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Emergency Room Registered Nurse (RN) – 13-Week Travel Nursing Contract in Portales, NM

Join an emergency care team as an Emergency Room Registered Nurse in Portales, New Mexico. Located in Portales, NM 88130, this opportunity offers a rural, community-focused setting where your emergency nursing expertise can make a meaningful local impact. This 13-week travel nursing contract offers night-shift work in a rural acute-care emergency department, with opportunities to provide meaningful patient care and serve occasionally in a charge nurse capacity.

Travel Nursing Job Details

• Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,910–$2,010
• Specialty: Emergency Room Registered Nurse (ER RN)
• Location: Portales, New Mexico
• Healthcare Setting: Rural acute-care hospital emergency department
• Start Date: November 9, 2026
• End Date: February 8, 2027
• Contract Duration: 13-week travel nursing contract
• Schedule: 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12-hour night shifts, 6:00 p.m.–6:00 a.m.
• Additional Expectations: Occasional charge nurse shifts

Emergency Room Nurse Requirements

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license eligible for practice in New Mexico
• At least 1 year of recent emergency department nursing experience
• Strong emergency nursing assessment, triage, and patient prioritization skills
• Ability to respond quickly and accurately to changes in patient condition or treatment response
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while collaborating effectively with emergency physicians and the healthcare team
• Willingness to work 12-hour overnight shifts and accept occasional charge nurse assignments

Emergency Department Registered Nurse Responsibilities

• Provide direct and indirect nursing care to patients in the emergency department
• Perform safe, rapid, and accurate emergency department triage based on patients’ physical and psychosocial needs
• Determine care priorities while supporting efficient patient flow through the emergency department
• Monitor patients closely and recognize changes in condition or response to treatment
• Communicate promptly with emergency physicians regarding changes in patient status, symptoms, and diagnostic results
• Deliver flexible, professional, and compassionate nursing care in a fast-paced acute-care environment
• Assume occasional charge nurse responsibilities and support the safe coordination of emergency department operations

Apply now for this Emergency Room Registered Nurse travel contract in Portales, New Mexico, and join a dedicated rural emergency care team.

Benefits

401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.