Excel is seeking highly skilled healthcare professionals for travel assignments across the United States. As a Travel Healthcare Professional, you will have the opportunity to work in diverse healthcare settings, providing essential medical care while exploring new locations and cultures.
Key Responsibilities:
• Provide direct patient care in accordance with healthcare facility policies and procedures.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure comprehensive patient care.
• Maintain accurate patient medical records and documentation.
• Adhere to infection control standards and other regulatory requirements.
• Educate patients and their families on healthcare plans and treatments.
Qualifications:
• Active state licensure in [specify relevant states] (e.g., RN, LPN, PT, OT).
• Minimum [number] years of experience in [specialty].
• BLS/CPR certification (ACLS, PALS, or others as required by specialty).
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to adapt to different environments and work independently.
Why Choose Excel Medical Staffing:
• Trusted partner with a proven track record in healthcare staffing.
• Competitive compensation package including hourly wages and stipends.
• Access to a wide range of healthcare facilities and specialties.
• Personalized support throughout your assignment.
• Opportunity to enhance your skills and build a diverse professional portfolio.

Shift: Day 4x12-Hour (07:00 - 19:30)
IU Health is now offering charge pay, which is a bump per hour.
First Time Travelers Accepted.
Call-Ins:
• If a traveler call-ins for a contracted shift, the traveler is expected to 1) make up the day during the pay period, if a 0.9 FTE.
• OR 2) if a 0.9 FTE and unable to make up during the pay period, then the shift will be added at the end of the traveler contract.
• 3) If a 1.2 FTE, any call-in shifts will be added to the end of the contract.
Weekends: Travelers are expected to work every other week per their contract. Pending operational needs, consecutive weekends may be needed based on the greatest need.
Charge coverage: Pending operational needs, unit charge nurse responsibilities may be needed with provided training and resources.
IU Health University and Methodist are teaching facilities and require all travel nurses to agree to the possibility of precepting and/or being assigned students to shadow them while on assignment. Please only submit candidates that are okay with these requirements.
Certification Requirements: BLS
Skillset Requirements/Preferences:
• Minimum 2 Years of Experience
• Level 1 Trauma Experience Preferred
Staffing Ratios: 1:5-6
Floating Requirements: Unit travelers may be expected to float to different levels of care (Med-Surg, PCU, ICU) with resources provided if needed at both University and Methodist Hospitals. REFUSAL TO FLOAT MAY END IN TERMINATION OF CONTRACT.
Unit Information: 3 North is a medical-surgical unit specializing in post-operative care of colorectal surgery patients. We do care for patients who need negative-airflow rooms, so candidates must be fit-tested for an N95 mask or trained on how to use a PAPR device for care of these patients.
Effective 11/30/24, IU Health will not allow IN RNs to work at their facilities (SEE EXCEPTIONS BELOW).
• Periop/OR RNs, Allied and Ambulatory RN travelers are exempt from this rule. These IN travelers are allowed to work past the 11/30 deadline. Periop includes ENDO, IR RN, PACU, Cath Lab RN, SDS.
Job Requirements & Qualifications:
• Years of Experience : 2
• Patient Age Groups : Adults, Geriatrics
• Skills : Colostomy/ileostomy management/care, Heparin, Med/Surg, Bowel obstruction, Feeding tube care and management, Central line blood draw, Peripheral Line Care/Management, Starting and maintaining IVs, Insulin, PCA, Surgical drains, Nasal Cannula, Oxygen administration, Oxygen tanks, Isolation Precautions/PPE, Wound Care/Wound Vac, Trauma
Patient Diagnoses : 3 North is a medical-surgical unit specializing in post-operative care of colorectal surgery patients. We do care for patients who need negative-airflow rooms, so candidates must be fit-tested for an N95 mask or trained on how to use a PAPR device for care of these patients.
Special Procedures/Unit Details : Also, we plan to do some on boarding of new grads, so candidates with experience/interest in being preceptors for new nurses are preferred.
#Tier2 Travel Compliance
• Travelers University must be accredited by the ACEN or CCNE at the time of graduation.
• RTO we can auto-approve 5 days of non holiday RTO or less. Anything more requires facility approval.
• Candidate MUST WORK 2 out of 3 major holidays.
• If 1 position is available, we can allow 3 submissions at one time.
• 18 months exp. required, however please refer to job description for any exceptions made depending on the unit.
• License: Must be in hand prior to start date. Temporary licenses may be obtainable once perm license applications have been submitted.
• 2 supervisor references required.
• Local Radius: IN residents are considered local.
Local Rules:
• Accepted: Surgical Services positions, Allied positions, and IU Clinics will accept local travelers.
• Eligible local travelers will be offered the in-state rate at lower BR.
• Not accepted: For MS, MS Tele, PCU, ICU, and ER positions, locals are not accepted.
• Floating is 100% required of ALL TRAVELERS - Candidates will float within hospital or to an affiliate hospital/s near by.
• Certs required please see job description/unit description to find list of required certs depending on unit.
• No specific charting required for any IU health positions.
• Background Policy to be noted prior to submission so we can seek approval prior to offer.
• Any PERM or PRN employee of IU must be away for 12 months before applying as a traveler.
Consecutive Contract Policy:
• Current or past IU travelers who have accrued 12 months of travel employment anywhere within IU Health are required to take a designated break to reset travel eligibility effective 2/24/26. This break must be taken in one consecutive period and cannot be split up under any circumstances. Please see AM for additional clarification if needed.
• Out-of-state residents: require a 3 month/90 day break to reset eligibility prior to the traveler s year mark.
• In-state residents require a 6 month/180 day break to reset eligibility prior to the traveler s year mark.