Travel Registered Nurse - Emergency Room - Marion, IL
- Travel
- BLS
- ACLS
- PALS
- RN license
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This assignment posts $2,078 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 $2,155 a week, the middle half $1,977 to $2,313, across 1,581 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.
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About the job
Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 12hr nights, 36 hours a week, starting November 16, 2026.
Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,078 a week in all, a taxable rate of $22.52 an hour plus $1,267 a week in housing and meal stipends.
Job Summary
Registered Nurse, Emergency Room, Marion, Illinois. This position provides emergency nursing care in a fast-paced emergency department and requires adaptability, resilience, and strong clinical judgment. The assignment includes overnight shifts and collaboration across the healthcare facility within the registered nurse’s skill set.
Job Details
- Required Qualifications: Illinois registered nurse license; American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certifications; National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification; Associate degree or certificate; at least 2 years of Emergency Room experience; at least 2 completed travel contracts; critical access experience; ventilator experience; and drip titration experience.
- Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree; charge experience; and EPIC experience.
- Schedule: Nights on 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 36 hours per week; every-other-weekend and every-other-holiday rotation.
- Float: Float rotation may be required.
- Additional Information: This is a 13-week assignment from 11/16/2026 through 02/14/2027. The emergency department has 12 beds with a 1:3–4 patient ratio. Staff members must be adaptable, flexible, resilient, and able to manage change effectively. Navy blue scrubs are required, without competing health system or agency logos.
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 4 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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About Cross Country Healthcare
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% of its open jobs state an hourly rate
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