Travel Registered Nurse - Medical Surgical With Telemetry - Largo, MD

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

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,186 a week in all, a taxable rate of $20 an hour plus $1,465.92 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Registered Nurse – Medical-Surgical With Telemetry. This fast-paced Emergency Department border role provides care for adult and geriatric patients with a wide range of complex admission diagnoses. The position supports high-volume patient care across Emergency Department, Medical-Surgical With Telemetry, and Intermediate Care settings within the nurse’s scope of practice.

Job Details

• Schedule: 3x12 day shifts, 7:30 AM–8:00 PM, 36 hours per week. Start date: 11/30/2026. Contract length: 13 weeks.
• Required Qualifications: Active Maryland or compact Registered Nurse license; 2 years of experience; travel experience; Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI), and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certifications; experience with a patient ratio of 1:6; competency in telemetry, Emergency Department holding, cardiac and vasoactive drips, ventilated patients, central and peripheral lines, chest tubes, blood products, arterial lines, tracheostomy care, wound care, seizure disorders, renal failure, neurological conditions, cardiac procedures, intravenous therapy, respiratory support, and rapid response or code teams.
• Preferred Qualifications: Charge experience; community hospital experience; Trauma Level I or Trauma Level II experience; and experience with the Epic charting system.
• Additional Information: Average daily census ranges from 10 to 40 boarder patients, with approximately 46 rooms and a 1:6 patient ratio. Patient diagnoses include all Emergency Department admission diagnoses, with care provided to adults and geriatric patients. Floating may occur between Emergency Department border patients, extenders, Medical-Surgical With Telemetry, and Intermediate Care units within specialty and scope. Every other weekend coverage and holidays as scheduled are required. A flu vaccine is required, with no exemptions. Scrub color is royal blue.

Benefits

• 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