Travel Registered Nurse - Telemetry - Tacoma, WA

Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 12hr nights, 36 hours a week, starting November 23, 2026.

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,301 a week in all, a taxable rate of $20 an hour plus $1,581.38 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Telemetry, Washington. This position provides care for acute telemetry and Emergency Room observation patients, including medical-surgical and cardiac monitoring needs. The role requires collaboration with the healthcare team and flexibility to float to similar units as needed.

Job Details

• Required Qualifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; Washington nursing license; minimum of 2 years of experience; telemetry and medical-surgical experience.
• Schedule: Night shift, 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 36 hours per week; every other weekend.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information: Provides care for boarding patients awaiting inpatient beds in an acute Emergency Room observation setting. Patient ratios are approximately 4:1. Registered Nurses monitor telemetry, manage assigned Emergency Room holds, perform laboratory draws, and may be first to float to similar floors. One day of unit-specific orientation is provided. Navy blue scrubs are required.

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