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Travel Registered Nurse - Emergency Room - Orange, CA

Cross Country Healthcare logoCross Country Healthcare$2,484/wkContractPosted 2d agoStill open, checked every night

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This assignment posts $2,484 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 above 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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  • Minimum nurse-to-patient ratios: General acute care hospitals must keep licensed nurse-to-patient ratios by unit, for example 1:2 in critical care and 1:5 in medical-surgical units. Cal. Code Regs. tit. 22, § 70217(a) (source: Cal. Code Regs. tit. 22, § 70217(a))

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About the job

Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 12hr nights, 36 hours a week, starting 1 Dec 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

Registered Nurse (RN), Emergency Room (ER). This travel position supports a very high-volume emergency department with comprehensive cardiac, STEMI, stroke, and behavioral health services. The role requires recent emergency room experience and participation in scheduled weekend coverage.

Job Details

  • Schedule: Night shifts, 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 36 hours per week. Weekend coverage is required every other weekend and may exceed that frequency based on unit needs.
  • Required Qualifications:
  • At least 1 year of experience as a Registered Nurse (RN), including Emergency Room (ER) experience within the last year
  • Experience in a facility with more than 200 patient visits
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
  • Basic Life Support (BLS)
  • MAB
  • National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
  • Compact nursing license in hand at submission
  • Preferred Qualifications:
  • Previous experience in a high-volume emergency department
  • Experience caring for cardiac, STEMI, stroke, and behavioral health patients
  • Additional Information:
  • First-time travelers are not accepted.
  • On-call coverage is not required.
  • Travel pairs are not considered.
  • Block scheduling may be accommodated at the discretion of the organization.
  • All requested time off and scheduling requests must be submitted before consideration.
  • Commitment to working 3 of 5 designated holidays is required.
  • Two professional references covering one year of work experience within the last 3 years are required before the assignment begins.

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 Orange, CA, checked 9 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: 0.6% of its open jobs state an hourly rate

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