Registered Nurse - ER

Job Description

Travel Registered Nurse - ER | Bossier City, LA
Make an impact in a traveler-friendly Emergency Department with a 12-hour night schedule, a competitive $50.25 hourly pay rate , and a start date of 11/30/2026 . Join a 21-bed ED serving approximately 85-95 visits per day, with exposure to diverse patient populations and acute stroke care.
Quick Facts

• Location: Bossier City, Louisiana
• Start Date: 11/30/2026
• End Date/Duration: 02/27/2027; 13-week assignment
• Shift: 12-hour nights; no on-call requirement
• Hours/Week: 36-48 hours, based on the required 4-days/3-days alternating schedule
• Employment Type: Travel nursing contract
• License/Certs: Registered Nurse license; BLS, ACLS, NIHSS, PALS, and CPI or MOAB
• Experience: 2+ years of recent Emergency Department experience

Pay & Benefits

• Hourly Pay Rate: $50.25
• Competitive pay packages
• Weekly pay via direct deposit
• Comprehensive medical benefits for W-2 employees
• Robust referral bonus program
• 24/7 dedicated team support throughout your assignment
• Paid sick time in accordance with applicable laws
• Licensure, certification, travel, and other reimbursements when applicable

What You'll Do

• Provide emergency nursing care to patients from newborn through geriatric age groups.
• Care for patients with respiratory distress, diabetes, GI bleeds, COPD, stroke, cardiac conditions, dysrhythmias, minor trauma, and behavioral health needs.
• Perform IV starts, continuous patient monitoring, and timely assessment of patient severity.
• Manage multiple patient care priorities across varied clinical presentations.
• Care for admitted patients held in the ED and patients assigned to hall beds.
• Complete required documentation using Meditech Expanse.
• Collaborate with emergency, respiratory therapy, hospitalist, phlebotomy, and nursing support teams.

What You Need
Required:

• Current Registered Nurse license.
• BLS, ACLS, NIHSS, PALS, and CPI or MOAB certification.
• At least 2 years of recent ED nursing experience.
• Ability to pass an EKG competency exam before arrival.
• Comfort caring for patients across a broad range of acuity and diagnoses.
• Commitment to the required schedule, including every-other-weekend rotation and working 2 of 3 designated holidays.

Preferred:

• Prior travel nursing experience.
• First-time travelers may be considered with 2 years of permanent staff RN experience in acute care.

About the Assignment
This assignment is with a leading facility in Bossier City, Louisiana, at an acute stroke-ready hospital with 189 licensed beds. The 21-bed Emergency Department is traveler-friendly and offers free parking, nursing-station telemetry monitoring, and a structured orientation consisting of two hospital orientation days followed by two unit orientation days. No floating to other units is required.


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