Travel Registered Nurse - Progressive Care Unit - Albuquerque, NM
- Nurse-to-patient ratio 1:4 to 1:5
- 12-hour shifts
- Travel
- BLS
- ACLS
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This assignment posts $1,679 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 below 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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About the job
Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 12hr nights, 36 hours a week, starting November 23, 2026.
Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $1,679 a week in all, a taxable rate of $20 an hour plus $959.30 a week in housing and meal stipends.
Job Summary
Progressive Care Unit position providing care to adult and geriatric patients in a cardiac stepdown setting. The role supports patients with significant cardiovascular needs and requires strong cardiac monitoring and progressive care competencies. Night-shift scheduling is available for 36 or 48 hours per week.
Job Details
- Schedule: Night shifts; 12-hour shifts; minimum 36 hours per week, with 36- or 48-hour options available.
- Required Qualifications: Cardiovascular experience; Basic Life Support (BLS); Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS); National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS); experience caring for adult and geriatric patients; cardiac telemetry and dysrhythmia management; cardiac drip management; central line, chest tube, blood product, feeding tube, and peripheral line care; oxygen and non-invasive airway management; post-cardiac procedure and post-cardiac surgery care.
- Preferred Qualifications: Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) certification; prior charge experience; travel experience.
- Float: Float rotation may be required.
- Additional Information: The position supports a 55-bed cardiac stepdown unit with an approximate daily census of 38 patients. Typical patient ratios are 1:4 to 1:5. Responsibilities include management of patients with cardiovascular conditions, heart failure, and acute myocardial infarction; telemetry monitoring; heparin and intravenous insulin protocols; procedural sedation monitoring; sheath removal; wound care; and collaboration with physical therapy, respiratory services, interpretation services, phlebotomy, radiology, social services, rapid response teams, pharmacy, and transportation services. First-time travelers are accepted. Weekend coverage is rotating and may be required as needed. Block scheduling is considered case by case.
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, checked 6 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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