Travel Registered Nurse - Emergency Room - Plano, TX
- Self-scheduling
- 12-hour shifts
- Travel
- BLS
- ACLS
- PALS
- TNCC
- Compact (multistate) license
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Texas
2 open- $1,680/wk
Plano, TX (opens on this page)
Contract · Posted 1w ago
- $1,680/wk
Plano, TX (opens on this page)
Contract · Posted 1mo ago
How this pay compares
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 days, 36 hours a week, starting November 30, 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 - Plano, TX. The position supports emergency and trauma care in a 38-bed department serving patients across a range of acuity levels. The role requires a flexible, positive, patient-first approach and readiness to work in a fast-paced clinical environment.
Job Details
- Required Qualifications: Texas registered nurse (RN) licensure or compact license eligibility; Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC), and SAMA, Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI), or equivalent.
- Preferred Qualifications: Emergency Nurses Pediatric Course (ENPC).
- Schedule: Day shifts consisting of 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
- Additional Information: The emergency department includes trauma bays, a burn room, a psychiatric room, and a vertical treatment area. Clinical services include certified chest pain care, comprehensive stroke care, Level 1 trauma care, and accredited burn care. Self-scheduling is available, with four weekend shifts per month. Royal blue scrubs are required.
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 Plano, TX, checked 5 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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