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Temp Registered Nurse $60/hr

RN

Posted Aug 21 · Not open to new grads

Shift
12-hour nights
Unit
Psych
Contract
13 weeks

What the listing says

Role

Schedule
12-hour nights
Term
13 weeks · Travel
Setting
Hospital
Accepts
RN
Experience
1+ years

Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.

Pay

Against the board
This role$60/hr
nursing in Georgia$40/hr

The median for nursing in Georgia is $40/hr, across 333 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.

About this role

Overview

Greenleaf Behaviovral Health is hiring Night Temp Registered Nurses !

Shift: 7p-7a

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Schedule

Full Time

Pay Rate: $60/hr

Greenleaf Behavioral Health , is a leading Psychiatric Hospital and Treatment Center that is seeking passionate Registered Nurses (RN) to work at our adolescent and adult facility in Valdosta, GA.

This is a temporary, full-time, 13-week nursing assignment with a fixed rate of $60 per hour and is not benefits-eligible. This is a direct temporary opportunity (not an agency contract), and travel stipends or travel reimbursements are not provided. Candidates must have at least one year of behavioral health experience and be available for Night Shifts . Temporary employees may be eligible to convert to a regular full-time position if offered. Current Acadia Healthcare employees are not eligible for this temporary assignment.

Responsibilities

Registered nurse essential functions

  • Provide and coordinate care by assessing patients’ physical and behavioral health needs.
  • Develop and implement nursing care plans.
  • Maintain medical records and educate patients and their families about various physical and behavioral health conditions.
  • Provide nursing care and services within the standards and scope of nursing practice as defined within the state Nurse Practice Act regulations, policies, procedures, and protocols, as well as facility and corporate policies and procedures.
  • Ensure physicians’ orders are legible if taken verbally and transcribed appropriately per policy and procedure.
  • Ensure patients’ status is assessed on an ongoing basis and pertinent information is gathered and documented.
  • Notify physicians of significant changes in status such as difficulties with detox, medical emergency, change in medical status regarding response to medications, and related challenges.
  • Ensure that initial nursing treatment plans are completed upon admission and that all nursing treatment plans are specific to assessed needs.
  • Demonstrate knowledge and utilization of universal precautions in providing direct patient care.
  • Accurately administer medications per ordered note.
  • Document accurate count of controlled substance medication administration on required documents.
  • Complete admission and discharge processing efficiently and accurately as directed.
  • Exhibit therapeutic rapport with patients by maintaining professional boundaries, respecting personal space, giving patients direct attention, and maintaining rational detachment.
  • Provide direction or coordinate the activities of the unit as directed.
  • Communicate therapeutically and professionally with patients, visitors, co-workers, and others involved inpatient treatment.

Qualifications

Education/licensure/experience/skill requirements

  • Must have graduated from an accredited school of nursing.
  • Must possess a current Registered Nurse (RN) license as required by the state of employment or be eligible to practice nursing in accordance with state requirements
  • One year of nursing experience; previous psychiatric, mental, behavioral, or substance use nursing experience a plus
  • CPR and de-escalation and restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
  • First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.

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Candidates must have at least one year of behavioral health experience and be available for Night Shifts . Temporary employees may be eligible to convert to a regular full-time position if· from this posting

Requirements

  • EDUCATION/LICENSURE/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS
  • Must have graduated from an accredited school of nursing.
  • Must possess a current Registered Nurse (RN) license as required by the state of employment or be eligible to practice nursing in accordance with state requirements
  • One year of nursing experience; previous psychiatric, mental, behavioral, or substance use nursing experience a plus
  • CPR and de-escalation and restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
  • First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements.

Place

City
Valdosta, Georgia
Median rent
$1,054/mo

rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024

Local household income
$45,925/yr

all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024

Metro price level
12% below the national average

Valdosta area index 88.3, where 100 is the national average.

Valdosta sits in south Georgia near the Florida border, known as the 'Azalea City' for its vibrant spring blooms. Home to Valdosta State University, it blends college-town energy with small-town Southern charm—a practical home base for nurses seeking a slower pace and easy access to coastal beaches and north Florida.

Map showing the location of Valdosta, GA
Approximate location in Valdosta, GA. · © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap· Open the live map

Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.

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Psychiatric is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.

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