CrossMed Healthcare Staffing
Staffing partner · Based in Columbia, MO
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Shifts hiring now
- Nights 1
Benefits
Competitive weekly pay; health, dental, vision, life insurance; 401(k); referral bonuses; licensure and CEU reimbursement; EAP; Columbia posting also lists holiday pay, guaranteed hours, company housing options, and mileage reimbursement.
What stands out
Travel nurses
A Columbia MO Med Surg travel posting lists about $2,110 gross per week on a 13-week, 36-hour night contract.
From employer postingsAs of 2026-07-24 · 2026Source 1: talents.vaia.comSource 2: lensa.com
Travel nurses
Assignments commonly run 13 weeks at 36 or 40 hours, with 3x12 nights, day, and overnight patterns across units like Med Surg, PCU, L&D, OR, Cath Lab, Telemetry, and IR.
From employer postingsAs of 2026 · 2026-07-24Source 1: lensa.comSource 2: talents.vaia.comSource 3: talents.vaia.comSource 4: ziprecruiter.comSource 5: talents.vaia.comSource 6: talents.vaia.comSource 7: ziprecruiter.com
Experienced nurses
Postings typically prefer at least one to two years of experience plus facility-required certifications.
As of 2026Source 1: talents.vaia.comSource 2: ziprecruiter.com
Travel nurses
Stated benefits include health, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k), licensure and CEU reimbursement, referral bonuses, EAP, and on the Columbia posting guaranteed hours, holiday pay, company housing options, and mileage reimbursement.
More about working here
Moving here
Missouri is a compact-license state, so you can work a Columbia contract without sitting a new single-state license if you already hold a compact RN license.
Travel nurses
CrossMed is a women-owned staffing firm founded in 2019 in Omaha that places travel nurses nationwide and in 2025 acquired Summit Medical Staffing to widen its clinician network.
As of 2025-09-18Source 1: prnewswire.comSource 2: linkedin.comSource 3: staffingindustry.com
Experienced nurses
Gross weekly ranges on recent travel postings span roughly $1,713–$2,892 depending on specialty and city, so you can compare Columbia’s figure against other markets before you sign.
As of 2025-09-02 · 2026-10-26 · 2026-07-05 · 2025-06-27 · 2026-05-25 · 2026-03-02 · 2025-09-22 · 2025-11-03 · 2026Source 1: talents.vaia.comSource 2: ziprecruiter.comSource 3: lensa.comSource 4: talents.vaia.comSource 5: ziprecruiter.comSource 6: bebee.comSource 7: talents.vaia.comSource 8: talents.vaia.com
Working conditions
- Scheduling
- Travel assignments commonly 13 weeks; shifts include 12-hour nights (3x12), day 8-hour, and overnight patterns; 36 or 40 hrs/week; guaranteed hours listed on Columbia MO posting benefits.
- Pay and benefits
- Travel RN OR Galveston TX gross weekly pay range
As of 2025-09-02Source: talents.vaia.com
- Pay and benefits
- Travel RN IR Traverse City MI gross weekly pay range
As of 2026-10-26Source: ziprecruiter.com
- Pay and benefits
- Travel RN L&D Fort Myers FL gross weekly pay range
As of 2025-06-27Source: talents.vaia.com
- Pay and benefits
- Travel RN L&D Englewood CO gross weekly pay range
As of 2026-05-25Source: ziprecruiter.com
- Pay and benefits
- Travel RN Cath Lab Morgantown WV gross weekly pay range
As of 2025-09-22Source: talents.vaia.com
- Pay and benefits
- Travel RN Telemetry Belleville IL gross weekly pay range
As of 2025-11-03Source: talents.vaia.com
- Pay and benefits
- Columbia MO travel Med Surg RN weekly pay from employer posting
As of 2026Source: talents.vaia.com
The city
Living in Columbia, MO
Columbia is a mid-Missouri college town anchored by the University of Missouri, blending student energy with a strong healthcare presence. The District downtown offers dining and shops, while nearby trails and parks provide outdoor options—a compact, welcoming city where new RNs often settle in quickly.
Browse roles in Columbia
- Metro price level · Columbia area
- 11% below the national average
- BEA index 89.4 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,097/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $66,498/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Who they are
You are looking at CrossMed Healthcare Staffing for a travel assignment tied to Columbia, Missouri. CrossMed is a women-owned firm founded in 2019 in Omaha that places travel nurses, allied health, and locums nationwide.
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More about CrossMed Healthcare Staffing
One Columbia posting for a travel MICU/Med Surg RN lists about $2,110 gross per week on a 13-week, 36-hour night schedule, with guaranteed hours, holiday pay, company housing options, and mileage reimbursement named in the benefits. Across their board you will see familiar 13-week shapes—36 or 40 hours, 3x12 nights or day shifts—in Med Surg, PCU, L&D, OR, Cath Lab, Telemetry, and IR. Stated benefits commonly include health, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k), licensure and CEU reimbursement, referral bonuses, and an EAP. Postings usually prefer one to two years of experience and the certifications the facility requires. In 2025 CrossMed acquired Summit Medical Staffing, with President Chris Johnson and Chief Sales Officer Pete Geldes named in the announcement. Missouri is a compact-license state, which keeps the paperwork lighter if you already hold a compact RN license. One 2024 forum traveler referred to the company out of Omaha called it shady, so you will want to press your recruiter on contract details before you sign.
Leadership has described a culture of integrity and service in connection with the Summit acquisition; no separate formal mission statement appears in the validated facts.
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- recruiter referral concern
- A traveler described being referred to CrossMed out of Omaha and raised concerns labeling the company shady in a travel nursing forum thread.
As of 2024Source: reddit.com
What to weigh
In a 2024 travel-nursing forum thread, a traveler who was referred to CrossMed out of Omaha called the company shady and raised recruiter-referral concerns.
As of 2024Source: reddit.com
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Staffing partner
- Roles last seen active
- Jun 19, 2026
- Website
- crossmedhealth.com ↗
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Open counts come from the live assignments below. Source links show where unit details were reported.
- Med-SurgNights 11 open
CrossMed seeking travel nurse RN Med Surg in Columbia MO; 13 weeks, 36 hrs/wk, 12-hour nights.
Source location unconfirmedSource: talents.vaia.com
OR - Operating Room
Travel RN OR in Galveston TX; 13 weeks, 40 hrs/wk, day shift.
Source location unconfirmedSource: talents.vaia.com
PCU
RN PCU travel assignment in Liberty MO; 3x12 nights, 36 hrs/wk, 13 weeks.
Source location unconfirmedSource: lensa.com
Labor and Delivery
Travel RN L&D postings in Fort Myers FL and Englewood CO; typical 13-week 36-hr assignments.
Source location unconfirmedSource 1: talents.vaia.comSource 2: ziprecruiter.com
Cath Lab
Travel Cath Lab RN assignment listed for Morgantown WV; 40 hrs/wk day shift, 13 weeks.
Source location unconfirmedSource: talents.vaia.com
Telemetry
Travel Telemetry RN in Belleville IL; overnight shift, 36 hrs/wk, 13 weeks.
Source location unconfirmedSource: talents.vaia.com
IR
RN IR travel job in Traverse City MI; 36 hrs/wk, 13 weeks.
Source location unconfirmedSource: ziprecruiter.com
Open roles
Assignments from CrossMed Healthcare Staffing
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Travel MICU Registered Nurse - $2,110 per week
$2,110/week
CrossMed Healthcare Staffing · Staffing partnerColumbia, MO
- RN
- 12-hour nights
- Travel contract
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