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Louisville, Kentucky pays Travel Coronary Care Nurses the most, averaging $2,538 per week, followed by Elizabethtown, Kentucky ($2,510) and Lexington, Kentucky ($1,971). Louisville, Kentucky also has the highest ceiling, with max weekly pay reaching $2,998. For comparison, the Kentucky average for Travel Coronary Care Nurses is $2,260 per week — Louisville, Kentucky pays 12% more.

Only Bowling Green, Kentucky reports pay data for Coronary Care Nurses, averaging $46 per hour. For comparison, the Kentucky average for Registered Nurses is $44 per hour — Bowling Green, Kentucky pays 5% more.

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Registered Nurses who provide direct patient care, administer medications, coordinate treatment plans, and monitor patient conditions across diverse healthcare settings including hospitals, clinics and outpatient centers, home health and hospice, schools and public health settings, travel nursing assignments, corrections, long-term acute care, and non-bedside roles such as case management, informatics, education, and telehealth.

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