GQR Healthcare is seeking a LPN / LVN Behavioral Health for a travel job in Kerrville, Texas.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Behavioral Health
- Discipline: LPN / LVN
- Start Date: 10/01/2025
- Duration: 12 weeks
- 40 hours per week
- Shift: 8 hours, days, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) – Days or Nights – Kerrville, TX
Location: Kerrville, Texas
Contract Length: Minimum 12 weeks
Hours per Week: 40 hours
Shift: Nights, 10:30 PM – 7:00 AM (5x8s) OR Days, 6:30 AM -- 3:00 PM
Weekends: Every other weekend
Orientation Dates: 10/1,10/16 or 11/3 (4 weeks, M–F, 8 AM – 5 PM)
Start Dates: 10/1, 10/16, or 11/3
Requirements
- Active Texas LVN license (must be clear with no disciplinary actions)
- Minimum 2 years of experience as an LVN working with inpatient psychiatric patients.
- Psychiatric nursing experience required – must have experience in a maximum-security unit
- Experience with large med pass strongly preferred
- AHA BLS certification
- Must comply with HHSC immunization, drug testing, fingerprinting, and required training
- 2 professional references from 2 different places of work required with submission
Additional Details
- Navy blue scrubs required (starting first day of orientation)
- Onsite parking available
- Patient Population: Court-committed individuals requiring inpatient psychiatric care
Job Summary
This position involves providing advanced vocational nursing care for individuals with complex psychiatric, medical, and behavioral health needs. Responsibilities include administering medications, conducting health screenings, collecting lab specimens, documenting care, and instructing/supporting direct care staff. LVNs in this role are expected to use considerable judgment under limited RN supervision, provide training to new staff, and contribute to patient treatment planning and safety initiatives.
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.
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