RN - ER

Travel RN Emergency Department

Job Title: RN Profession: Nursing Specialty: Emergency Department / Medical-Surgical Duration: 13 weeks Shift: 12-hour Night Shift Hours per Shift: 24 hours per week Experience: - Emergency Department RN: 2 years of ER experience - Medical-Surgical RN: 2 years of M/S experience License: Registered Nurse License required Certifications: - Required: BLS, ACLS, PALS, NIHSS, TNCC - Preferred: CPI/MOAB, ENPC Must-Have: - General ED skillset including PIV starts, blood cultures with proper technique, chest tubes, and code blue experience - Experience with medication administration, wound care, and general M/S skills for M/S RN Description: This position involves working in a Level III Trauma Center with a 72-bed capacity. The emergency department has a patient ratio of 1:3-4 for RNs. The medical-surgical unit has a patient ratio of 1:5 for RNs. Patient demographics range from pediatric to geriatric populations, primarily focusing on geriatric patients. Experience in pediatric care is preferred but not required. The ED RN will handle general emergency skills including assessment and treatment of chest pain, abdominal pain, and falls. ED RNs are expected to have code blue experience and triage skills. M/S RNs will manage general medical-surgical patients with no ICU care. Support staff includes charge nurses who may occasionally take patients, techs, and a hospitalist available 24/7. The primary duties include charting using an electronic health record system. RNs may float to medical-surgical units as needed. Weekend rotations are required for emergency department RNs, while medical-surgical RNs generally work weekdays. Holiday work may be required based on staffing needs. Scrub colors are flexible, excluding denim, camouflage, and logos. Non-emergency departments have access to telemetry monitoring. Accessibility to phlebotomy services is available for time-sensitive draws. This role does not require floating for Emergency Department RNs.