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On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Shifts hiring now
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The city
Living in Crescent City, CA
Crescent City sits on California's far north coast near the Oregon border, offering nurses a rugged, small-town lifestyle framed by redwood forests and the Pacific Ocean. It's a quiet outpost for those drawn to coastal living, with Redwood National and State Parks nearby.
Browse roles in Crescent City- State price level · California
- 11% above the national average
- State index 110.7 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,192/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $35,540/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Who they are
You would come on through AvaMed Workforce, a healthcare staffing agency that staffs California correctional facilities. The San Diego need is an urgent full-time LVN contract: you work temporary or relief under the institution’s CEO and CNE, inside a correctional facility under CCHCS policies.
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More about AvaMed Workforce
Your work is meds, clinic assist, mental-health support, patient and youth education, ADLs, and documenting in the health record. Pay on the employer’s own LVN language is $44 an hour for local ($1,760 a week) and $50 an hour for travelers ($2,000 a week), both for 40 hours. Our posting matches the $44 local rate and the $2,000 travel weekly gross on a 26-week contract. Shifts are Friday through Tuesday 22:00–06:30 or Wednesday through Sunday 14:00–22:30. Assignments run six months. Orientation is two weeks, and the posting says you must be flexible. You need a valid California LVN license and one full year of licensed experience. There are multiple openings.
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The good
- Local LVN posted at $44/hr ($1,760/week) for 40 hours
- Traveler LVN posted at $50/hr ($2,000/week) for 40 hours
- Six-month / 26-week assignments
- Two-week orientation
- Multiple openings for an urgent San Diego LVN need
- Clear LVN work: meds, clinic assist, mental-health support, ADLs, education, charting
The hard parts
- Shifts are nights or evenings only (Fri–Tue 22:00–06:30 or Wed–Sun 14:00–22:30)
- The posting says you must be flexible
- California LVN license plus one full year of licensed experience required
- You work temporary/relief through a staffing agency, not as facility staff
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Staffing partner
- Roles last seen active
- Aug 21, 2026
- Website
- workforce.org ↗
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Assignments from AvaMed Workforce
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Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)
$2,480/wk
AvaMed Workforce · Staffing partnerCrescent City, CaliforniaSeen active last week- LVN
- Day shift
- 2-week orientation
Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)
$2,000/wk
AvaMed Workforce · Staffing partnerSan Diego, CaliforniaSeen active last week- LVN
- 2-week orientation
- Agency contract
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