Travel LTAC Med Surg RN - $1,554 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN Long Term Care (LTC) Med Surg / Telemetry for a travel nursing job in Hazard, Kentucky.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Med Surg / Telemetry
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/12/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Oct 12, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 2

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Registered Nurse for a Med/Surg LTAC position requiring 2+ years of LTACH experience and current KY or compact RN licensure.

Details

• LTAC unit setting including ICU, Med/Surg, Med/Surg/Tele, and PCU care areas
• 1:4 to 1:5 patient ratios depending on unit
• Uses Meditech EMR (preferred experience)
• Night shift rotation of 3x12 and 4x12 hours (19:00-7:30), totaling 84 hours per two-week pay period
• Every other weekend required
• Floating required within scope of practice
• No blocked scheduling accommodations

Requirements

• Active KY or compact RN license in hand required at time of consideration
• AHA BLS, AHA ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
• Minimum 2 years of current LTACH experience required
• MS/Tele or ICU experience preferred
• Community hospital experience preferred
• Trauma Level I or II experience preferred
• Prior travel nursing experience required
• Skilled in cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia management, and 12-lead EKG interpretation
• Experience with ventilator management, ABG interpretation, and tracheostomy care preferred
• Proficiency in IV therapy including central, arterial, and PICC line management
• Experience with complex wound care and infection prevention/isolation precautions
• Driver's license required, with address matching permanent address
• Flu vaccine required with no declinations accepted (medical/religious exemptions reviewed case-by-case)

Additional Information

• Provide comprehensive medical-surgical and critical care nursing within an LTAC setting
• Administer and monitor medications including antiarrhythmics, anticoagulants, antihypertensives, vasopressors, and thrombolytics
• Manage complex respiratory, renal, endocrine, cardiovascular, GI, and neurological patient needs
• Two professional references required, including one charge-level or higher and one supervisor reference, both completed within the last year
• Must reside within 75 miles of the facility to be eligible, though local candidates are not accepted
• RTO limited to up to 7 days and must be submitted upfront with no changes; must work a major or minor shift on every holiday
• Traveler pairs accepted on a limited basis and will not be scheduled on the same shift or unit
• Returning travelers must take a minimum 6-month break after completing one year in the system before becoming eligible again
• This is a single 13-week contract with no extensions approved

American Traveler Job ID #P-751646. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - Med/Surg - Long Term Care

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