Travel Registered Nurse - Medical Surgical Floor - Garden City, KS

Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 11.5hr days, 34 hours a week, starting November 16, 2026.

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $1,813 a week in all, a taxable rate of $20 an hour plus $1,132.61 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Medical Surgical Floor Nurse located in the region is responsible for providing comprehensive patient care within a busy acute care setting. This role involves managing patients with diagnoses such as congestive heart failure, hypertension, chest pain work-ups, COPD exacerbations, asthma, pneumonia, pancreatitis, bowel obstructions, gastrointestinal bleeding, and acute renal failure. The nurse will work dayshift, with a schedule of 11.5-hour shifts, totaling at least 34.5 hours per week, and must be prepared to float within zone 4 as needed.

Job Details

• Position: Medical Surgical Floor Nurse
• Specialty: Medical Surgical
• Location: Regional healthcare facility
• Schedule: Dayshift, 11.5 hours per shift, minimum of 34.5 hours per week
• Required Qualifications: Certifications: BLS (Basic Life Support), ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support); Education: Valid nursing license; Experience: At least 2 years of clinical experience in an acute care setting; Location: Must be in state for week of orientation; No minimum experience required.
• Preferred Qualifications: NIHSS experience; Experience with titrating drips such as analgesics, anticoagulants, and antihypertensives.
• Additional Information: Unit notes specify the need for experience with NIHSS, ability to read telemonitors, and perform necessary clinical assessments. The unit operates EPIC charting system, with charge nurses taking their own assignments. There is a requirement to work a minimum of six weekend shifts every six weeks, with holiday shifts expected. The team utilizes Cpap, BiPap, High Flow, and vent equipment. Self-scheduling and block scheduling are permitted, with float requirements determined by the nurse manager based on department needs.

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