Nursing - Registered Nurse, Hospice RN, Home Health RN - Travel

GQR Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN Behavioral Health for a travel nursing job in Waco, Texas.
Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Behavioral Health
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 06/15/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 16 hours, days, evenings
• Employment Type: Travel

Behavioral Health - RN
Orientation Dates: ASAP
Length: 13 weeks
Hours per week: 40 hours
~ Schedule: Saturday/Sunday 7a-11pm & Monday 2-10:30pm

Shift : Rotating
Floating Requirements: Per unit need; agency nurses float first
Orientation: Orientation is 2 weeks, then straight to the floor
Extensions: possibility for extension
RTO: RTO Accepted
Certs: AHA BLS
Licenses: Active Texas RN License
Experience:

• Must be licensed as a Registered Nurse and able to practice in the State of Texas
• Prefer 2+ years as a direct care nurse.
• Prefer some experience in direct client care in a psychiatric type setting but not required.
• 2-3 weeks of unit mentorship with a seasoned RN
• Experience needs to be hospital acute care, LTC , community clinics, public health, etc. (not Home Health or School Nurse)
• 1 year experience in a facility setting for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities, and units with medically fragile individuals or areas with a higher acuity, more skilled nursing
• Psych experience is preferred, candidates coming from nursing home environments have also had success.
• Experience with a larger med pass (could have up to 24 individuals taking multiple medications).
• Nurses with experience in Nursing Homes do better here.
• Home Health, Clinic, and Hospice experience does not prepare a nurse for medication administration like that.

COVID Vaccine Requirement: Vaccine required
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.