Travel Registered Nurse - Medical Surgical With Telemetry - Yuma, AZ

Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 12hr nights, 36 hours a week, starting 30 Nov 2026.

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,364 a week in all, a taxable rate of $30.48 an hour plus $1,267 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Medical Surgical With Telemetry. This acute-care position provides nursing care for medical and telemetry patients, including individuals with pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, acute kidney injury, and postoperative needs. The role requires recent experience in a Level I or Level II trauma setting, telemetry proficiency, and electronic medical record experience.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shifts are 12 hours, scheduled from 6:45 p.m. to 7:15 a.m., with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; nursing license required for submission; two years of registered nursing experience, including one year of specialty experience; recent hospital experience in a Level I or Level II trauma setting; recent proficiency with the electronic medical record system used by the organization.
• Preferred Qualifications: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification.
• Additional Information:
• Acute medical-surgical and telemetry setting with approximately 90 beds.
• Typical patient conditions include pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, radiation-related care needs, acute kidney injury, and occasional laparoscopic cholecystectomy or appendectomy patients.
• Patient ratios are generally 1:5–6 during the day and 1:6 at night.
• Telemetry monitoring is supported by a dedicated monitor technician; nurses are responsible for verifying printed telemetry strips and recognizing rhythm changes.
• Care may include non-titrated heparin and furosemide infusions, noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation, and care of stable tracheostomy patients.
• Weekend coverage is required every other weekend, with typically two or three holidays.
• Low-census on-call coverage may be required.
• Unit orientation includes electronic medical record training and floor-based clinical orientation.
• Navy blue scrubs 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