Travel Registered Nurse - Medical Surgical With Telemetry - Prescott, AZ

Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 12hr nights, 36 hours a week, starting November 30, 2026.

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,078 a week in all, a taxable rate of $20.20 an hour plus $1,351 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Registered Nurse — Medical Surgical With Telemetry — Nights. This role provides care for patients with respiratory, gastrointestinal, diabetic, cardiac telemetry, transient ischemic attack, cerebrovascular accident, general surgical, orthopedic surgical, and spinal surgical conditions. Responsibilities include telemetry interpretation, monitoring, and comprehensive acute-care nursing support.

Job Details

• Required Qualifications: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) and Basic Life Support (BLS) certifications; minimum of 2 years of experience; ability to read and interpret basic telemetry strips; experience caring for general and orthopedic surgical patients and patients with cerebrovascular accidents and transient ischemic attacks.
• Schedule: 12-hour night shifts from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., with a minimum of 36 hours per week. Schedules are developed in four-week blocks, with every-other-weekend coverage required.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information: The role supports a 1:5 nurse-to-patient ratio and includes care for patients requiring bilevel positive airway pressure, continuous positive airway pressure, high-flow oxygen, and select respiratory treatments. Registered Nurses interpret telemetry strips and document their interpretation at least once per shift. Holiday coverage is required, with scheduling across designated days and evenings during the Christmas, New Year’s, and Thanksgiving holidays. One shift of unit-specific orientation is provided.

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