Travel Nurse RN - Emergency Room (ER) / Trauma in Albuquerque, NM

Registered Nurse (RN) | Emergency Room (ER) / Trauma
Location: Albuquerque, NM
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 / Adult Admission Unit

Location

Albuquerque, NM | Acute Care

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Days | 4x12-Hour Shifts (7:00–19:30) | Expected 36 or 48 hours/week | 10-week minimum assignment

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in a fast-paced Adult Admission Unit (AAU) that functions as an ED holding unit, receiving admitted patients from the Emergency Department and initiating inpatient standard of care
• Manage a patient ratio of 1:4–5 across up to 17 beds and up to 8 hall beds, supporting frequent patient turnover including transfers out and new admissions
• Monitor, interpret, and manage telemetry and dysrhythmias; operate a variety of medical equipment
• Float as required to adjacent ED (admitted patients), ICU (sub-acute care assignments), and inpatient PCU areas
• Serve as relief charge nurse as needed
• Charting performed in Cerner EHR

Required Qualifications

• Active RN license (pending licensure may be considered at time of submission)
• Required certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIH Stroke Scale — RQI certifications are not accepted
• Minimum 1 year of RN experience; prior travel experience required for ER placement
• COVID vaccination required; religious and medical exemptions accepted with completed exemption documentation
• Ability to pass EKG competency assessment (pass/fail; maximum 2 attempts — a 6-month system DNR applies if both attempts are unsuccessful)
• Must live more than 100 miles from the facility to be eligible; non-local driver's license required on file

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Experience with telemetry interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• Background working with diverse patient populations across multiple specialties (excluding ICU-level acuity)
• Strong time management skills with ability to handle high patient turnover in an admission or ED-adjacent setting
• Familiarity with progressive care, med-surg/tele, or PCU acuity environments

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work at a Level I Trauma, Children's, and Teaching Hospital with 554 staffed beds — a high-acuity environment offering broad clinical exposure
• No on-call requirement, no parking fees, and block scheduling may be considered