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Travel Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit - Baltimore, MD

Cross Country Healthcare logoCross Country Healthcare$1,987–$2,561/wkContractPosted 1w ago
  • Travel
  • BLS
  • ACLS

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How this pay compares

This assignment posts $2,274 a week, the agency's gross: a taxable hourly rate plus housing and meal stipends. Open travel ICU nurse assignments post a median of $2,200 a week, the middle half $1,977 to $2,426, across 1,523 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 $2,250 a week in all, a taxable rate of $27.31 an hour plus $1,267 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Registered Nurse (RN), Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The position provides care for critically ill surgical patients in a Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) setting, including trauma, transplant, vascular, gastrointestinal, orthopedic-spine, oncology, and general surgery patients. The role requires current surgical intensive care experience and the ability to care for trauma and post-surgical patients.

Job Details

  • Required Qualifications: Registered Nurse (RN) license; Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certifications; strong current Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) experience, including at least 2 years of experience; at least 2 previous travel assignments; experience caring for trauma, vascular, gastrointestinal, orthopedic-neuro spine, and general surgery patients; experience with EPIC.
  • Preferred Qualifications: Critical care certification; trauma course.
  • Schedule: Night shifts; 12-hour shifts; minimum of 36 hours per week.
  • Additional Information: Weekend coverage is required for 3 out of 6 weekends during each 6-week schedule. Holiday coverage may be required. Patient populations include trauma, transplant, vascular, gastrointestinal, orthopedic-spine, oncology, and general surgery.

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 Baltimore, MD, 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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