American Traveler is hiring a travel RN for an Emergency Department position at a large Level I Trauma Center and Academic Medical Center, requiring Level I Trauma experience and current TNCC, ACLS, and BLS certifications.
Job Details
• Large short-term acute care hospital with 1,567 staffed beds, operating as a Level I Trauma Center and Academic Medical Center,
• Combined adult/pediatric general Emergency Department,
• Patient ratio averages 1:6 on both day and night shifts,
• Charting performed in Epic (experience preferred),
• Day shift, 4x12-hour shifts, 7:00-19:00,
• Every other weekend required,
• Floating within scope required to meet facility needs; primarily assigned to one campus with possibility of rotating to other campuses and ED Observation,
• Block scheduling can be accommodated,
• No on-call requirements,
• Travelers are not assigned to trauma/rescue rooms, triage, or locked behavioral health units,
Job Requirements
• Active CT or Compact RN license required; pending CT license accepted, but candidate must apply prior to consideration (CT license takes 15-21 business days to issue),
• Required certifications: ACLS, BLS, TNCC, NIHSS, PALS,
• Preferred certifications: CPI, ENPC,
• Minimum 1.5 years of ED RN experience at a comparable facility required; 2 years preferred,
• Level I Trauma Center experience required at a large facility,
• Travel nursing experience required,
• Prior nursing license must be free of disciplinary actions,
• Candidates must reside more than 75 miles from the facility to be eligible for this position,
• No previous permanent employment with this health system within the last 2 years,
• 1 professional reference required for consideration,
• Proficiency with psychiatric patient management, IV therapy/phlebotomy, arterial and central line management, blood product administration, respiratory support (BiPAP/CPAP, chest tubes, ABG interpretation), emergency medications including vasopressors and IV sedation/paralytics, cardiac monitoring and dysrhythmia management, and neurological/trauma care,
Additional Information
• Provide emergency nursing care across a broad patient population including trauma, stroke, STEMI, psychiatric, and multisystem organ dysfunction cases,
• Flu vaccination is required; declinations are not accepted,
• COVID vaccination required; religious and medical exemptions are accepted,
• RTO exceeding 7 days requires managerial approval,
• Weekend call-out policy is in effect: missed weekend shifts must be made up on another weekend shift within the same scheduling period,
• First-time travelers are not accepted for this position,
• 13-week contract assignment,
• Parking costs approximately $125/month