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LTAC Travel Nurse Jobs Across the U.S.

LTAC travel contracts list weekly pay, shift, and contract length up front, so weigh the vent and trach openings and start where you're strongest.

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    Vent Weaning, Trachs, and Wounds

    Long-horizon vent weaning, trach care, and complex wound healing define LTAC travel nurse jobs, which staff long-term acute care hospitals built for recovery measured in weeks. Many patients arrive straight from an ICU still on a ventilator, too complex for a standard floor or a nursing home but no longer needing intensive care. The work rewards RNs steady with vents, drips, and slow-moving rhythm changes. The LTAC board currently shows 45 open contracts, concentrated where these hospitals cluster, including Missouri, Indiana, and Ohio. Travelers coming off the ICU often move into this work naturally; those weighing it can compare ICU travel contracts.

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    Live LTAC travel pay ranges

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    Our live LTAC rates span a clear range. The bulk cluster around the median, and 4x12, vent-heavy night contracts sit highest. The chart below shows where the median falls against today's openings.

    $1,798 median $2,066 $2,723
    $2,066
    Median weekly
    $1,798–$2,723
    Typical range
    $2,723
    Top LTAC Pay
    Based on 45 live Advantis LTAC contracts. Weekly pay shown is marketplace contract value, not a staff-nurse wage.

    The Patients LTACs Are Built For

    LTAC patients are the chronically critically ill: people who survived the ICU but still need hospital-level care for weeks. Many transfer in still on a ventilator, and prolonged mechanical ventilation has a clinical line of more than 21 days on a vent, which is why the daily work centers on ventilator weaning, tracheostomy management, and slow-healing wounds rather than quick turnover. These hospitals are a distinct legal category, not a nursing home: an LTCH is defined by an average inpatient stay longer than 25 days, and Medicare is the dominant payer for those stays. The critical-care background the units expect is captured in the CCRN from AACN, which many long-term acute care hospitals look for in a traveling RN.

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    Reading LTAC Markets Before You Sign

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    Because long-term acute care hospitals are specialized and relatively few, LTAC demand concentrates around the metros that have them, and the table ties each market's pay to a cited read on that local demand. Sort by take-home rather than the sticker rate to see which of those markets actually rewards the move.

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    Iowa 3 Yes ✓ $2,196 $1,097 3.8% flat Near balance; rural/critical-access distribution demand HRSA 2023–2038 · long-term
    Wisconsin 3 Yes ✓ $2,160 $1,251 up to 7.65% (graduated) Surplus statewide; distribution & specialty-mix demand HRSA 2023–2038 · long-term
    Kentucky 3 Yes ✓ $2,123 $1,104 3.5% flat Near balance; metro + rural Appalachian demand HRSA 2023–2038 · long-term
    Indiana 5 Yes ✓ $2,119 $1,233 2.95% flat ~5,000 more nurses needed by 2031 (72% of need met) Indiana Hospital Assn. · IU Bowen
    Michigan 3 No $2,062 $1,309 4.25% flat 22,000+ unfilled nursing roles projected by 2030 Michigan Health Council 2024
    Missouri 8 Yes ✓ $2,016 $1,136 up to 4.7% (graduated) Statewide balance; KC/STL turnover + rural gaps HRSA 2023–2038 · long-term
    Ohio 5 Yes ✓ $1,917 $1,219 2.75% flat Surplus statewide; high-acuity & rural distribution demand HRSA 2023–2038 · long-term
    Iowa · 3 open
    Median pay $2,196 2-BR rent $1,097 State tax 3.8% flat Compact ✓
    Outlook: Near balance; rural/critical-access distribution demand HRSA 2023–2038 · long-term
    Wisconsin · 3 open
    Median pay $2,160 2-BR rent $1,251 State tax up to 7.65% (graduated) Compact ✓
    Outlook: Surplus statewide; distribution & specialty-mix demand HRSA 2023–2038 · long-term
    Kentucky · 3 open
    Median pay $2,123 2-BR rent $1,104 State tax 3.5% flat Compact ✓
    Outlook: Near balance; metro + rural Appalachian demand HRSA 2023–2038 · long-term
    Indiana · 5 open
    Median pay $2,119 2-BR rent $1,233 State tax 2.95% flat Compact ✓
    Outlook: ~5,000 more nurses needed by 2031 (72% of need met) Indiana Hospital Assn. · IU Bowen
    Michigan · 3 open
    Median pay $2,062 2-BR rent $1,309 State tax 4.25% flat Compact No
    Outlook: 22,000+ unfilled nursing roles projected by 2030 Michigan Health Council 2024
    Missouri · 8 open
    Median pay $2,016 2-BR rent $1,136 State tax up to 4.7% (graduated) Compact ✓
    Outlook: Statewide balance; KC/STL turnover + rural gaps HRSA 2023–2038 · long-term
    Ohio · 5 open
    Median pay $1,917 2-BR rent $1,219 State tax 2.75% flat Compact ✓
    Outlook: Surplus statewide; high-acuity & rural distribution demand HRSA 2023–2038 · long-term
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    Market-outlook figures cited to each state's primary source.
    Illustrative only — not take-home pay or tax advice. Travel pay often includes tax-free stipends, and no-income-tax states stretch further. Estimated value = median weekly contract pay × 4.33 weeks, minus the typical 2-BR rent. Pay & open jobs: live Advantis inventory; 2-BR rent: HUD FMR FY2026; state income tax: Tax Foundation 2026; compact: NCSBN.
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    LTAC Travel Contract FAQs for RNs

    How is an LTAC different from an ICU and from a nursing home?
    A long-term acute care hospital (LTAC, or LTCH) takes patients who have survived the ICU but still need hospital-level care for weeks, often on a ventilator. It is a licensed acute-care hospital, not a skilled nursing facility, so acuity and physician involvement run far higher than a nursing home, while stays run far longer than an ICU's. Many LTAC patients transfer straight from intensive care.
    What experience helps an RN succeed in LTAC travel contracts?
    Strong critical-care fundamentals and comfort with long-term ventilator patients matter most. RNs coming from the ICU, step-down, or a heavy med-surg floor adapt fastest, since the work rewards steady management of vents, drips, trachs, and complex wounds over a long stay rather than fast turnover. If you're coming from step-down, highlight vent hours specifically; that single line answers most LTAC screens.
    Why do LTAC weekly rates differ so widely?
    LTAC weekly pay tracks acuity and shift first: ventilator-dependent and high-acuity units, plus night and weekend coverage, tend to pay more, with location, overtime, and contract length layered on top. National nurse-wage figures set the general range, while the live weekly rate on each posting is what actually prices the contract. each listing shows its own current weekly pay. Vent-heavy night rotations are typically the strongest-paying line on the board.
    Is the CCRN required for LTAC travel contracts?
    Not usually required, but often preferred. LTAC units want an active RN license plus BLS and ACLS, and higher-acuity ventilator and wound-heavy units frequently prefer the CCRN critical-care credential from AACN, sometimes alongside a wound-care certification like the CWCN. Bring wound-care documentation if you have it; chronic wounds are half the daily work on many units.
    What kinds of facilities hire LTAC travel nurses?
    Travelers work in freestanding long-term acute care hospitals, LTAC units inside larger health systems, and hospital-within-a-hospital setups. Bed size, acuity, and ratios vary widely across them, so confirm a facility's vent census and staffing with the recruiter before you accept. A hospital-within-a-hospital unit often shares the host's resources, which changes your escalation options overnight. Freestanding sites can feel more independent day to day.
    What onboarding should travelers expect at an LTAC?
    Most LTACs run a short, unit-specific orientation covering their documentation system, ventilator equipment, and infection-control protocols before a full assignment. Because the patients are medically complex, travelers are expected to be clinically confident from day one, usually with a competency check on the unit's specific vent and monitoring equipment. Ask which ventilator platform the unit runs when you interview; naming it back is an easy credibility win.
    How long do LTAC travel contracts usually run?
    Most run 9 to 13 weeks, with extensions common when continuity helps a long-recovery patient. Some hospitals offer multi-assignment rotations to keep staffing steady, and the posting lists its contract length and shift up front. Because patients stay for weeks, managers value continuity and extend travelers who fit, plan your calendar with that option open.