Travel Registered Nurse - Post Anesthesia Care Unit - York, ME

Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 12hr days, 36 hours a week, starting November 16, 2026.

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,460 a week in all, a taxable rate of $26.33 an hour plus $1,512 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Post Anesthesia Care Unit. This position provides compassionate, professional nursing care to post-anesthesia patients while supporting safe recovery and effective communication among patients, support persons, and the healthcare team. The role includes perioperative medication administration, airway management, cardiac monitoring, patient education, and conscious sedation care.

Job Details

• Schedule: Day shifts, 12-hour shifts, three shifts per week, totaling 36 hours per week; variable days with a call rotation from Thursday through Sunday.
• Required Qualifications: Current Registered Nurse licensure in Maine or compact licensure; good standing with the Board of Nursing; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 60 days of hire and maintained throughout the position; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification within one year of hire and maintained throughout the position; Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification within one year of hire and maintained throughout the position.
• Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN); previous perioperative experience; CAPA or CPAN certification.
• Additional Information: Provides nursing care through assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Responsibilities include directing paraprofessional care activities, administering perioperative and conscious sedation medications, managing airways, monitoring cardiac status, implementing appropriate interventions, providing perioperative patient education, and maintaining effective communication with the healthcare team. The position requires participation in call coverage and the ability to respond within 30 minutes when assigned to the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU).

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