Travel Registered Nurse - Emergency Room - Little Rock, AR

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

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,289 a week in all, a taxable rate of $28.38 an hour plus $1,267 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Emergency Room Registered Nurse (RN) – Night Shift – Location unspecified. This position involves providing acute care in a busy emergency department setting. The ideal candidate will have level II emergency nursing experience, familiarity with trauma and teaching hospital environments, and the ability to adapt to a dynamic clinical setting.

Job Details

• Position Description: ER RN - 12-hour night shifts from 6:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m., with weekend shifts every third weekend and no call requirements. The role involves caring for patients in a 35-bed main ED, 7 ACE spaces, 4 hallway spaces, and a 16-bed ED3 Clinical Decision Unit (CDU). Experience in a teaching hospital setting and prior travel experience are preferred. The unit occasionally handles ECMO procedures, art lines, and uses Phillips monitors with RT-managed ventilators.
• Required Qualifications: Certified in Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS). Must have level II emergency nursing experience and a minimum of 1 year of clinical experience.
• Schedule: Nights, 12-hour shifts, minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Additional Information: The role involves managing a patient-to-nurse ratio typically between 1:3 and 1:4, with adjustments for Intensive Care Unit (ICU) care needs. Candidates should be comfortable working in fast-paced, high-acuity environments and able to handle procedures such as ECMO initiation, arterial line management, and ventilator management.
• Submission Requirements: Candidates must possess valid certifications and meet the experience criteria before applying.

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