Travel Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit Burn - San Francisco, CA
Cross Country Healthcare$2,329–$2,427/wk3 openings in San Francisco, CAContractPosted 2w agoStill open, checked every night- Nurse-to-patient ratio 1:2
- 12-hour shifts
- Travel
- BLS
- ACLS
- PALS
- BSN
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- $2,329/wk
San Francisco, CA (opens on this page)
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- $2,427/wk
San Francisco, CA (opens on this page)
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How this pay compares
This assignment posts $2,378 a week, the agency's gross: a taxable hourly rate plus housing and meal stipends. Open travel ICU nurse assignments post a median of $2,204 a week, the middle half $1,983 to $2,432, across 1,629 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.
What California law requires of the employer
- ICU nurse-to-patient ratio: California critical care units must keep a licensed nurse for every two patients or fewer, at all times. Cal. Code Regs. tit. 22, § 70217(a)(1) (source: Cal. Code Regs. tit. 22, § 70217(a)(1))
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About the job
Travel assignment, 9 weeks, 12hr days, 36 hours a week, starting November 17, 2026.
Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,329 a week in all, a taxable rate of $25 an hour plus $1,428.95 a week in housing and meal stipends.
Job Summary
Registered Nurse (RN), Intensive Care Unit Burn. This travel assignment provides critical care nursing for patients requiring burn and intensive care services across a range of age groups. The role requires clinical expertise in ventilator management, trauma-intensive care, complex patient conditions, and multidisciplinary collaboration.
Job Details
- Schedule: Day shifts of 12 hours, 36 hours per week.
- Required Qualifications: California Registered Nurse (RN) license; Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN); Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certifications, with Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification applicable to burn care; at least 2 years of Registered Nurse (RN) experience, including at least 1 year of critical care experience; prior travel experience within the previous 12 months; experience with electronic charting.
- Preferred Qualifications: Burn unit experience; at least 1 year of pediatric experience; prior charge experience; prior teaching hospital experience; Certified Critical Care Nurse (CCRN), Advanced Burn Life Support (ABLS), or Certified Burn Registered Nurse (CBRN) certification.
- Additional Information: Patient assignments may include neonates, infants, adolescents, adults, pediatrics, and geriatrics, with an average patient ratio of 1:2. Clinical responsibilities may include arterial line management, blood product administration, care of ventilated patients, continuous intravenous sedation, infection prevention, interpretation and management of dysrhythmias, care of patients with multisystem organ dysfunction or failure, phlebotomy, procedural sedation administration and monitoring, starting and maintaining intravenous lines, suctioning of endotracheal and nasotracheal tubes, trauma-intensive care, and ventilator management. Support services include physical therapy, respiratory services, phlebotomy, radiology, social services, rapid response teams, and pharmacy. COVID-19 vaccination and booster 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 San Francisco, 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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