Travel Registered Nurse - Telemetry Medical Surgical Float - Waterloo, IA

Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 12hr nights, 48 hours a week, starting January 11, 2027.

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $3,098 a week in all, a taxable rate of $35.22 an hour plus $1,267 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Telemetry Medical-Surgical Float: This position provides nursing care across medical-surgical, behavioral health, emergency department, intensive care, and post-procedural areas according to patient and staffing needs. The role requires telemetry expertise, medication infusion proficiency, electrocardiogram interpretation, and the ability to float across multiple clinical areas.

Job Details

• Required Qualifications: At least 24 months of current experience in Progressive Care, Stepdown, Medical-Surgical, Telemetry, or Medical-Surgical/Telemetry nursing; first-time travelers may be considered with at least 2 years of nursing experience; active Iowa or compact/multistate nursing license; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) and Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC); experience with heparin, insulin, furosemide, amiodarone, diltiazem, and digoxin infusions; proficiency in electrocardiogram interpretation and telemetry responsibilities; EPIC electronic medical record experience; completion of a Basic Dysrhythmia Assessment with a passing score of 80% during onboarding.
• Preferred Qualifications: De-escalation certification, such as SAMA, MAB, MOAB, or Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI); National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification; recent professional reference or performance evaluation from a charge nurse, supervisor, nurse manager, director, Chief Nursing Officer, or Chief Operating Officer.
• Schedule: Night shifts, 12 hours per shift, 48 hours per week, including every other weekend.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information: The nurse will float across medical-surgical, behavioral health, emergency department, intensive care, and post-procedural areas based on patient census and staffing needs, with no designated home unit. The assignment includes telemetry monitoring, rhythm-strip interpretation, dysrhythmia assessment, and management of specified cardiac and other medication infusions. The start date is 01/11/2027, with an assignment end date of 04/12/2027.

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