Registered Nurse / Emergency Room

Job Summary:
The Emergency Room (ER) nurse position is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This role involves providing urgent care services in a Level IV Trauma Center with a 228-bed general hospital setting. The ER handles a diverse patient population, from neonates to geriatrics, and requires experienced nurses capable of managing high patient acuity, including trauma, mental health, stroke, and cardiac cases. The position offers a fast-paced environment with a focus on delivering quality emergency care.

Job Details:

• Location: Milwaukee, WI
• Schedule: Days shift; 12-hour shifts; minimum of 36 hours per week
• Start Date: 08/10/2026
• Required Qualifications: Valid BLS, ACLS, PALS, NIHSS, TNCC certifications; minimum of 3 years of ED experience in a fast-paced facility; experience in cardiac rhythm interpretation, IV skills, critical care medication administration, TPA administration, blood administration, procedural sedation, and code blue response.
• Preferred Qualifications: Triage experience is strongly preferred.
• Responsibilities: Provide emergency care to diverse patient populations including complex trauma, mental health cases, stroke, and cardiac emergencies. Support may include blood draws, trauma assistance, and participating in a team-focused environment. The unit operates under EPIC charting system, with bedside telemetry monitoring.
• Support on the Unit: Unit secretary available 24/7, ED Tech capable of blood draws and glucose checks, rare lower acuity assignments for charge nurses, and auxiliary staff including radiology, therapy, and security.
• Orientation: Two 12-hour shifts on unit before starting independent assignments.
• Floating: Not applicable.
• Scheduling: Flexibility depending on requisition; every other weekend rotation; holiday coverage includes 2 out of 4 major holidays or every other.
• Additional Information: Scrub colors are flexible for professionalism; free parking is available in designated employee areas.

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

Other

As one of the leading suppliers of travel healthcare professionals and a Best of Staffing® Talent Award winner, Cross Country Nurses offers thousands of opportunities for healthcare professionals across the country. We have relationships with more than 2,500 healthcare facilities nationwide and offer excellent compensation and one of the most comprehensive benefits packages in the industry. Have the freedom to decide where you want to work and take your career where you want it to go when you travel with us.