ER Travel Nurse Jobs in Texas

Yes. Texas is a Nurse Licensure Compact state, so a multistate license clears you for ER assignments across Texas immediately, with nothing filed at the state board. Nurses holding a single-state license, or living outside the compact, apply to the Texas Board of Nursing by endorsement instead. That processing time belongs in your plan before you shortlist contracts, not after.

BLS and ACLS are the floor on nearly every posting. PALS is required where the department treats pediatric patients, which covers most general Texas EDs but not adult-only centers or systems where a children's hospital absorbs peds. TNCC separates submissions at trauma-designated departments. Most facilities also want a year or two of recent emergency experience, and requirements vary by hospital.

Weekly rates track how hard a specific opening is to fill, not how big the metro is. Distance from a large labor pool, shift, contract length, and how urgently the facility needs coverage all feed the number. That's why a West Texas posting can match or beat a Dallas one. The chart on this page ranks live weekly pay by city, so compare it there rather than assuming the metros lead.

Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, and Austin carry the largest share simply on hospital count, but Texas is wide and steady volume shows up in El Paso, Lubbock, and the smaller regional systems in between. Filter by city or radius rather than scrolling the whole state. Driving between Texas markets takes real hours, so pick a home base before you pick a contract.

Most show up four to eight weeks before the start date, and the busiest metros move faster than that. Contract length, hours, and extension terms vary by facility and by the unit managing the account, so treat a posting as a starting point and let your recruiter confirm the specifics. If you need a particular start, apply while your license and certs are current.