Travel Nurse RN - Behavioral Health
Big Spring, TX
GQR Healthcare
5x8 hrs, Days

Behavioral Health - RN - Days


Orientation Dates: Targeting 5/18 or 5/25
Start Dates: ASAP start date – any Monday or any day of the week
 

• 26-week contract

Hours per week: 40 hours

• 6:00 am-2:00 pm
• Every other weekend required

Shift: Days

• 5 x 8's

Floating Requirements: Agency nurses are generally pulled first if there’s a need to pull to another unit. Initially, nurses are oriented to multiple assignments before settling in where there’s the biggest need.
Weekends: every other weekend
RTO: None preferred
Certs: AHA BLS
Licenses: Active Texas RN Licensure or compact license 
Experience Required:

• Minimum of 2 years of experience as the licensed professional they are applying for.  For example, an LVN who has just completed RN school must have 2+ years of experience as an RN when applying for that sort of position.
• Psych experience is preferred but not required
• Home Health, Clinic, and Hospice experience does not prepare a nurse for medication administration like that.
• Agency nurses float first. Please explain expectations.
• Initially nurses are oriented to multiple assignments before settling in where there’s the biggest need.
• If that pull comes months later, they wouldn’t get more orientation at that time. Staff are expected to help identify individuals.
• Need to have clear written and verbal communication skills, they have to communicate with peers, DSPs, PCPs, and also the individuals who live here.
• Must comply with HHSC immunization requirements.
• Must submit to HHSC required drug test.
• Must submit to HHSC required fingerprinting.
• Must complete facility and HHSC required training.
• Required- 2 references from 2 different places of work in submittal packets