Travel RN - Med/Surg
Lexington, Kentucky
Staffing partner
- Eligibility
- Home Health
- Shift
- 8-hour days
- Hours a week
- 40 hrs a week
- Unit
- Med-Surg
- Contract
- 13-week contract
Posted Jul 25 · Not open to new grads
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 8-hour days · 5 a week · 40 hours
- Weekends
- Weekends required
- Orientation
- 2-week orientation
- Term
- 13 weeks · starts Aug 10, 2026 · Travel
- On the floor
- No call
- Practice
- Homecare Homebase charting
More role details
- Setting
- Home Health
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 1+ years
- Staffing partner
- American Traveler
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
- Inside the KY travel range
KY travel postings that state pay run $1,870/week to $2,540/week, the middle half $2,010/week to $2,390/week, across 51 postings.
About this role
American Traveler is hiring a Home Health RN with Homecare Homebase (HCHB) experience and a minimum of 1 year of Med/Surg experience for a 13-week travel contract in the Lexington, KY area. Home health care setting serving an adult-only patient population. Case management of approximately 30 patients with a daily point expectation of 6.5 points. Responsibilities include Start of Care (SOC), recertifications, and daily visits. Uses Homecare Homebase (HCHB) EMR. Schedule is 5 x 8-hour shifts, Monday through Friday, with weekend and holiday rotation. No on-call requirements.
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Requirements
- Active KY RN license or Compact (NLC) license currently in hand
- Active KY RN license or Compact (NLC) license currently in hand
- Active BLS certification required
- Minimum 1 year of Med/Surg experience in a hospital setting
- Home health experience required
- Homecare Homebase (HCHB) experience required
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- Valid driver's license required
- 2 professional references required: one supervisor from within the last 12 months and one peer or supervisor from within the last 3 years
Benefits
- Top compensation packages
- Free private housing or generous housing subsidy
- Tax advantage plan
- Comprehensive medical, dental and life insurance
- Weekly payroll
- Referral bonuses
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- Licensure reimbursement
- Travel allowances
Place
- City
- Lexington, Kentucky
- Metro price level
- 7% below the national average
Lexington area index 92.9, where 100 is the national average.
Lush rolling horse pastures meet a lively college-town energy in Lexington, home to the University of Kentucky and its major medical campus. The city blends Bluegrass charm with growing healthcare opportunities, making it an appealing spot for RNs seeking a mid-size city with Southern warmth.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities.
How this role fits you
About the employer
On your path
Med surg is open from year one. A broad first base while you learn which path pulls harder.
Worth asking
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- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What preceptor time and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
- Which physical workplace and unit is this role for?