Job Summary
Emergency Room position providing care in a fast-paced emergency setting. The role requires clinical expertise in critical emergency infusions, sedation, chest tubes, and port access, along with flexibility to float as needed and work scheduled winter holidays.
Job Details
- Schedule: Day shifts are 12 hours, scheduled for a minimum of 36 hours per week, with weekend coverage every other weekend or every third weekend.
- Required Qualifications: At least 12 months of Emergency Room experience required; current work history must demonstrate 24 months of Emergency Room or Emergency Department experience. Required certifications include Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC), and National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS). An active Illinois or compact/multistate nursing license is required at submission.
- Preferred Qualifications: First-time travelers are welcomed. Active de-escalation certification, such as Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI), MOAB, MAB, or SAMA, is preferred. A current National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certificate is preferred but may be obtained during onboarding.
- Float: Float rotation may be required.
- Additional Information:
- Experience with critical emergency infusions, including pressors, antiarrhythmics, and sedation, is required.
- Experience with sedation, chest tubes, and port access is required.
- Float coverage may be required across assigned campuses when needed or scheduled.
- Unless the unit is closed, scheduled work during one or two of the three winter holidays may be required.
- Available orientation dates are 11/30/2026, 12/14/2026, and 12/28/2026.
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
