Registered Nurse / Emergency Room

Job Summary

The Emergency Room Registered Nurse (RN) position is located in a dynamic, trauma level II facility within a busy emergency department. The role involves providing high-quality patient care in a fast-paced environment, managing a diverse patient population including pediatrics, geriatrics, and neuro cases. This contract opportunity offers rotation shifts and requires flexibility to float to other nearby locations.

Job Details

• Location: 333 PINE RIDGE BLVD, WAUSAU, WI 54401
• Position: Emergency Room RN (ER RN)
• Contract Length: 13 weeks, starting 08/24/2026
• Schedule: 12-hour rotating shifts, variable days/evenings, minimum of 36 hours per week
• Required Qualifications: WI Registered Nurse (RN) license, Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS). Minimum of 2 years of experience, trauma level II experience required. Prior travel experience preferred; if no prior travel, 2 years of trauma ICU or ER experience required. Epic charting experience and charting proficiency are mandatory.
• Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor`s Degree in Nursing
• Float: Float rotation may be required to other locations including Merrill, Antigo, Medford, and Stanley
• Additional Information: The ER unit features 18 beds, stroke certification, cardiac, neuro, pediatric, geriatrics, and respiratory care. RNs are responsible for drawing labs (in-house), nebulizer treatments, and operating Pyxis medication dispensers. RT staff and on-site x-ray are available. Candidates must be resilient, adaptable to change, and able to work independently. Scrub colors are flexible, and vaccination compliance during flu season is mandatory with mask-wearing if declined vaccination.

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.