Travel Nurse RN - Emergency Room (ER) / Trauma in Lufkin, TX

Registered Nurse (RN) | Emergency Room (ER) / Trauma
Location: Lufkin, TX
Agency: Concentric Healthcare Staffing
Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details)
Contract Duration: 13 Weeks
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

Job Title

Registered Nurse – Emergency Room

Location

Lufkin, TX

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Night Shift | 12-Hour Shifts (self-scheduling options including 9–9, 11–11, 1–1, and 3–3) | Every other weekend and every other holiday required | No call or standby requirement

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in a high-volume emergency department seeing 80–90 patients per day, maintaining a 1:4 nurse-to-patient ratio
• Assess, triage, and treat a diverse patient population including trauma, stroke, sepsis, CHF, and cardiac cases across 24 beds and 3 trauma bays
• Manage ER holds intermixed within the department, taking direct responsibility for hold patient care
• Interpret and monitor ECG rhythms independently, as no monitor technicians are on unit
• Collaborate with ED physicians, mid-level providers, charge nurses, house supervisors, nurse aides, paramedics, and patient sitters as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Float to other units as qualified when needed

Required Qualifications

• Active RN license in good standing
• Minimum 2 years of emergency department experience
• Current ACLS and BLS certifications
• Current TNCC certification
• Current PALS or ENPC certification
• Proficiency with ECG rhythm interpretation

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Experience working in a fast-track emergency department environment
• Familiarity with Paragon EMR
• Experience performing or assisting with phlebotomy draws

Why Join Us

• Work in a well-supported emergency department with in-house security, on-site respiratory therapy, and X-ray/CT located adjacent to the ED
• Enjoy flexible self-scheduling across multiple shift options with no call or standby requirements