Emergency Room RN
La Plata, MD
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Emergency Room. This fast-paced emergency department position provides care for patients of all ages, from neonates through geriatric patients, with complex and varied diagnoses. The role offers mid-shift scheduling with 36- or 48-hour weekly options and requires weekend and holiday coverage as scheduled.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night/mid shifts from 3:00 PM to 3:30 AM, scheduled as 3x12 or 4x12 shifts, with a minimum of 36 hours per week. Every other weekend and holidays as scheduled are required. The assignment begins 12/07/2026 and is 13 weeks in duration.
• Required Qualifications:
  • Active Maryland or compact Registered Nurse license
  • Two years of emergency room experience required; one year may be considered based on demonstrated skills and experience
  • Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI), and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certifications
  • Community hospital experience
  • Experience managing a 1:4 patient ratio
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Electronic charting system experience, preferably Epic
  • First-time travelers with strong emergency room skills and experience may be considered
• Additional Information:
  • Patient population includes neonates, infants, pediatrics, adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients.
  • The department has approximately 130 daily visits and 47 treatment rooms.
  • The role supports patients with all diagnoses in a fast-paced emergency department setting.
  • Clinical responsibilities may include emergency medication administration, procedural sedation monitoring, ventilated patient care, central line management, chest tube management, continuous intravenous sedation, intravenous vasopressor management, dysrhythmia management, triage, phlebotomy, and care for behavioral health, trauma, stroke, cardiac, respiratory, and multisystem conditions.
  • No prescheduled on-call requirement is indicated.
  • Required orientation consists of 36 hours.

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