LPN / LVN - Correctional - Palestine - GQR Healthcare

Description

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

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Correctional
• Discipline: LPN / LVN
• Start Date: 03/14/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

GQR Healthcare is seeking skilled Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) for corrections assignments throughout Texas. These contracts offer steady hours, overtime opportunities, and long-term extensions across multiple facilities in Texas.

Key Details

Start Date: March 14th

• Position: LVN – Corrections
• Shifts: Nights
• Length: 13 weeks (continuous extensions available)
• Hours per Week: 36/48 (block booking by the 20th of each month)
• Work Week: Saturday – Friday (OT calculated weekly)
• Holiday Coverage: Must be able to work through the holidays (no RTO allowed during holidays)

Facility Locations Hiring

Opportunities available across multiple TDCJ facilities:

• Palestine, TX
• Gatesville, TX
• Beaumont, TX
• Huntsville, TX
• Beeville, TX

• Navasota, TX

  Gainesville, TX

Compensation (Weekly Estimates)

(Taxable + Per Diem):

• 36 hrs: $1,490/week
• 48 hrs: $1,910/week

Requirements

• License: Active Texas or Compact LVN
• Certifications: BLS required
• Experience:
  • Minimum 2 years as an LVN
  • At least 1 year of acute Med-Surg experience required
  • Corrections experience not required
• Skills:
  • Thick-skinned, independent, adaptable
  • Able to succeed in a fast-paced corrections setting
• Other: COVID vaccine required (exemptions accepted per TDCJ policy)

Float Requirements

• May float to nearby units (10–30 minutes away) with compensated drive time (up to 30 minutes).
• May be diverted to facilities within 50 miles of primary assignment.
• Refusal to float/divert will result in a DNR status.

If you're an LVN seeking stable hours, overtime potential, and long-term corrections opportunities across Texas, this is a great fit.

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.