Travel Registered Nurse - Emergency Room - Orange, CA

Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 12hr nights, 36 hours a week, starting November 10, 2026.

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,312 a week in all, a taxable rate of $25 an hour plus $1,412.19 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Emergency Room Registered Nurse — Night-shift travel assignment supporting a very high-volume emergency department with comprehensive cardiac, stroke, behavioral health, and complex acute-care services. The role requires current Emergency Room experience in a setting treating at least 200 patients daily, with care provided to adolescent, adult, and geriatric populations.

Job Details

• Schedule: Nights; 12-hour shifts; 36 hours per week. Weekend coverage is required every other weekend and may exceed that frequency based on unit needs.
• Required Qualifications:
• At least 1 year of nursing experience, including Emergency Room experience within the last year and experience in an emergency setting with 200 or more daily patients
• Required certifications: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), MAB, National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
• Compact nursing license must be in hand at submission
• Travel nursing experience required
• Preferred Qualifications: Charting system experience preferred.
• Additional Information: Provides care for adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients in a very high-volume, highly complex emergency department. Clinical services include cardiac and stroke care, behavioral health, sepsis management, emergency medications, procedural sedation, ventilator care, arterial line management, central line care, chest tube management, dysrhythmia management, intravenous vasopressors, intravenous insulin protocols, trauma care, psychiatric holds, triage, and management of neurological, respiratory, orthopedic, toxicological, and multisystem conditions. Interdisciplinary support includes respiratory services, radiology, social services, pharmacy, and unit secretarial support. A 12-lead electrocardiogram may be required as part of patient evaluation.

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