Travel Licensed Practical Nurse - Long Term Care - Alturas, CA

Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 12hr open, 36 hours a week, starting 17 Nov 2026.

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $1,762 a week in all, a taxable rate of $25 an hour plus $861.86 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Licensed Vocational Nurse, Long Term Care. The licensed vocational nurse provides individualized nursing care to residents in a skilled nursing setting while collaborating with physicians, nursing staff, families, and other departments. Responsibilities include patient assessment, treatment administration, medication management, documentation, patient education, emergency response, and adherence to safety and infection-control standards.

Job Details

• Schedule: Open shift schedule with 12-hour shifts and a minimum of 36 hours per week. Assignment dates are 11/17/2026 through 02/16/2027.
• Required Qualifications:
• Current California vocational nursing license
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification with cardiopulmonary resuscitation credentials
• Physical ability and stamina to walk, bend, lift, and perform required patient-care skills
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing
• Strong assessment, organizational, time-management, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Ability to work independently, follow directions, adapt to change, and collaborate effectively with the healthcare team
• Ability to maintain patient confidentiality and provide respectful, nonjudgmental, and nondiscriminatory care
• Additional Information:
• Conduct individualized patient assessments, prioritize care needs, and report abnormal findings to appropriate clinical personnel.
• Develop individualized plans of care in collaboration with the healthcare team.
• Perform treatments, medication administration, nursing procedures, electrocardiograms, blood draws, intravenous starts, specimen collection, and other assigned clinical tasks.
• Document assessments, interventions, medication administration, patient responses, and progress accurately and promptly.
• Provide patient and family education while preserving patient autonomy, dignity, and rights.
• Respond appropriately to emergencies, initiate resuscitation measures according to applicable protocols, notify appropriate personnel, and document follow-up care.
• Maintain clean and organized work areas, restock clinical supplies, provide drinking water as needed, and support safe patient transfers.
• Follow infection-control, safety, medication-administration, narcotics-control, and confidentiality procedures.
• Report patient conditions during each shift and participate in continuity-of-care rounds.
• Assist with direct patient care, answer call lights promptly, and support certified nursing assistants with assigned care and documentation.
• Participate in orientation, staff education, annual cardiopulmonary resuscitation training, in-service education, staff meetings, and ongoing skills development.
• Wear required identification and professional attire, maintain a neat appearance, and complete applicable education and regulatory requirements.

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