Travel Registered Nurse - Progressive Care Unit - Edmonds, WA

Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 12hr nights, 36 hours a week, starting November 16, 2026.

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $1,851 a week in all, a taxable rate of $20 an hour plus $1,130.60 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Progressive Care Unit. This role provides care for adult and geriatric patients requiring intermediate and telemetry-level monitoring, including cardiac, renal, respiratory failure, and CIWA-related care. The assignment supports complex clinical interventions, cardiac procedures, respiratory treatments, vascular access, wound management, and medication administration in a collaborative care environment.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shifts, 12 hours per shift, with a minimum of 36 hours per week. The assignment is scheduled from 11/16/2026 through 02/15/2027.
• Required Qualifications:
• At least 1 year of relevant experience; 2 years preferred based on the position description.
• Registered Nurse with Intermediate Care Unit (IMCU)-level experience.
• Active compact state license in hand at submission.
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certifications.
• Required experience with charting systems, including Epic.
• Demonstrated competency in BiPAP and CPAP management, telemetry, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, cardiac drips, central and peripherally inserted central catheter care, chest tubes, feeding tubes, patient-controlled analgesia pumps, cardiac catheterization care, procedural sedation monitoring, tracheostomy care, and wound care.
• Preferred Qualifications:
• Previous experience with mixed telemetry and Intermediate Care Unit patients.
• Experience caring for adults and geriatric patients with general respiratory failure, cardiac conditions, renal conditions, and CIWA-related needs.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
• Patient ratios are approximately 1:3 for Intermediate Care Unit patients and 1:4 for telemetry patients.
• Clinical responsibilities may include pre- and post-cardiac catheterization care, cardioversion, defibrillation, 12-lead electrocardiograms, respiratory treatments, cooling and warming blankets, drains, epidural pumps, fistulas, vascular devices, syringe pumps, triple-lumen catheters, and wound vacuums.
• Experience with cardiac and vasoactive medications may include amiodarone, antiarrhythmics, beta blockers, Cardizem, dobutamine, dopamine, heparin, insulin, Levophed, magnesium sulfate, milrinone, nitroglycerin, and norepinephrine.
• The assignment requires flexibility to work three of five designated holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day.
• Two professional references covering at least one year within the past three years are required during the compliance process and before the assignment begins.

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