Travel Registered Nurse - Emergency Room Holding Area - Houston, TX
- Nurse-to-patient ratio 1:6
- 12-hour shifts
- Travel
- BLS
- ACLS
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This assignment posts $1,680 a week, the agency's gross: a taxable hourly rate plus housing and meal stipends. Open travel emergency room nurse assignments post a median of $2,159 a week, the middle half $1,980 to $2,320, across 1,655 assignments, so this one is below the middle half of what they post. Staff pay is hourly and carries no stipends, so it is not set beside it.
What Texas law requires of the employer
- Nurse staffing committee or plan: Texas hospitals must keep a nurse staffing committee, at least 60 percent direct care nurses, that recommends the nurse staffing plan. Tex. Health & Safety Code § 257.004(a) (source: Tex. Health & Safety Code § 257.004(a))
- Limits on mandatory overtime: Hospitals may not require nurses to work mandatory overtime or use on-call time as a substitute, with exceptions for disasters, declared emergencies, unforeseen events and procedures in progress (covers registered and vocational nurses in hospitals). Tex. Health & Safety Code § 258.003 (source: Tex. Health & Safety Code § 258.003)
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About the job
Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 12hr nights, 36 hours a week, starting November 2, 2026.
Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $1,680 a week in all, a taxable rate of $20 an hour plus $959.69 a week in housing and meal stipends.
Job Summary
Emergency Room Holding Area - Houston, TX. The position provides nursing care to patients in an inpatient hold unit, supporting safe monitoring, treatment, and coordination of care. The role requires collaboration within a team-focused environment and participation in alternating weekends and holidays.
Job Details
- Schedule: Night shifts, 12 hours per shift, with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
- Required Qualifications: Current Registered Nurse (RN) license and Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
- Preferred Qualifications: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification, acute care experience, intensive care unit experience, and trauma facility experience.
- Clinical Responsibilities: Perform intravenous insertion, laboratory draws, and Foley catheter insertion; care for patients requiring cardiac monitoring and other inpatient hold services.
- Additional Information: Patient assignments may include a 1:6 nurse-to-patient ratio. Alternating weekend and holiday coverage is required. Royal blue scrubs are required. The assignment is scheduled from 11/02/2026 through 02/01/2027.
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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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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