Travel RN

• Med/Surg
• Long Term Care American Traveler
• 4.

0 New Britain, CT Job Details Contract $2,266 a week 11 hours ago Qualifications Blood glucose testing Wound VAC Glucometers RN License EKG Tracheostomy care BLS Certification Medication pass administration Monitoring and managing IVs Central Line Care Wound care supplies Foley catheter Blood glucose monitoring Wound dressing

Full Job Description Assignment Overview Shift:

Nights, 3x12hrs

Hours:

36 hrs/wk

Start Date:

Oct 12, 2026

Length:

13 weeks

Openings:

1 Description American Traveler is hiring a Registered Nurse for a Long Term Acute Care Respiratory Care Unit position requiring 1-2 years of RN experience and a CT or compact RN license. Details Long Term Acute Care hospital setting in the Respiratory Care Unit (RCU) 36-bed unit caring for respiratory-focused, vent-dependent patients in a medical (non-traditional Med/Surg) environment Patient ratios of 1:9 (day/evening) and 1:12 (night) Option to work 8-hour nights (11:00 PM

• 7:30 AM) or 12-hour nights (7:00 PM
• 7:30 AM) 36 hours per week over a 13-week assignment Every other weekend required Floating required to like chronic care units including Respiratory Step-Down Unit (RCU2), SDU, and TRU, with travelers floated first May split a 12-hour shift between two units (e.

g., 4 hours on one, 8 on another) Respiratory Step-Down Unit ratios: 1:9 day/evening, 1:12 night TRU (TBI, medically complex chronic care) ratios: 1:7-10 day/evening, 1:12 night Registered nurses are not responsible for managing ventilators, as this is handled by respiratory therapists Requirements Active CT or compact RN license required BLS certification required; ACLS preferred 1-2 years of RN experience required Experience with respiratory or vented patients strongly preferred Prior travel nursing experience preferred Skilled in IV starts, drips, blood administration, EKGs, medication titrations, and glucose monitoring Experience with wound vac changes, wound dressings, and wound measurements Skilled in trach care, suctioning, straight catheterization, and foley care Experience with port access and central line dressing changes Must be willing to obtain a flu vaccination or provide a medical declination (personal or religious declinations not accepted) Additional Information Provide direct nursing care to respiratory and chronic care patient populations across multiple units Responsibilities include comprehensive wound care, line and catheter management, and medication administration Local candidates accepted Local rate available within a 50-mile radius Radius rate also available