Travel Nurse (ER)

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Emergency Room RN for a 13-week travel assignment at a large acute care teaching hospital in Rochester, NY. The RN will provide emergency care to primarily adult and geriatric patients across a wide range of emergency diagnoses, including cardiac, neurological, respiratory, psychiatric, and trauma cases.

This is a fast-paced ED environment with a 1:5 nurse-to-patient ratio.

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Key Responsibilities

• Assess, triage, and provide emergency nursing care to patients with a variety of acute conditions
• Manage a 1:5 ER patient ratio
• Provide IV therapy, including blood product administration, central line care, phlebotomy, and starting/maintaining IVs
• Administer and monitor IV vasopressors, emergency medications, continuous sedation, and procedural sedation
• Manage patients requiring CPAP/BiPAP and ventilator support
• Provide care for CVA/stroke, neuro-trauma, spinal cord injury, and traumatic brain injury
• Interpret and manage cardiac dysrhythmias and obtain 12-lead EKG/ECGs
• Provide emergency and trauma care, including orthopedic trauma and gunshot wounds
• Provide care for behavioral health emergencies, including acute psychosis, overdose, suicidal patients, and violent behavior
• Follow appropriate isolation and PPE precautions
• Document patient care using Epic

Required Qualifications

• Active New York State RN license in hand at time of submission
• Minimum 1 year of RN experience
• Emergency Room/Department nursing experience
• Epic charting experience
• Current BLS certification
• Current NIHSS certification
• Ability to safely manage a 1:5 ER patient ratio
• Experience with IV therapy and IV vasopressors
• Experience with CPAP/BiPAP and ventilated patients
• Cardiac monitoring and dysrhythmia interpretation/management experience
• Stroke and neurological xuwmhxw emergency experience
• Emergency and trauma nursing experience
• Triage experience
• Must live more than 75 miles from the facility
• Must be available for every other weekend and every other holiday

Additional Details

• First-time travel nurses are welcome
• Maximum of 10 requested days off during the assignment

Schedule :

Day:7am-7pm; 4x12s

Travel Pay Package: $3,382/week based on 48 hours

W-2 Rate: $36.50/hr

OT Rate: $54.75/hr

Weekly Stipend: $1,484/week

13-week contract