Emergency Room RN
Klamath Falls, OR
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Emergency Room, rotating schedule. This acute care role provides emergency nursing care for patients with medical, behavioral health, trauma, stroke, respiratory, and overdose-related conditions. The position requires flexibility to work day, mid, and night shifts in rotating four-week blocks, along with participation in weekend and holiday coverage.

Job Details

• Schedule: Rotating 12-hour shifts with start times of 6:45 a.m., 9:45 a.m., 11:45 a.m., 1:45 p.m., or 6:45 p.m.; minimum 36 hours per week. Alternate workweek schedules may include 48/24 or 36/36 variations.
• Required Qualifications:
  • Minimum 2 years of emergency nursing experience
  • At least one completed travel assignment
  • Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
  • Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
  • Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification
  • National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification
  • Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) certification
  • Valid nursing license; an Oregon emergency license is accepted
• Additional Information:
  • Assignment dates are 11/30/2026 through 03/01/2027.
  • Emergency department orientation is provided for at least two days before the start of the rotation.
  • Day, mid, and night shifts are scheduled in four-week blocks, with potential changes between shift blocks with advance notice.
  • Weekend coverage is required every other weekend.
  • Holiday coverage applies, with at least one holiday off among Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, Independence Day, New Years Day, Memorial Day, and Labor Day.
  • The role includes care for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetic ketoacidosis, trauma, stroke, mental health conditions, alcohol-related conditions, and overdoses.
  • Responsibilities may include caring for emergency department holds, psychiatric patients, and patients requiring respiratory support such as ventilators, continuous positive airway pressure, bilevel positive airway pressure, or high-flow oxygen.
  • The emergency department includes fast-track services, separate triage rooms, psychiatric holding rooms, security support, patient sitters, emergency department technicians, continuous cardiac monitoring, computed tomography, and X-ray services.
  • Registered nurses interpret cardiac monitor strips, and respiratory therapy supports arterial blood gas testing, breathing treatments, and related respiratory procedures.
  • No call or standby requirement is listed.
  • Any scrub color is permitted, and uniforms are not required.

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