Travel RN - Emergency Dept

Travel RN - Emergency Dept

American Traveler

Springfield, Illinois, United States

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Nights

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

$3,050.04/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

American Traveler is hiring an ER RN for a Level I trauma center requiring 2+ years of combined adult/pediatric emergency experience and active IL licensure.

Details

• Level I trauma center emergency department with a 56-bed unit and average daily census of 175
• Night shift schedule of 4x12 hours (1900-0730), with some 3x12 options
• Required to work every other weekend
• No on-call requirements
• No floating required outside the ED per job posting, though facility policy requires all travelers to float within the hospital or to nearby affiliate facilities
• Cerner EMR experience required
• Treats combined adult and pediatric emergency patients

Requirements

• Active IL RN license required, or in process with an ETA to obtain
• Minimum 2 years of ED RN experience required
• Required certifications: ACLS, BLS, PALS, and TNCC
• Preferred certifications: NIHSS, NRP, and TNS
• General Emergency Department experience with combined adult and pediatric populations required
• Experience interpreting and managing cardiac dysrhythmias and obtaining 12-lead EKGs
• Experience with IV therapy including starting IVs, phlebotomy, and blood product administration
• Experience administering emergency medications, IV vasopressors, and procedural sedation
• Experience managing neurological emergencies including CVA, traumatic brain injury, and spinal cord injury
• Experience applying and managing splints for orthopedic cases
• Pediatric case experience including abdominal pain, asthma, head injury, infections, poison ingestion, respiratory infections, and seizures
• Experience identifying and reporting abuse or neglect
• Psychiatric case experience including acute psychosis, overdose, suicidal patients, and managing violent behavior
• Respiratory case experience including chest tube insertion/management and intubation assistance
• Experience with isolation precautions/PPE and triage
• Cerner charting system experience required
• AHA or Red Cross certifications accepted; RQI cards not accepted

Additional Information

• Level I trauma center and Magnet-designated facility
• Scrubs may be any solid color
• Floating is required of all travelers, which may include floating within the hospital or to nearby affiliate facilities
• Must work 2 of the 3 major holidays
• RTO ideally limited to 5 or fewer days
• Local candidates accepted with no radius restriction
• Previous permanent or PRN employees must be separated from the facility for at least 12 months before returning as a traveler
• Travel pairs are not accepted
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Teaching hospital and Level II trauma experience preferred

Hours per week: 48

Hours per shift: 12