Travel Registered Nurse - Progressive Care Unit - Chandler, AZ

Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 12hr nights, 36 hours a week, starting 18 Jan 2027.

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,376 a week in all, a taxable rate of $20 an hour plus $1,656.16 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Progressive Care Unit. This position provides comprehensive nursing care through patient assessment, care planning, implementation, evaluation, documentation, and coordination with the interdisciplinary healthcare team. The role supports safe, evidence-based care for patients with complex and changing needs while promoting education, continuity of care, and positive clinical outcomes.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shift; 12-hour shifts; minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications:
• Current, valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of practice, temporary or interim Registered Nurse (RN) license, or compact Registered Nurse (RN) licensure.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Travel acute care positions require at least one year of experience in an acute care hospital setting, including experience within the past 12 months as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the specialty area.
• Ability to maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the assigned practice area.
• Preferred Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Professional certification.
• Additional related education or experience.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
• Assesses physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural, and discharge planning needs.
• Develops, implements, evaluates, and revises individualized plans of care in collaboration with patients, families, and the healthcare team.
• Provides direct patient care, delegates appropriately, and supervises licensed and non-licensed personnel as applicable.
• Documents assessments, interventions, patient responses, physician orders, and care evaluations accurately and promptly.
• Participates in patient and family education, staff development, orientation, precepting, mentoring, quality improvement, and professional practice activities.
• Requires frequent standing, walking, bending, squatting, reaching, and stretching, along with the ability to assist patients with ambulation and transfers.
• May require lifting up to 75 pounds and adherence to standard precautions when exposed to blood or bodily fluids.

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