Cross Country Nurses is seeking a travel nurse RN Long Term Acute Care for a travel nursing job in Hartford, Connecticut.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Long Term Acute Care
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 09/28/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
Job Summary
Long Term Acute Care (LTAC) Registered Nurse (RN) position available in a healthcare facility. This role involves providing specialized nursing care for patients with complex medical needs, including those with ventilator dependence, trachs, stroke, TBI, respiratory failure, and COPD. The RN will be responsible for delivering high-quality, patient-centered care in a hospital setting with a focus on respiratory and rehabilitative patient populations.
Job Details
- Position Description: Replacement RN needed for a Long Term Acute Care setting, starting on 09/28/2026. The role involves working night shifts from 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM, with a minimum of 36 hours per week, across a unit with 24 beds at the Hartford Satellite Campus. The facility emphasizes respiratory care, rehabilitation, and complex medical conditions, with a patient population heavily focused on ventilated, trached, stroke, TBI, respiratory failure, and COPD patients. The environment is not traditional Medical/Surgical but specialized in long-term acute care.
- Required Qualifications: RN licensure, 3 years of nursing experience, prior travel experience preferred, and experience with respiratory/ventilated patients strongly preferred.
- Schedule: Night shift, 12-hour shifts, minimum 36 hours per week.
- Additional Information: Nurses will be responsible for various clinical tasks including IV starts, drips, blood administration, EKGs, medication titrations, glucose monitoring, wound care, trach care, suctioning, straight cath, foley care, port access, and central line dressing. Experience with respiratory and ventilated patients will be highly regarded. RNs do not manage ventilators as RTs handle vents. The RN may float to other units such as Respiratory Care Unit, Medically Complex Rehabilitation, or TBI units at nearby campuses as needed.
Benefits
- The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:
- Private housing or generous housing allowance
- Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
- Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
- Competitive salaries
- Referral bonuses
- Travel reimbursement
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Direct deposit/free checking
- Unlimited free CE credits
Cross Country Job ID #1308302. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Registered Nurse / Long Term Acute Care
About Cross Country Nurses
You care for others — we’re here to care for you. At Cross Country, we know travel nursing is about more than just the job. It’s about building a career that supports your lifestyle, your values, and your impact. We offer competitive pay, full benefits, and 24/7 support from a team that truly understands what it means to be on the front lines. Wherever your journey takes you, we’re with you every step of the way. Let’s build your best life — one assignment at a time.
Benefits
- 401k retirement plan
- Referral bonus