Travel Registered Nurse - Emergency Room - Burbank, CA

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

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,484 a week in all, a taxable rate of $25 an hour plus $1,584.29 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Emergency Room position for a registered nurse supporting patients across the lifespan in a fast-paced emergency care setting. The role provides comprehensive emergency nursing care, manages complex patient conditions, and collaborates with interdisciplinary teams. The position includes night shifts, weekend coverage, and potential float rotation between like units.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shifts from 6:30 PM to 7:00 AM; 12-hour shifts; 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications: Minimum of 2 years of experience; current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certifications; experience with electronic medical record charting required; compact nursing license must be in hand at submission.
• Preferred Qualifications: Previous charge experience and travel nursing experience are preferred.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Clinical Responsibilities: Provide care for neonates, infants, adolescents, adults, pediatric, and geriatric patients; manage BiPAP/CPAP, ventilated patients, central lines, continuous intravenous sedation, intracranial pressure monitoring, arterial blood gas interpretation, dysrhythmias, isolation precautions and personal protective equipment, intravenous vasopressors, and multisystem organ dysfunction or failure.
• Operational Details: Typical patient ratios are 1:4 across day, night, and weekend shifts. Emergency care includes evaluation and treatment of all emergency department diagnoses, with support from physical therapy, respiratory services, interpretation services, phlebotomy, radiology, social services, rapid response teams, pharmacy, transportation, and unit secretarial services. No on-call requirement applies.
• Submission Requirements: Requested time off and specific scheduling requests must be submitted upfront. Holiday availability is required for three of five designated holidays. Two professional references covering at least one year within the last three years are required during the compliance process and before start.

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