Travel RN - Emergency Dept

Travel RN - Emergency Dept

American Traveler

Springfield, Illinois, United States

Position ID: P-764310

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Nights

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 2

Start date: 2026-10-26T00:00:00.000Z

$2,239.00/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Emergency Department RN for a Level I trauma center requiring combined adult/pediatric ED experience and ACLS, BLS, PALS, and TNCC certifications.

Details

• Work in a 56-bed Emergency Department with an average daily census of 175 patients
• Night shift schedule, 3x12 hours (1900-0730)
• Every other weekend required
• No on-call responsibilities
• No floating required outside of scope
• Open to discussing block schedule requests with the manager
• Cerner EMR experience required

Requirements

• Active IL RN license required or in application process with an ETA to obtain
• Minimum 2 years of ED nursing experience required
• Required certifications: ACLS, BLS, PALS, TNCC
• Preferred certifications: NIHSS, NRP, TNS
• General Emergency Department experience with combined adult/pediatric population required
• Cardiac monitoring and emergency response skills required, including dysrhythmia interpretation/management and 12-lead EKG acquisition
• IV therapy/phlebotomy skills required, including blood product administration, phlebotomy, and IV starts
• Medication administration skills required, including continuous IV sedation, emergency medications, IV vasopressors, and procedural sedation
• Neurological case experience required, including CVA, spinal cord injury, and traumatic brain injury
• Orthopedic splinting skills required
• Pediatric case experience required across multiple conditions including abdominal pain, asthma, head injury, infections, poison ingestion, respiratory infections, seizures, and skin disorders
• Psychiatric case experience required, including acute psychosis, overdose, violent behavior management, and suicidal patients
• Respiratory case experience required, including chest tube insertion/management and intubation
• Isolation precautions and triage proficiency required
• AHA or Red Cross certifications accepted; RQI cards not accepted

Additional Information

• Level I trauma center and Magnet-designated facility
• Any solid-colored scrubs permitted
• Must work 2 of the 3 major holidays
• RTO ideally limited to no more than 5 days
• Local candidates accepted with no radius restriction
• Previous permanent or PRN employees must be separated from the facility for at least 12 months before returning as a traveler
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply

Hours per week: 36

Hours per shift: 12