Travel Registered Nurse - Emergency Room - Kalamazoo, MI

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

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,066 a week in all, a taxable rate of $22.20 an hour plus $1,267 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Emergency Room position on the night shift providing emergency care to neonates, infants, pediatric patients, adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients. The role supports a combined adult and pediatric emergency department with an average daily census of 67 visits and requires experience managing a broad range of emergency, trauma, cardiac, respiratory, neurological, psychiatric, and pediatric conditions.

Job Details

• Schedule: 12-hour night shifts from 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM, totaling 36 hours per week. Weekend coverage is every other weekend, with one weekend shift per assignment.
• Required Qualifications: Two years of emergency room experience; required certifications include Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), and Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC). Experience in a combined adult and pediatric emergency department and a pediatric emergency department is required. Required competencies include cardiac monitoring and emergency response, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, arterial line management, blood product administration, phlebotomy, intravenous therapy, continuous intravenous paralytics and sedation, emergency medications, intravenous insulin protocols, intravenous vasopressors, procedural sedation, care of patients with cerebrovascular accidents, spinal cord injuries, and traumatic brain injuries, splint application and management, pediatric and psychiatric emergencies, respiratory support, ventilated patient care, chest tube management, arterial blood gas interpretation, intubation, and isolation precautions with personal protective equipment.
• Preferred Qualifications: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification; experience obtaining 12-lead electrocardiograms, managing multisystem organ dysfunction or failure, central line care, hypothermia protocols, intracranial pressure monitoring, neuro-trauma, orthopedic trauma, gunshot wounds, traumatic amputations, triage, and electronic documentation. Experience in a teaching healthcare facility is preferred.
• Additional Information: The emergency department treats approximately 67 visits per day and includes 11 rooms and 12 beds. Patient populations include neonates, infants, pediatric patients, adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients. Staffing ratios are 1:6 across day, night, and weekend shifts. The position requires rotating weekend coverage and may accept first-time travelers with emergency room experience. Documentation uses MEDITECH, medication management uses Pyxis, and communication follows Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation (SBAR) practices. Royal blue or white scrubs are required. The assignment runs from 11/23/2026 through 02/22/2027.

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