Travel Registered Nurse - Emergency Room - Kingwood, TX
Cross Country Healthcare$2,107–$2,246/wk2 openings in Kingwood, TXContractPosted 2d agoStill open, checked every night- 12-hour shifts
- Travel
- BLS
- ACLS
- PALS
- TNCC
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Texas
2 open- $2,107/wk
Kingwood, TX (opens on this page)
Contract · Posted 2d ago
- $2,246/wk
Kingwood, TX (opens on this page)
Contract · Posted 2mo ago
How this pay compares
This assignment posts $2,177 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 within 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 7 Dec 2026.
Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,107 a week in all, a taxable rate of $20 an hour plus $1,386.74 a week in housing and meal stipends.
Job Summary
Emergency Room Specialty - Humble, TX. This position supports pediatric emergency care in a freestanding emergency setting, providing assessment and treatment for patients with varying acuity levels. The role requires strong intravenous skills, electrocardiogram skills, triage acuity training, and collaboration within a flexible, team-oriented environment.
Job Details
- Schedule: Night shifts; 12-hour shifts; minimum of 36 hours per week.
- Required Qualifications: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC), and Basic Life Support (BLS) certifications; intravenous skills; electrocardiogram skills; triage acuity training.
- Preferred Qualifications: Pediatric Emergency Nursing Course (ENPC) and Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) training.
- Additional Information:
- Provides care for pediatric emergency patients with assignments based on acuity, including typical ratios of 4:1 and 1:1 when clinically indicated.
- Responsibilities may include onsite laboratory collection, influenza, COVID-19, and streptococcal testing, intravenous placement, Foley catheter placement, electrocardiograms, and moderate sedation.
- The care team includes registered nurses and nursing technicians across day, mid, and night shifts.
- Weekend coverage rotates or includes four weekend days per schedule.
- Royal blue scrubs are required.
- Candidates should demonstrate teamwork and flexibility with assignments.
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 for Kingwood, TX, checked 9 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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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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