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Travel Long-Term Care in Des Moines, IA

Des Moines, IA

13 weeksDays shift40 hrs/week1 opening
Total weekly pay$1,727 /week

Taxable wages plus non-taxable stipends:

Taxable wages$800/week
+ Non-taxable stipends$927/week

Join an exciting 13-week travel healthcare assignment at a partner healthcare facility in Des Moines, IA, offering a consistent 12-hour day shift schedule with 40 hours per week. Enjoy a unique 34.5/46 rotation providing a balanced work-life experience. This position features flat rate overtime on all contracts, ensuring straightforward compensation for extra hours worked. There are no restrictions for this role, making it accessible to a wide range of qualified professionals seeking a dynamic and rewarding opportunity in a well-established healthcare setting.

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  • Specialty: Long-Term Care / Nursing
  • Location: Des Moines, IA
  • Contract length: 13 weeks
  • Shift: Days
  • Hours: 40 hrs/week
  • Estimated gross pay: $1,727/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.

Long-Term Care travel assignments in Des Moines, IA

This contract is based in Des Moines, IA. A 13-week block at about 40 hours a week on the Days 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 $1,727 gross a week, around $22,451 over the 13 weeks. The weekly figure breaks down as $800 in taxable wages and $927 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.

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.