Travel Registered Nurse - Emergency Room Holding Area - Salem, MA

Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 12hr rotating, 36 hours a week, starting November 9, 2026.

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,203 a week in all, a taxable rate of $20 an hour plus $1,483.18 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Emergency Room Holding Area Registered Nurse (RN) – Location: unspecified. This position involves providing care in a dedicated observation unit with 16 beds, handling adult patients in need of monitoring and holds. The RN will perform assessments, patient education, and various procedures, ensuring quality care across rotating shifts.

Job Details

• Certifications and Qualifications: AHA Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), and active Medical License required.
• Position involves working in the ER Holding Area specialty with a focus on adult patient care.
• Schedule: Rotating shifts including days, evenings, and nights with 12-hour shifts, totaling a minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications: 2+ years of experience working in a healthcare setting, with at least 2 years as a traveler in similar environments, general emergency nursing skills including assessment, documentation, IV, phlebotomy, EKG, cardiac monitoring, point of care testing, splinting, critical thinking, and patient education, as well as an active RN license.
• Additional Information: Must be able to read telemetry strips. Floating to different units may be required.
• Submission requirements include license verification, professional resume, references, skills checklist, and candidate submission coversheet.

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