Emergency Room RN
Lee's Summit, MO
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Emergency Room. This position provides emergency nursing care for adolescent, adult, pediatric, and geriatric patients in a combined emergency department setting. The role requires two years of experience, previous charge experience, travel experience, and proficiency in critical emergency care, cardiac monitoring, respiratory support, intravenous therapy, and behavioral health interventions.

Job Details

• Schedule: 12-hour day shifts with varied start times of 10:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., or 12:00 p.m.; 36 hours per week. Weekend coverage is required every third weekend, with at least four weekend shifts during the assignment.
• Required Qualifications: Registered Nurse with at least two years of experience; previous charge experience; travel experience; Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certifications; required charting experience with Epic; competency in emergency care for adults and pediatrics, triage, isolation precautions, cardiac dysrhythmia interpretation and management, 12-lead electrocardiogram acquisition, cerebrovascular accident care, multisystem organ dysfunction or failure, airway management, intubation assistance, care of ventilated patients, continuous positive airway pressure and bilevel positive airway pressure management, arterial blood gas interpretation, chest tube management, central line care, arterial line management, blood product administration, phlebotomy, intravenous access, emergency medications, intravenous vasopressors, continuous intravenous sedation, continuous intravenous paralytics, management of psychiatric emergencies, management of violent behavior, care of suicidal patients, psychiatric holds, poison ingestion, seizures, sickle cell crisis, burns, head injuries, infections, respiratory infections, urinary tract infections, skin disorders, asthma, epiglottitis, hyperglycemia, abdominal pain, abuse or neglect identification and reporting, and splint application.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience with near-drowning cases and procedural sedation administration and monitoring.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information: The role supports patients ranging from adolescents through geriatrics and includes a patient ratio of 1:4. Regular floating between departments, units, and facilities may be required within the scope of practice. Holiday shifts and charge nurse assignments may be required. The assignment is scheduled from 11/30/2026 through 03/01/2027. A required influenza vaccination is subject to medical or religious exemptions.

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