Travel Registered Nurse - Correctional
Downey, CA
GQR Healthcare
5x8 hrs, Evenings
$2,200/weekOverview
- Start Date10/16/2026
- Shift Breakdown5x8 hrs
- ShiftEvenings
- Duration16 weeks
Pay
- Estimated taxable pay$1,000/week
- Estimated non-taxable stipends$1,200/week
Description
Behavioral Health RN – Mids
Downey, CA
Looking for an experienced Behavioral Health RN for a 16-week assignment working mid shifts in a secure juvenile behavioral health setting.
Assignment Details
- Start Date: 10/16/2026
- Contract: 16 weeks
- Schedule: 5 × 8-hour shifts
- Shift: Mids | 2:00 PM–10:30 PM
- Hours: 40 hours/week
- Weekend: Every other weekend required
- RTO: Maximum 3 days; none preferred
- On-Call: No
- Local Travelers: Accepted
- Travel Experience: Preferred, but not required
- EMR: Cerner
Requirements
- Active California RN license
- 2+ years of psychiatric inpatient experience required
- MAB/CPI certification required
- BLS required
- LA County Fire Card required
- COVID vaccination + booster (if eligible) required
- Must be comfortable with:
- Blood draws
- Passing medications
- Patient assessments
- Triage
- Candidates must have Psych or Correctional Health experience
- Experience in a detention center, jail, locked behavioral health unit, or other secured environment is preferred
- Recent experience (within the last 1–2 years) in Med Surg, ER, Psych, or Correctional Health is strongly preferred
Pay
Estimated Weekly Gross: $2,200/week
- Taxable: $25/hr × 40 hours = $1,000/week
- Meals per diem: $1,200/week
- OT: $37.50/hr
- Lodging: $0
Weekly estimate is based on 40 hours/week.
Schedule & Environment
This position requires every other weekend and is an 8-hour-shift-only assignment. Nurses must be comfortable working in a secure juvenile behavioral health environment and performing hands-on clinical duties, including medication administration, blood draws, assessments, and triage.
Interested? Apply today!
Employer
GQR Healthcare
3 nurses recommend working with GQR Healthcare
Pros
Responsive, friendly, follows up often. Staying true to contract
Cons
None with gqr, my issues have been with the hospital scheduling
Recommends working with GQR Healthcare
8 nurses found this helpful
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.
About Downey, CA
As a travel nurse in Downey, CA here's what you should know:- The cost of living in Downey, CA is slightly higher than the national average.
- Wages generally match up with the higher cost of living.
- The average high in summer is around 85°F, and the average low in winter is around 48°F.
- Short-term rentals are available in Downey, CA, and they are relatively easy to find.
- Downey is car-friendly, and public transportation options are available.
- Downey has a diverse population with a wide age range.
- Common health issues may include respiratory conditions due to air pollution.
- There is a large population of travel nurses in the area.
- Downey offers a variety of restaurants, art galleries, music venues, and sports facilities.
- Outdoor activities are also abundant in the area.
Browse similar jobs
RN
- Crescent City, CA
- Care Career
- 5x8 hrs, Days
- Referral Bonus
Registered Nurse – Correctional Facility
- Delano, CA
- Care Career
- 5x8 hrs, Days
- Referral Bonus
Registered Nurse - Correctional
- Coalinga, CA
- Genie Healthcare
- 5x8 hrs, Days