Travel Registered Nurse - Progressive Care Unit - Saint Louis, MO

Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 12hr nights, 36 hours a week, starting November 23, 2026.

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,129 a week in all, a taxable rate of $20 an hour plus $1,409.16 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Progressive Care Unit, St. Louis, Missouri. This travel assignment supports adult and geriatric patients in a progressive care setting with cardiac and step-down care needs. The role requires expertise in telemetry, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, cardiac drips, and complex cardiovascular procedures.

Job Details

• Required Qualifications: Minimum of 2 years of experience; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), and National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certifications; experience with telemetry or step-down care; interpretation and management of dysrhythmias; cardiac drip management; cardiac telemetry; arterial line management; pacemaker management; pre- and post-cardiac catheterization care; pre- and post-cardiac surgery care; tracheostomy care and management; insulin drip titration; and successful completion of an electrocardiogram examination.
• Schedule: Night shifts consisting of 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 36 hours per week; every-other-weekend coverage required.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information: Patient ratios are 1:3–5. The role supports adults and geriatric patients with conditions including congestive heart failure, arrhythmias, atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, acute coronary syndrome, heart valve disease, coronary artery disease, hypertensive crisis, chest pain, shortness of breath, syncope, pacemaker or automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator malfunction, acute renal failure, left ventricular assist device patients, and cardiac surgery patients. Clinical responsibilities may include cardiac catheterization, pacemaker and automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator placement, echocardiography, stress testing, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging or computed tomography, cardioversion, ablation, carotid Doppler studies, anti-arrhythmic drug loading, cardiac pacing, arterial pressure monitoring, chest tube and pericardial drain care, tracheostomy management, and insulin infusions. Electronic medical record charting experience is required. The unit is transitioning to a progressive care model, and clinicians should be comfortable caring for lower-acuity patients during the transition.

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