Job Description

GQR Healthcare is seeking a LPN / LVN Correctional for a travel job in Huntsville, Texas.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Correctional
• Discipline: LPN / LVN
• Start Date: 07/28/2025
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Orientation Dates: 

Length: 13 weeks but will be continuous employment. (aka extensions)
Shift: Days; Nights
Hours per week: 36/48 - rotations are not guaranteed but 36 hours each week is, must have flexibility
OT: Eligibility to work OT Is available contingent on performance 
Based on: 

• Call - ins
• Punctuality
• Unexcused absences
• Cannot have 5 or more consecutive shifts (this will not be approved.)
• Cap at 60 hours total or 20 hours OT. 

Float Requirements: Will be asked to float as needed. They will float to different units that are within 10 - 30 minutes of each other. They would be compensated through the facility for drive time up to 30 minutes with a punch correction. (Clock in once they arrive at their scheduled unit before they are asked to divert to cover the expense)

• Nurses could be floated or diverted within 50 miles of the unit they are assigned to work with
• Rarely could be transferred mid-shift but could be
• Miles to/from home are not considered
• Refusal to float or divert is considered a DNR Status
• Google Maps is their friend! Satellite view
• Their home base (where they live) is not considered

Scheduling: 

• 4 weeks block booking by the 20th
• Work week is Saturday – Friday, this is how OT is calculated 

  Certs: BLS, IV Therapy Cert

• LVN must have IV Therapy Certification with a signed off skills checklist

License:  Compact or Texas LVN 
Experience:

• 2 years of RN experience required
• Travelers that come from HH or hospice can succeed but is rare
• Floor nursing in LTAC or acute care are most successful
• Must have at least 1 Year of Acute Care or Med Surg experience
• LTAC, ER, Skilled Nursing and/or Psych is a plus to succeed in this environment 

 
Nursing Requirements Direct from Client:

• Thick skinned
• Independent
• Does not participate in internal issues and gossip
• Successful in a Fast paced environment 

COVID Vaccine Requirement: Required but exemptions are accepted 

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.

Job Tags

Immediate start, Shift work, Night shift, Saturday,

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