Nursing · Travel Contract

Travel Long-Term Care in Ames, IA

Ames, IA

13 weeksNights shift34.5 hrs/week1 opening
Total weekly pay$2,107 /week

Taxable wages plus non-taxable stipends:

Taxable wages$840/week
+ Non-taxable stipends$1,267/week

Enjoy a 13-week travel healthcare assignment at a partner healthcare facility in Ames, IA, working 12-hour overnight shifts for 34.5 hours per week and every fourth weekend. Recent Med/tele and travel experience at facilities comparable to 220 beds or larger is required, along with BLS & NIHSS.

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  • Specialty: Long-Term Care / Nursing
  • Location: Ames, IA
  • Contract length: 13 weeks
  • Shift: Nights
  • Hours: 34.5 hrs/week
  • Estimated gross pay: $2,107/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.

Credentialing and compliance for Long-Term Care travel assignments in Ames, IA

Compliance work starts the day you accept, not the week before orientation. Our team works IA licensure, the certifications this Long-Term Care role calls for, immunization and health records, and any facility-specific modules through with you, so the file is moving well before your Ames start date.

The contract runs 13 weeks, is scheduled at about 34.5 hours a week and sits on the Nights shift, about 449 hours in all. Gross pay is about $2,107 a week ($840 in taxable wages plus $1,267 in stipends toward housing and meals, non-taxable where you qualify), close to $27,391 across the 13 weeks. Hours, float expectations and time-off are worth settling with your recruiter before you submit, so you know what you are agreeing to.

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.