Travel Registered Nurse - Long Term Acute Care - New Britain, CT

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

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,232 a week in all, a taxable rate of $20 an hour plus $1,511.70 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Long Term Acute Care. This position provides care for respiratory-focused, ventilator-dependent patients in a Respiratory Step-Down Unit within a medical environment that is not traditional medical-surgical care. The schedule consists of 12-hour night shifts, with every other weekend required.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shifts from 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM; 12-hour shifts totaling 36 hours per week. Every other weekend is required.
• Required Qualifications: Registered Nurse (RN) experience with respiratory or ventilator-dependent patients; 1–2 years of experience; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; competency with intravenous starts, medication drips, blood administration, electrocardiograms, medication titration, glucose monitoring, wound care, tracheostomy care, suctioning, catheter care, port access, central-line dressing changes, and wound measurements; willingness to obtain a flu vaccination or provide a medical declination. Personal or religious declinations are not accepted.
• Preferred Qualifications: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification; prior travel experience; strong experience caring for respiratory or ventilator-dependent patients.
• Additional Information: The primary patient population includes respiratory-focused and ventilator-dependent patients; respiratory therapists manage ventilators. Responsibilities may include simple and complex wound dressings, wound-vac changes, tracheostomy care, suctioning, straight catheterization, Foley catheter care, port access, central-line dressing changes, and medication management.

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