication dosages
• Ability to recognize and appropriately follow Safe Use of Restraint (SUR) procedures
• Ability to accurately maintain records and complete required reports
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to appropriately interact with individuals with developmental disabilities and facility staff
• 2 professional references from 2 different employers required in submission packet
• COVID vaccination required

Preferred:

• 2 years of nursing experience
• At least 6 months of RN experience
• Previous experience working with individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities

Travel Pay Package

Estimated Weekly Gross: $1,945/week

• Taxable: $800/week
• Housing Per Diem: $1,145/week
• Taxable Hourly Rate: $20/hr
• OT Rate: $30/hr
• Guaranteed Hours: 40/week

Why Consider This Assignment?

• 24-week contract
• 40 hours/week
• Multiple shift options
• Onsite parking
• Experience working with a unique behavioral health/developmental disability population
• Relatively low patient ratios compared with many behavioral health settings
• ASAP orientation/start

Interested? Apply today or message me for additional details!

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