Travel RN - Emergency Dept

Travel RN - Emergency Dept

American Traveler

Melbourne, Florida, United States

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Evenings

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

Start date: 2026-11-09

$1,806.29/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for an Emergency Department position requiring 1+ years of ER experience and multiple advanced certifications.

Details

• Emergency Department setting within a Level I/II Trauma Center that is also STEMI and Stroke certified
• General ED treating a combined adult and pediatric population
• Patient ratio of 1:4
• Evening shift, 3x12-hour shifts from 1:00 PM to 1:00 AM
• Every other weekend required, with 6 weekend shifts per 6-week schedule cycle
• Required to work one major holiday of department's choice
• On-call required as needed
• Float required to all 4 facility locations (Holmes, Viera, Cape Canaveral, Palm Bay)
• Documents in EPIC

Requirements

• Active FL or compact RN license required at time of consideration (no pending licenses accepted)
• Minimum 1 year of ER experience required
• Prior travel nursing experience required
• Required certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS, PALS, TNCC
• CPI certification preferred
• EPIC charting experience required
• Skilled in IV therapy/phlebotomy, arterial line management, blood product administration, and central line care
• Experience with BiPAP/CPAP and care of ventilated patients preferred
• Experience interpreting ABGs preferred
• Experience managing continuous IV sedation, IV vasopressors, and procedural sedation preferred
• Experience with neuro-trauma conditions including CVA, ICP monitoring, and traumatic brain/spinal cord injury preferred
• Experience managing shock/trauma cases including GSW, traumatic amputation, and head injury preferred
• Experience with cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation and management preferred
• Skilled in isolation precautions/PPE and triage
• Ortho trauma experience preferred
• Previous acute care large hospital experience preferred
• Two supervisory references (Manager, Supervisor, Charge Nurse, or Director) dated within the past year required for consideration

Additional Information

• Provide emergency nursing care across a high-acuity, high-volume trauma center environment
• Scrubs may be any solid color (must match top and bottom) with no logos or prints, self-provided or facility-provided
• Flu vaccine required between 10/31-3/31 with medical or religious exemptions only
• Former Health First employees or contracted staff must have a 1-year separation before returning as a travel RN
• Local candidates accepted at the same rate as travelers, with no radius restriction
• Travel pairs permitted with unit leader approval, though matching schedules are not guaranteed
• All RTO requests must be finalized and submitted for consideration; RTO will not be accepted after offer
• First-time travelers are not accepted for this position

Hours per week: 36

Hours per shift: 12