Emergency Room RN
Portland, OR
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Emergency Room Multiple locations. This position provides emergency nursing care for neonates, infants, adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients in a diverse emergency setting. The role includes flexible patient assignments based on workload intensity, management of medical boarders, and potential rotation between units to meet operational needs.

Job Details

• Schedule: Nights, 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week; weekends required every other weekend. Assignment dates are 12/21/2026 through 03/22/2027.
• Required Qualifications:
  • Registered Nurse qualification with a valid compact state license in hand at submission
  • At least 2 years of experience for non-first-time travelers; first-time travelers may be considered with more than 3 years of experience
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), and Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) certifications
  • Required experience with Epic charting
  • Emergency nursing skills including triage, medication administration, procedural sedation monitoring, management of dysrhythmias, ventilated patients, central lines, chest tubes, arterial lines, blood products, continuous intravenous sedation, and intravenous vasopressors
  • Ability to care for patients with medical, behavioral health, neurological, cardiac, respiratory, infectious, traumatic, and substance-related conditions
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
  • Patient ratios are 4:1 on days, nights, and weekends.
  • No on-call requirement.
  • The emergency department serves a diverse patient population and includes patients requiring behavioral health care and medical boarding.
  • The care environment supports stroke-certified and ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)-certified services.
  • Patient assignments may flex according to workload intensity.
  • Orientation includes 12 hours.
  • Three of five designated holidays may be 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