Registered Nurse - Correctional - $2,600 per week

GQR Healthcare; Downey (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare staffing agency is seeking a travel nurse Correctional for a position in Downey, California. This role involves working at an in-patient correctional facility with adolescent psych patients. Candidates must have two years of psychiatric experience and be able to draw blood. The position requires night shifts, including every other weekend, for a contract duration of 20 weeks, comprising 40 hours a week. This is an excellent opportunity for qualified nurses looking to make an impact in a secure environment.

Qualifications

• Two years of psychiatric inpatient experience required.
• Must know how to draw blood.
• Experience in detention centers or secured environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Work at an in-patient correctional facility with adolescent psych patients.
• Provide nursing care during night shifts.
• Collaborate with healthcare teams to ensure quality patient care.

Skills

Psychiatric inpatient experience

Blood drawing

Working in a secured environment

Correctional health experience

Job description

GQR Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse Correctional for a travel nursing job in Downey, California.

Job Description & Requirements

GQR Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse Correctional for a travel nursing job in Downey, California.

• Specialty: Correctional
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 03/16/2026
• Duration: 20 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

This role is at an in-patient correctional facility working with adolescent psych patients.

Experience:

• Two years of psychiatric inpatient experience required
• Candidate must know how to draw blood
• Experience working in a detention center and/or other secured environment, such as in a locked facility in a behavioral health unit and/or a jail is preferred
• Candidates must have correctional health experience or Psych

Details:

• 20-week contract
• 40 hours
• 5 x 8's
• Shift:Nights
• Must work every other weekend

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.