Cross Country Nurses is seeking a travel nurse RN ED - Emergency Department for a travel nursing job in Ketchikan, Alaska.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: ED - Emergency Department
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 12/14/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours
- Employment Type: Travel
Job Summary
Registered Nurse, Emergency Room, Ketchikan, Alaska. The position provides emergency nursing care for neonates, infants, children, adolescents, adults, and older adults in a fast-paced, high-volume, high-risk environment. Responsibilities include independent management of cardiac, critical care, psychiatric, complex medical-surgical, and multiple-trauma patients.
Job Details
- Schedule: Rotating 12-hour shifts, three shifts per week, with start times varying between 7:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., and 7:00 p.m.; 36 hours per week. Block scheduling is not available.
- Required Qualifications:
- Active Alaska Registered Nurse license
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
- Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)
- Emergency Nurses Pediatric Course (ENPC)
- Ability to independently manage cardiac, critical care, complex medical-surgical, psychiatric, and multiple-trauma patients across all age groups
- Intravenous therapy skills for all age groups
- Computerized clinical charting skills
- Telemetry experience
- Preferred Qualifications:
- Two years of emergency nursing experience
- Experience with arterial blood gas interpretation
- Pediatric emergency nursing experience
- Electronic health record experience
- Previous travel nursing experience
- Prior experience as a paramedic or in emergency medical services
- Additional Information:
- Patient ratios are approximately 1:4 across day, night, and weekend shifts.
- Care is provided to neonates, infants, children, adolescents, adults, and older adults.
- The emergency department manages approximately 20 patient visits per day.
- Weekend coverage includes approximately two shifts per month.
- The role includes care for trauma, acute psychiatric, overdose, respiratory, neurological, cardiovascular, and other emergent conditions.
- The position requires effective performance in an intermittently fast-paced, high-volume, high-risk environment.
- The anticipated start date is 12/14/2026.
- No on-call responsibilities are expected.
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 #1343519. 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