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Travel RN - Med/Surg - Wound/Ostomy Care

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American Traveler

Fort Defiance, Arizona

Staffing partner

Shift
8-hour days
Hours a week
40 hrs a week
Unit
Med-Surg
Contract
13-week contract

Posted Aug 11 · Not open to new grads

What the listing says

Role

Schedule
8-hour days · 5 a week · 40 hours
Weekends
No weekends
Term
13 weeks · starts Sep 8, 2026 · Travel
Setting
Clinic
Accepts
RN
Experience
3+ years
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Staffing partner
American Traveler

Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.

Pay

Against the board
Above most AZ travel postings

AZ travel postings that state pay run $1,800/week to $2,760/week, the middle half $2,050/week to $2,450/week, across 117 postings.

About this role

Assignment Overview Shift: Days, 5x8hrs Hours: 40 hrs/wk Start Date: Sep 8, 2026 Length: 13 weeks Openings: 1 American Traveler is hiring a certified Wound Care RN for a clinic-based position requiring mandatory wound care certification and a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience.

Details Clinic-based setting focused on wound and ostomy care Provides care for patients with ostomies, draining wounds, fistulas, pressure ulcers, and acute/chronic wounds Day shift schedule Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM No weekend or holiday shifts required 13-week assignment length Requirements Active AZ or Compact RN license required Current BLS certification required ACLS certification preferred Wound Care Certification required Minimum of 3 years of wound care experience required Additional Information Assess, plan, and implement individualized wound and ostomy care plans for patients Educate patients and their families/significant others on wound evaluation, supply selection, and equipment use for optimal care outcomes No weekend or holiday coverage required

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Requirements

  • Active AZ or Compact RN license required
  • Current BLS certification required
  • ACLS certification preferred
  • Wound Care Certification required
  • Minimum of 3 years of wound care experience required
  • Additional Information
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  • Assess, plan, and implement individualized wound and ostomy care plans for patients
  • Educate patients and their families/significant others on wound evaluation, supply selection, and equipment use for optimal care outcomes
  • No weekend or holiday coverage required

Place

City
Fort Defiance, Arizona
Median rent
$856/mo

rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024

Local household income
$56,045/yr

all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024

State price level
1% above the national average

Arizona index 100.7, where 100 is the national average.

Fort Defiance sits on the Navajo Nation in northeastern Arizona's high-desert plateau, near the landmark Window Rock formation. This small community offers a quiet, culturally rooted setting for nurses drawn to rural Indigenous health work and open, sweeping landscapes.

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

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Med surg is open from year one. A broad first base while you learn which path pulls harder.

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