Travel Long-Term Care in Independence, IA
Independence, IA
Taxable wages plus non-taxable stipends:
Take on a rewarding 12-week travel healthcare assignment at a partner healthcare facility in Independence, IA. The role features 12-hour overnight shifts with variable schedules from 6pm-6am or 6am-6pm, plus weekend rotations, totaling approximately 34.5 hours per week. Candidates must hold BCLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications to deliver high-quality care. This assignment has no restrictions, welcoming qualified healthcare professionals eager to contribute meaningfully.
Apply to learn more- Specialty: Long-Term Care / Nursing
- Location: Independence, IA
- Contract length: 12 weeks
- Shift: Nights
- Hours: 34.5 hrs/week
- Estimated gross pay: $2,097/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.
Pay and stipends on Long-Term Care travel assignments in Independence, IA
The published package on this contract is $2,097 gross per week — $830 in taxable wages plus $1,267 in stipends toward housing and meals, non-taxable where you qualify — or about $25,164 over the 12 weeks. You see the breakdown before you submit rather than after you sign, and your recruiter goes through it with you line by line.
On paper the assignment is 12 weeks long, about 34.5 hours a week and on the Nights shift, about 414 scheduled hours end to end. Licensure and credentialing run alongside the submission rather than after it, so your IA paperwork is under way while the submission is in review and not left to the last week before the Independence start date.
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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.

