Travel Nurse RN - Behavioral Health - $2,200 per week

GQR Healthcare — Malibu, CA

$2,200/wk

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Specialty
Psych
Type
Travel
Shift
Days
Hours
40/week
Duration
16 weeks
Start
09/16/2026

Job description

GQR Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN Behavioral Health for a travel nursing job in Malibu, California.

Job Description & Requirements

  • Specialty: Behavioral Health
  • Discipline: RN
  • Start Date: 09/16/2026
  • Duration: 16 weeks
  • 40 hours per week
  • Shift: 8 hours, days, evenings
  • Employment Type: Travel

Behavioral Health Registered Nurse – Evenings or Days

 

Location: Malibu, California
Contract: 16 weeks
Start Date: September 16
Shift: Evening or Day shift available
Hours: 40 hours/week
Schedule: 5 × 8-hour shifts
Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend

 

Position Overview

 

We are seeking an experienced Behavioral Health Registered Nurse (RN) for a 16-week evening assignment providing care in a secure behavioral health setting serving a juvenile population.

 

This opportunity is ideal for an RN with recent inpatient psychiatric experience who is comfortable performing assessments, triage, and blood draws.

 

Schedule

  • 40 hours/week
  • 8-hour evening shifts
  • 2:00 PM – 10:30 PM
  • Every other weekend required
  • 16-week contract
  • Start date: 9/16

Requirements

  • 2 years of psychiatric inpatient experience required
  • Recent experience within the last 1–2 years in one or more of the following:
    • Med-Surg
    • Emergency Room
    • Psychiatric care
    • Correctional health
  • Must be comfortable performing blood draws and patient assessments/triage
  • Experience in a detention center, jail, locked behavioral health unit, or other secured environment preferred
  • Active California RN license
  • BLS
  • MAB/CPI certification required
  • Travel experience not required

Patient Population

  • Juvenile Court Behavioral Health Services
  • Psychiatric/behavioral health
  • Correctional/secure environment

Pay Package

 

Estimated Gross Weekly Pay: $2,200/week

  • Taxable Rate: $25/hr
  • Overtime Rate: $37.50/hr
  • Taxable Weekly Pay: $1,000
  • Housing Per Diem: $1,200/week
  • Estimated Gross Weekly: $2,200

Additional Information

  • Facility Size: 140 beds
  • Scrub color: Not provided
  • LA County feedback may take approximately 3–5 days
  • Assignments are offered at a weekly rate for the 16-week contract

If you're an experienced Behavioral Health RN looking for an evening assignment in Malibu, reach out today for more details!

About GQR Healthcare

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.

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