Travel Nurse RN - Long Term Acute Care - $2,167 per week

GHR Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN Long Term Acute Care for a travel nursing job in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Long Term Acute Care
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/26/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours
• Employment Type: Travel

Travel Registered Nurse (RN) – LTAC | 13-Week Assignment in Milwaukee, WI

Join a dedicated long-term acute care (LTAC) team as a Travel Registered Nurse in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Provide compassionate, evidence-based care to medically complex patients while collaborating with an interdisciplinary team to support recovery, rehabilitation, and safe transitions of care. This on-site travel nursing opportunity offers consistent 12-hour night shifts in a supportive clinical environment in southwest Milwaukee, with access to welcoming neighborhoods, local parks, dining, and the region’s cultural attractions.

Travel Nursing Job Details

• Specialty: Registered Nurse (RN) – Long-Term Acute Care (LTAC)
• Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53227
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,930–$2,030
• Schedule: Three 12-hour night shifts per week
• Shift Duration: 12-hour nights
• Assignment Length: 13 weeks
• Start Date: October 19, 2026
• Openings: 2
• Work Setting: On-site long-term acute care facility

Registered Nurse Job Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license eligible for practice in Wisconsin
• At least 1 year of professional nursing experience; 2 or more years of bedside clinical experience highly preferred
• Long-term acute care, critical care, rehabilitation, or medically complex patient care experience preferred
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required before the first shift
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification required before the first shift when applicable to the assigned setting
• Strong patient assessment, clinical judgment, documentation, communication, and time-management skills
• Ability to work independently, collaborate effectively, and provide safe nursing care during overnight shifts

LTAC Registered Nurse Responsibilities

• Complete comprehensive nursing assessments within required timeframes and develop individualized plans of care
• Deliver direct patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation
• Monitor medically complex patients, recognize changes in condition, and communicate promptly with appropriate care team members
• Document assessments, nursing interventions, patient responses, and care-plan updates accurately and in a timely manner
• Collaborate with patients, families, physicians, rehabilitation professionals, and the interdisciplinary team to promote quality outcomes
• Provide patient and family education based on identified health needs and anticipated discharge goals
• Initiate discharge planning from admission and support safe transitions of care
• Provide direction, training, delegation, and supervision to ancillary nursing personnel within scope and policy
• Prioritize patient safety, infection prevention, safe patient handling, and a secure care environment
• Participate in team conferences, care coordination, quality initiatives, and ongoing professional development
• Assume charge nurse responsibilities after orientation when requested and appropriate

Apply now for this Travel Registered Nurse opportunity and join an exceptional LTAC healthcare team in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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GHR Healthcare Job ID #525883. 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: LTAC

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