Travel Registered Nurse - Emergency Room - Washington, IA
- 12-hour shifts
- Travel
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How this pay compares
This assignment posts $2,241 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 $2,158 a week, the middle half $1,986 to $2,323, across 1,547 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.
Tax-free stipend limit here
GSA's per diem rate for Washington, IA (the standard rate) is $113 a night for lodging in November 2026 and $68 a day for meals and incidentals: $1,267 a week. Agencies set tax-free housing and meal stipends against it, for a traveler who keeps a tax home elsewhere; the posting's own figure says what this assignment pays. Stipend limits in Iowa.
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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 $2,241 a week in all, a taxable rate of $27.05 an hour plus $1,267 a week in housing and meal stipends.
Job Summary
Registered Nurse, Emergency Room. The role provides emergency nursing care during night shifts in a fast-paced clinical environment. The position includes weeknight scheduling and weekend coverage on every fourth weekend.
Job Details
- Schedule: Nights, 12-hour shifts from 5:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m., with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
- Required Qualifications: Registered Nurse qualification required.
- Additional Information:
- Emergency room nursing position.
- Weeknight schedule with coverage every fourth weekend.
- Assignment dates: 12/01/2026 through 03/02/2027.
Benefits
- 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 12 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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