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Travel Registered Nurse - Intermediate Care Unit - Baltimore, MD

Cross Country Healthcare logoCross Country Healthcare$2,425–$2,821/wkContractPosted 1w agoStill open, checked every night

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How this pay compares

This assignment posts $2,623 a week, the agency's gross: a taxable hourly rate plus housing and meal stipends. Open travel telemetry nurse assignments post a median of $2,120 a week, the middle half $1,930 to $2,306, across 1,305 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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What Maryland law requires of the employer

  • Nurse staffing committee or plan: Maryland's Safe Staffing Act of 2026 requires each licensed hospital to establish a clinical staffing committee and implement a clinical staffing plan. Md. Code, Health-General §§ 19-393 to 19-397 (Chapter 235 of 2026, SB 411) (source: Md. Code, Health-General §§ 19-393 to 19-397 (Chapter 235 of 2026, SB 411))
  • Limits on mandatory overtime: Employers may not require nurses to work beyond scheduled hours, except in a narrow unforeseeable emergency, for on-call rotation or in community-based care (covers licensed practical nurses and registered nurses). Md. Code, Lab. & Empl. § 3-421 (source: Md. Code, Lab. & Empl. § 3-421)

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About the job

Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 12hr days, 36 hours a week, starting November 16, 2026.

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,425 a week in all, a taxable rate of $20 an hour plus $1,704.82 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Registered Nurse (RN), Intermediate Care Unit. This position provides care in a fast-paced surgical step-down setting for patients recovering from cardiac, vascular, and thoracic procedures. The role supports high-acuity patients, including those recovering from open-heart surgery, heart and lung transplantation, and those requiring mechanical circulatory support devices.

Job Details

  • Required Qualifications: Registered Nurse; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; two years of cardiac open-heart recovery experience; at least two previous travel assignments; strong surgical intermediate care experience; and intensive care unit experience managing high-acuity intermediate care patients.
  • Preferred Qualifications: Critical care certification and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification.
  • Schedule: Day shifts, 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week.
  • Additional Information: The position provides care for patients recovering from coronary artery bypass grafting, valve repairs, valve replacements, vascular procedures, and thoracic procedures. Responsibilities may include caring for patients with left ventricular assist devices and patients recovering from heart and lung transplants. The unit includes intermediate care, telemetry, and non-monitored levels of care, with typical nurse-to-patient ratios of 1:3 during the day and 1:4 at night.

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 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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