Travel Registered Nurse - Recovery Room Pediatrics - Norfolk, VA

Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 10hr days, 40 hours a week, starting 23 Nov 2026.

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,592 a week in all, a taxable rate of $33.13 an hour plus $1,267 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Recovery Room Pediatrics, Norfolk, VA. The position provides post-anesthesia care for pediatric patients undergoing a broad range of short and complex procedures. Responsibilities include airway management, patient assessment, medication administration, monitoring, discharge teaching, and collaboration with anesthesia and surgical teams.

Job Details

• Schedule: Day shift with 10-hour shifts and a minimum of 40 hours per week. Weekday start times generally fluctuate between 7:30 AM and 8:30 AM. Thursday call is required, with possible night, weekend, and holiday call.
• Required Qualifications:
• Direct pediatric post-anesthesia care experience
• Current influenza vaccination
• Additional Information:
• Provides care for pediatric patients undergoing procedures such as endoscopies, bone marrow procedures, magnetic resonance imaging, tonsillectomies and adenoidectomies, direct laryngoscopies, spinal fusions, cardiac catheterizations, external ventricular drain procedures, orthopedic procedures, and breast reductions.
• Required clinical skills include arterial line management, tracheostomy care, home ventilator management, dexmedetomidine infusion management, and management of chest tubes, drains, and urinary catheters.
• Clinical focus includes airway management, Modified Aldrete Score assessment, vital-sign monitoring, medication administration, and discharge teaching.
• Phase 1 recovery includes one-to-one patient care with monitoring every 15 minutes.
• Phase 2 recovery includes one-to-one care or a ratio of one Registered Nurse (RN) to four patients in the step-down area, with monitoring at least hourly.
• Anesthesia and surgical teams support medication orders, patient handoffs, urgent situations, discharge orders, instructions, wound concerns, and radiology orders.
• Orientation includes one day in the post-anesthesia care unit and step-down area.

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