Travel Respiratory Therapist in Des Moines, IA
Des Moines, IA
Taxable wages plus non-taxable stipends:
- Specialty: Respiratory Therapist / Allied
- Location: Des Moines, IA
- Contract length: 13 weeks
- Shift: Nights
- Hours: 34.5 hrs/week
- Estimated gross pay: $2,145/week (taxable wages plus non-taxable stipends)
- Open positions: 1
This travel contract is placed by Care Connect Staffing, a nurse-owned healthcare staffing agency. Benefits include day-one medical, dental, and vision coverage, transparent pay packages, a $500 referral bonus, and a dedicated recruiter and compliance team supporting you from submission through your start date.
Respiratory Therapist travel assignments in Des Moines, IA
This contract is based in Des Moines, IA. A 13-week block at about 34.5 hours a week on the Nights shift is long enough to settle somewhere — find a gym, learn the roads — and short enough that you are never locked in. If an extension in Des Moines comes up it is yours to weigh; so is the next posting elsewhere.
Pay comes to $2,145 gross a week, around $27,885 over the 13 weeks. The weekly figure breaks down as $731 in taxable wages and $1,414 in stipends toward housing and meals, non-taxable where you qualify. IA licensure and credentialing are handled by our compliance team, and your recruiter is your point of contact through the assignment.
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Pay figures are estimates based on current package details and may vary by location, experience, and IRS stipend eligibility. Care Connect Staffing is the hiring agency for this contract.

