Cross Country Nurses is seeking a travel nurse RN ED - Emergency Department for a travel nursing job in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: ED - Emergency Department
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 11/09/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
Job Summary
RN, Emergency Room, Philadelphia, PA. The Emergency Room Registered Nurse provides independent, hands-on care for high-acuity emergency patients across infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric populations. The role requires experience managing trauma, cardiac, neurologic, medical, surgical, burn, behavioral health, and critical care cases.
Job Details
- Schedule: Night shifts, 12 hours per shift, 36 hours per week; every other weekend required.
- Contract: 13-week assignment from 11/09/2026 through 02/07/2027.
- Required Qualifications:
- Minimum 2 years of Registered Nurse (RN) experience.
- Minimum 1 full year of recent Emergency Department experience in a high-acuity setting.
- No new graduates; experience must be hands-on and independent.
- Active Pennsylvania Registered Nurse (RN) license.
- Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), and National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification.
- Independent experience with breathing treatments, Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP), Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure (BiPAP), mechanical ventilation, medication administration for rapid sequence intubation, procedural sedation, chest tube setup and care, and tracheostomy care.
- Additional Information: The Emergency Department provides care in a Level I trauma setting with standard, high-acuity, trauma, and critical care patient assignments. The patient population includes approximately 75% ambulatory or outpatient Emergency Department patients and 25% inpatient boarders, with pediatric patients comprising approximately 5% of the volume. Candidates must be comfortable managing trauma patients, cardiac emergencies, neurologic emergencies, medical and surgical emergencies, burn patients, behavioral health crises, and pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) or Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) boarders held in the Emergency Department.
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
Cross Country Job ID #1338677. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Registered Nurse / Emergency Room
About Cross Country Nurses
You care for others — we’re here to care for you. At Cross Country, we know travel nursing is about more than just the job. It’s about building a career that supports your lifestyle, your values, and your impact. We offer competitive pay, full benefits, and 24/7 support from a team that truly understands what it means to be on the front lines. Wherever your journey takes you, we’re with you every step of the way. Let’s build your best life — one assignment at a time.
Benefits
- 401k retirement plan
- Referral bonus