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ER Travel Nurse Jobs in Virginia

Find travel ER nurse jobs in Virginia in a single search, then compare trauma levels, shifts, and pay from Richmond to Hampton Roads.

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    Memorial Hospital Of Martinsville And Henry County (Martinsville, VA)Nights (3×12)Oct 19
    Martinsville, Virginia
    $2,206 Weekly
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    Memorial Hospital Of Martinsville And Henry County (Martinsville, VA)Variable (3×12)Oct 19
    Martinsville, Virginia
    $2,206 Weekly
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    Virginia ER Roles Along the Crescent

    ER travel nurse jobs in Virginia follow the state's urban crescent. Designated trauma care concentrates along the arc from Northern Virginia through Richmond down to Hampton Roads, with Roanoke anchoring the southwest and the Shenandoah Valley holding its own regional hub, while wide stretches of Southside and the far southwest rely on community emergency departments that stabilize and refer. Two textures make this market distinct. Designation here is something hospitals volunteer for and then must keep earning through state review, so the designated list reads as a commitment roster. And military medicine is woven in, plainly visible where a naval hospital holds a place in the civilian trauma system. Ask where a unit stands relative to the crescent, and whether its patients arrive as walk-ins, referrals, or long-distance transfers.

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    Understanding Weekly Figures: Virginia

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    Virginia ER pay is quoted assignment by assignment.

    22 ER contracts are open in Virginia right now, with +8 added in the last 7 days and 7 already filled. Open postings have been live about 16 days on average.

    22
    Open ER jobs
    16 days
    Median time active
    +8
    Added last 7 days
    Voluntary
    How Virginia hospitals enter trauma designation, then held through recurring state review (VDH OEMS)
    Why demand stays strong
    1
    Military hospital designated in Virginia's civilian trauma system: Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Level II (VDH)
    Quarterly
    Submission cadence designated centers owe the Virginia Statewide Trauma Registry (VDH designation manual)
    I to III
    Adult designation levels Virginia recognizes, with separate burn and pediatric tiers (VDH)

    Live counts from the jobs feed, updated daily. Demand figures from public workforce data, sources noted with each figure.

    Pay by city · ER · Virginia

    Virginia ER Cities Along the Urban Crescent

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    Northern Virginia runs through dense metropolitan systems; Richmond and Hampton Roads serve broad referral networks; Roanoke and Shenandoah departments cover different transport distances and backup options.

    Highest weekly pay · ER
    Martinsville
    $2,206
    Salem
    $2,147
    Warrenton
    $2,082
    Dulles
    $2,007
    Reston
    $2,006
    Richmond
    $2,005
    HOPEWELL
    $1,988
    Charlottesville
    $1,930

    Use referral territory and transport access to separate otherwise similar Virginia postings.

    Weekly pay reflects current open Advantis contracts — marketplace contract value, not a staff-nurse wage.

    Virginia's Designated Trauma Roster, Mapped

    Virginia keeps its trauma roster current and public. As of the state list updated in March 2026, 21 adult trauma centers hold Virginia designation, six Level I, nine Level II, and six Level III, alongside separate burn and pediatric designations, and the Level II tier is the system's largest, reaching from Northern Virginia and Winchester to Fredericksburg, Lynchburg, and Hampton Roads. Entry into designation is voluntary, but holding it is not casual: standards track the American College of Surgeons and American College of Emergency Physicians, and centers face recurring state review. One Level II designation belongs to Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, placing military medicine inside the civilian system. For travelers, the geography is the guide: crescent hospitals run high-volume, specialty-backed EDs, while other emergency departments emphasize assessment, stabilization, and precise transfer planning.

    Counts derive from the VDH Office of EMS roster updated March 12, 2026; the list includes one military hospital and describes designated facilities, not ER staffing.

    Virginia ER Settings From Crescent to Regional Hubs

    Virginia opportunities include urban-crescent receiving centers, military and civilian designated hospitals, regional hubs, and community departments beyond the main corridors.

    Lewisgale Medical Center Teaching

    Salem, VA

    Hiring now ER Oncology Operating Room Psych

    A medical center in Salem, VA, known for Level II trauma care and structural heart care.

    Winchester Medical Center Magnet

    495 beds · Winchester, VA

    Hiring now ER Cath Lab NICU

    A 495-bed Magnet-recognized medical center serving Winchester, VA, with Level II trauma care and a Level III NICU.

    CJW Medical Center Chippenham Hospital Level I Trauma

    466 beds · Richmond, VA

    Hiring now ER ICU Operating Room Psych

    In Richmond, VA, a 466-bed medical center offering Level I trauma care, a verified burn center, and structural heart care.

    Johnston-Willis Hospital Level III Trauma

    292 beds · Richmond, VA

    Hiring now ER ICU Labor and Delivery NICU

    A 292-bed teaching hospital in Richmond, VA, providing Level III trauma care, comprehensive stroke care, and a Level III NICU.

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    Virginia ER Travel Jobs: What Travelers Ask

    Do I need a separate Virginia license?
    Only if you live outside the compact, or your license is single-state. Virginia's a compact state, so the privilege covers you statewide when your license class and your home address both check out. The address half is the one people forget. Without both, plan on Virginia's endorsement timeline before you commit to a start date.
    What certifications do Virginia ER jobs require?
    You'll need BLS and ACLS. PALS if the department treats kids, which Virginia handles through separate pediatric tiers, so it's far from universal. TNCC often shows up as preferred at the Level I centers. Virginia recognizes adult trauma levels I through III. Expect a recent year or two in the ER, decided hospital by hospital.
    Why does ER pay differ across Virginia?
    It's about how hard the job is to fill. A hospital tucked in a corner of the state with nothing else nearby is competing for very few nurses, so it pays more. A Richmond or Tidewater ER has a much deeper pool to pull from. Shift and time open layer on top. Live pay by city is ranked in the chart above.
    Where's the ER work in Virginia?
    Richmond and the Tidewater area anchor it, and the western and southern parts of the state run their own regional centers. Virginia even includes a military hospital, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, in its civilian trauma system. Designation here is voluntary, so the map's patchier than in neighboring states. Pick a base, then filter.
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