Travel Registered Nurse - Medical Surgical With Telemetry - Muscatine, IA

Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 12hr days, 48 hours a week, starting 30 Nov 2026.

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $3,098 a week in all, a taxable rate of $35.22 an hour plus $1,267 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Medical Surgical With Telemetry, Iowa - The position provides care for medical-surgical patients requiring telemetry monitoring, noninvasive ventilation, tracheostomy support, and critical intravenous drips. The assignment includes 12-hour day shifts, a 48-hour weekly schedule, and participation in every-other-weekend coverage.

Job Details

• Schedule: Day shifts, 12 hours per shift, with a minimum of 48 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications:
• At least 15 months of experience in IMCU, PCU, Stepdown, or Medical-Surgical/Medical Telemetry nursing.
• New travelers are considered with at least 24 months of relevant equipment experience.
• Experience with BiPAP, tracheostomies, and Airvo.
• Experience with Levophed, Cardizem, Heparin, Amiodarone, Dopamine, Nitro, and Dobutamine.
• Epic electronic medical record experience.
• Iowa licensure.
• Preferred Qualifications:
• Insulin drip experience.
• Active Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification; American Heart Association (AHA) certification is preferred, with American Red Cross (ARC) or United States military certificates also accepted.
• Active Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; American Heart Association (AHA) certification is preferred, with American Red Cross (ARC) or United States military certificates also accepted.
• National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification.
• Additional Information:
• Patient population includes medical-surgical patients, patients requiring BiPAP, and patients receiving critical drips.
• Typical nurse-to-patient ratios are 1:5–6, with critical patients generally assigned at a 1:2–3 ratio.
• Specialty equipment includes BiPAP, critical drips, tracheostomies, home continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), and Airvo.
• Solid navy blue or black scrub tops and bottoms are required.
• Every-other-weekend coverage is required.
• Unless the unit is closed, coverage of one to two of the three winter holidays - Thanksgiving, Christmas, or New Year - is required.
• Orientation is scheduled for 11/30/2026, 12/14/2026, or 12/28/2026.
• The assignment is scheduled from 11/30/2026 through 03/01/2027.

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