Travel Certified Nursing Assistant - Certified Nurse Assistant - Plattsburgh, NY
- 8-hour shifts
- Travel
- BLS
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This assignment posts $1,637 a week, the agency's gross: a taxable hourly rate plus housing and meal stipends. Open travel certified nursing assistant assignments post a median of $1,320 a week, the middle half $1,118 to $1,527, across 26 assignments, so this one is above the middle half of what they post. Staff pay is hourly and carries no stipends, so it is not set beside it.
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About the job
Travel assignment, 26 weeks, 8hr nights, 40 hours a week, starting November 16, 2026.
Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $1,637 a week in all, a taxable rate of $17 an hour plus $957.15 a week in housing and meal stipends.
Job Summary
Certified Nurse Assistant: A Certified Nurse Assistant is needed for an overnight resource pool assignment supporting patient care across the organization. The assignment is scheduled for 16–26 weeks and requires flexibility to support unit and patient care needs.
Job Details
- Schedule: Night shifts, 8 hours per shift, with a minimum of 40 hours per week.
- Assignment Period: 11/16/2026 through 05/16/2027.
- Required Qualifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA); New York licensure or proof of application with the application date included at submission; at least 1 year of clinical experience; acute care experience; and Epic experience within the past 2 years.
- Additional Information: Resource pool assignments require schedule flexibility, including availability for at least every other weekend and adjustments based on unit and patient care needs. Block schedules are not available. Orientations are held every other Monday.
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
From Cross Country Healthcare's job posting, checked 5 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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About Cross Country Healthcare
National healthcare staffing company in Boca Raton, Florida, placing travel nurses, allied professionals and therapists, with local contract and per diem work too. Source: Cross Country, Travel FAQs
Based in Boca Raton, FLHires in 51 statesPay on its listings: 0.6% of its open jobs state an hourly rate
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