Travel Registered Nurse LTC Job
Registered Nurse – LTC Rehab travel assignment in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Start date: 05/11/2026. Duration: Weeks. Shift: 3x12-hour days. Weekly pay: $1,494-$1,562 per week. This travel assignment supports a Rehab Days unit within a hospital setting, caring for adult patients on a circulation of interdisciplinary rehab services.
Key Highlights
- Weekly pay: $1,494-$1,562 per week
- Shift: 3x12-hour days
- Start date: 05/11/2026
- Duration: Weeks
- Travel–Temporary Assignment
- Unit: Rehab Days; adult rehabilitation
- Weekend coverage: Every other weekend
- First-time travel: OK
- Floating: Travelers may float to like units within scope with brief orientation
- Pre-approved time off: RTO requests must be listed at submittal; up to 4 days auto-approved
- Charting system: Epic preferred
Responsibilities
- Provide direct nursing care to adults in the rehab unit, implementing the plan of care and coordinating with the interdisciplinary team
- Monitor patient status, assist with mobility and transfers using lift devices and other assistive equipment; promote safety and fall precautions
- Manage airway and respiratory needs: suctioning, supplemental oxygen, incentive spirometry, tracheostomy care as indicated
- Support neuro-related rehab needs: stroke care, stroke scale monitoring, TBI, Parkinson’s disease, spinal cord injury rehab
- Wound/skin care and prevention of pressure injuries; care of feeding tubes (PEG/NG) and swallowing precautions with thickened liquids
- IV therapy: start/maintain IVs, manage medications including anticoagulation and insulin protocols; pain assessment and infection prevention
- Urinary catheter management (Foley), reassessment of therapy needs, and accurate charting in the patient record (Epic preferred)
- Document changes in condition, response to therapy, and collaborate with therapists, physicians, and nursing colleagues; participate in discharge planning and patient/family education
Requirements
- Licensure: New Mexico RN license or Compact license accepted; license must be obtained prior to start
- Certification: BLS required
- Experience: Minimum 1 year clinical experience; preferred: charge experience, community hospital, LTAC, Trauma Level I/II
- Documentation: Epic charting preferred
- Skills/Capabilities: Mobility and transfer assistance, airway management, wound care, IV therapy, infection prevention, pain assessment; ability to float to similar units within scope with brief orientation
- Work setting: Able to work in a rehab-focused unit within a hospital; comfortable caring for adult patients
Benefits and Support
- Onsite orientation with unit-specific briefing
- Lab work and pre-credentialing steps completed within established timelines (labs within 48 business hours after contract)
- Access to a dedicated recruiter/account manager for assignment support
- Practical onboarding guidance and ongoing travel support as part of the assignment process
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We specialize in placing clinicians in travel nursing jobs, allied health travel assignments, and local contract opportunities in hospitals, long-term care facilities, and outpatient settings. Whether you are an experienced traveler or taking your first assignment, Healthforce provides the support and opportunities you need to succeed.
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