Emergency Room RN
Muscatine, IA
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Emergency Room, Iowa: This position provides emergency nursing care in a rotating shift environment. The role requires strong clinical skills in critical emergency medication infusions, noninvasive ventilation, cardiac monitoring, and intravenous pumps, along with the ability to float across campuses when needed.

Job Details

• Schedule: Rotating 12-hour shifts with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications:
  • Minimum of 24 months of Emergency Room experience; first-time travelers are welcome with the required experience.
  • Active Iowa nursing license.
  • Active Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC), Basic Life Support (BLS), and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certifications. American Heart Association (AHA) certification is preferred; American Red Cross (ARC) and United States military certificates are also accepted.
  • Experience with critical emergency medication infusions, including pressors, antiarrhythmics, and sedation.
  • Experience with bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP), cardiac monitors, and intravenous pumps.
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Active Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification.
  • Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI), Management of Assaultive Behavior (MOAB), Management of Assaultive Behavior (MAB), or Safe Management of Aggressive and Assaultive Behavior (SAMA) certification.
• Additional Information:
  • Float assignments across campuses may be required when needed or scheduled.
  • Emergency Room services support trauma care across varying levels of acuity.
  • Holiday scheduling requires work on one of the following holiday pairs, unless the unit is closed: Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, or New Years Eve and New Years Day.
  • Orientation is available on 11/30/2026, 12/07/2026, 12/14/2026, 12/21/2026, 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