Registered Nurse - Correctional - $2,356 per week
Independence, Virginia
Staffing partner
- Eligibility
- RN
- Shift
- Nights
- Hours a week
- 36 hrs a week
- Contract
- 13-week contract
Posted Jul 17 · Not open to new grads
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- Nights · 36 hours
- Weekends
- Every other weekend
- Term
- 13 weeks · Travel
- Setting
- Correctional
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 2+ years
More role details
- Staffing partner
- American Medical Staffing
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
- Pays above most VA travel roles
VA travel postings that state pay run $1,720/week to $2,730/week, the middle half $1,900/week to $2,320/week, across 62 postings.
About this role
Travel nurse Correctional position in Independence, Virginia. 13-26 week contract, 36 hours per week, 12-hour night shifts, every other weekend. Requires 2 years RN experience with at least 2 years in Corrections nursing. Valid RN license in Virginia or willingness to obtain. Preferred: BLS certification, experience with security protocols in corrections environment.
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Requirements
- Valid RN license in Virginia or willingness to obtain
- Specialty: Correctional Discipline: RN Start Date: 08/17/2026 Duration: 13 weeks 36 hours per week Shift: 12 hours Employment Type: Travel We’re living in the new normal. Lives and careers look different today. So why shouldn’t you have a role that delivers excitement, fewer restrictions, and brings you closer to loved ones? At American Medical Staffing (AMS), we believe in supporting the pioneers who embody the sense of adventure each new placement brings, and we’re looking for a Registered Nurse (RN) for a Corrections contract assignment.
Benefits
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
- 401(k) retirement plan with up to 2% match
- Life insurance
- Wellness PTO (1-2 weeks paid time off)
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- Hotel discounts up to 60%
- Loyalty program with financial incentives
Place
- City
- Independence, Virginia
- Median rent
- $668/mo
- Local household income
- $39,286/yr
- State price level
- 1% above the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Virginia index 101.1, where 100 is the national average.
Independence is a tiny mountain town in Virginia's Blue Ridge Highlands, near the New River. It offers a quiet, rural pace with scenic valley views and close-knit community charm—ideal for nurses seeking a slower lifestyle far from urban congestion.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
How this role fits you
About the employer
You are looking at American Medical Staffing as a travel or contract path into Independence, Virginia—not a single hospital badge, but a mid-size staffing firm (roughly 201–500 people) based in Hunt Valley, Maryland that matches RNs to facility assignments. Contracts…
On your path
Travel Nursing depends on where your license works. Staff experience first; a compact license opens more states.
Worth asking
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- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?