Registered Nurse RN LTAC
Paducah, Kentucky
Staffing partner
Posted Aug 21
- Unit
- ICU
What the listing says
Role
- Term
- Travel
- Setting
- Ltach
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 1+ years
- Staffing partner
- Vibra Travels LLC
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
About this role
VIBRA TRAVELS is seeking an LTAC Long Term Acute Care Registered Nurse RN to join our expanding network of healthcare professionals. We’re looking for dependable, detail-focused travelers with experience in hospital settings. If you're ready to assist in life-changing procedures while traveling the country, this is your opportunity!
Minimum
Qualifications
- 1 year as Registered Nurse required, but may vary by client and setting
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- Recent acute care experience required; LTAC experience preferred
- ICU, Med Surg and Telemetry experience strongly preferred
- Current, valid, and active license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of employment required.
- Current, valid, and active driver’s license required.
- Ability to travel using publicly available air and ground transportation.
Certificates, Licensures, Registrations
- Current, valid, and active license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of employment required.
- Current BLS and ACLS certification from a Vibra Travels-approved vendor required, AHA preferred and required by some clients.
- Additional certifications may be required by some clients.
Unlike working for agency after agency, with our travel program, you get to work for a company:
- Work with 1 recruiter from start to finish and assignment to assignment
- Local and Non-local positions available
- Competitive hourly rate in addition to tax-free stipend (if applicable)
- No pay cuts mid-contract
- Referral bonus (up to $1000 per referral!)
- License reimbursement if traveling to new state where new license is required
- Your pick of assignments at partner facilities from various health systems across the country
Vibra follows federal and state requirements for vaccinations, vaccination offerings, and disease screening. Some states and locations may have different vaccine or screening requirements.
To find out more information or check out our website at www.vibratravels.com
Our recruitment team wants to get to know you. Share your passion! Please complete our online application and submit your resume for immediate consideration.
Thank you for taking the time to consider our career opportunities.
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Requirements
- 1 year as Registered Nurse required, but may vary by client and setting
- Recent acute care experience required; LTAC experience preferred
- ICU, Med Surg and Telemetry experience strongly preferred
- Current, valid, and active license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of employment required.
- Current, valid, and active driver’s license required.
- Ability to travel using publicly available air and ground transportation.
Benefits
- Referral program
- License reimbursement
Place
- City
- Paducah, Kentucky
- Median rent
- $834/mo
- Local household income
- $49,915/yr
- Metro price level
- 14% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Paducah area index 86.1, where 100 is the national average.
Paducah sits where the Tennessee and Ohio Rivers meet in western Kentucky, blending small-town warmth with a creative streak—known as Quilt City USA for its National Quilt Museum. A revitalized riverfront downtown gives out-of-state RNs a low-key, community-oriented home base.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities.
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About the employer
Vibra Travels LLC is a healthcare staffing agency affiliated with Vibra Healthcare, a nationwide network of critical care hospitals and medical rehabilitation hospitals. Headquartered in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, Vibra Travels specializes in placing travel nurses and allied healthcare professionals in temporary,…
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ICU / Critical Care is a specialty you move into. The classic route: base year, then transfer in.
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- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?