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: 24 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, days, evenings, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Orientation Dates: ASAP
Length: 24 weeks 
Hours per week: 40 hours
Shift: 6a-2:30pm, 2p-10:30pm or 10-6:30a 

• Rotational weekends
• Must be okay with working 16-hour shifts if needed

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.
Patient Ratios: They try to keep it low, 9-10 patients. Higher functioning patients might be a little higher and then lower functioning will be less than that. In the infirmary they have 15 patients total with 3-4 RNs and a charge nurse. Agency will be the first to float. Overnight does change a little bit. Orientation is 2 weeks of education and 2 weeks of on-the-job training to prepare them.
Weekends: rotational weekends
RTO: None preferred
Certs: Maintain current CPR certification, must have strength and flexibility to safely perform Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).
Licenses: Active Texas RN Licensure

• Licensed to practice as a registered nurse in the state of Texas

Experience Required:

• Performs complex nursing work.  Work involves providing for the assessment, care and treatment of patients.  May supervise the work of others.  Works under general supervision, with moderate latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. Must demonstrate considerable knowledge of nursing rules/regulations, methods, procedures, techniques and human relations. Must be able to appropriately interact with individuals with developmental disabilities and staff members.  Must be able to keep records and make reports. Must be able to calculate mathematical dosages of medications. Must be able to demonstrate a working knowledge of emergency procedures and emergency equipment, i.e., CPR. Must be able to recognize appropriate Safe Use of Restraint (SUR) procedures.
• Nursing experience required; Two (2) years nursing experience preferred.  6 months as an RN preferred.
• Previous experience working with persons with developmental disabilities preferred.

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, OR REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Licensed to practice as a registered nurse in the State of Texas or a state that recognizes reciprocity through the Nurse Licensure Compact.

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