Travel RN - Emergency Dept

Travel RN - Emergency Dept

American Traveler

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Nights

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 3

Start date: 2026-10-30T00:00:00.000Z

$3,236.08/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for an Emergency Department position at a Level I Trauma Center, requiring CT/compact RN license and Level I trauma experience.

Details

• Work in a General Emergency Department serving combined adult/pediatric patients
• Level I Trauma Center setting with shock/trauma, gunshot wound, and traumatic amputation experience utilized
• Average patient ratios of 1:6 on both day and night shifts
• Night shift schedule, 4x12 hours, 19:00-7:00
• Every other weekend required
• Charting completed in Epic
• Floating within scope to meet facility needs required, including cross-training and floating between campuses
• No on-call requirements
• Travelers are assigned to one campus with possibility of rotating to others, and do not staff trauma/rescue rooms, triage, or locked behavioral health units

Requirements

• Active CT or compact RN license required
• Required certifications: ACLS, BLS, TNCC
• Preferred certifications: CPI, ENPC, NIHSS, PALS
• 2 years of ED experience required, though 1.5 years from a Level I trauma or community hospital may be considered
• Community hospital experience required
• Level I and Level II trauma center experience preferred
• Teaching hospital experience preferred
• Epic charting experience preferred
• Skilled in cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia management, and 12-lead EKG interpretation
• Experience with IV therapy, phlebotomy, and management of emergency medications
• Experience managing psychiatric and behavioral health patients, including acute psychosis and suicidal patients
• 1 professional reference required
• Flu vaccine required with no declinations accepted
• COVID vaccine and booster required, with religious or medical exemptions only

Additional Information

• Provide emergency care across a wide range of conditions including pediatrics, trauma, cardiac, neurological, respiratory, and psychiatric cases
• Perform procedures such as central line care, arterial line management, chest tube management, and procedural sedation monitoring
• Support stroke and STEMI certified protocols within a Level I Trauma Center environment
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Pending license candidates accepted, though license issuance may take 15-21 business days
• Previous staff must be separated from the facility for at least 2 years before returning as a traveler
• RTO requests greater than 7 days require manager approval
• Local candidates are not accepted unless residing more than 75 miles from the facility
• Weekend call-out policy requires makeup shifts to be scheduled within the following 6-week period

Hours per week: 48

Hours per shift: 12