RN - ER

Emergency Room Registered Nurse

Registered Nurse Specialty: ER Duration: 13 Weeks Shift: Mid Hours per Shift: 12 Experience: Minimum of 2 years ER experience required License: MO or Compact required Certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS, PALS, SAFE (provided) Must-Have: Cardiac Monitoring and Emergency Services IV therapy/Phlebotomy Medications Neurological skills Orthopedics skills Pediatrics skills Psychiatric skills Respiratory skills Shock/Trauma skills

Description: Locals not accepted. Radius restriction: 60-mile radius rule with no exceptions. First-time travelers not accepted. Start date: ASAP. Contract length: 13 weeks. Shift schedule: 3x12s from 2 PM to 2 AM. Every other weekend required. Skills required include: Abdominal pain management Acute psychosis management Arterial line management Intubation assistance and management Asthma care BiPAP/CPAP management Blood product administration Burns care Ventilated patient care Central line care/management Chest tube insertion/management Continuous IV paralytics Continuous IV sedation CVA (Cerebrovascular Accident) management Drug overdose intervention Emergency medication administration Epiglottitis management General emergency department skills in adult and pediatric care Gunshot wound management Head injury care Hyperglycemia management ICP monitoring Neglect or abuse identification and reporting Infection management Interpretation of Arterial Blood Gases (ABGs) Dysrhythmia interpretation Isolation precautions and PPE IV vasopressor management Splint management Management of dysrhythmias Management of multi-system organ dysfunction/failure Violent behavior management Mental and behavioral health conditions Near-drowning management Neuro-trauma management 12-lead EKG/ECG acquisition Ortho trauma care Phlebotomy skills Poison ingestion management Procedural sedation administration and monitoring Psychiatric hold management Respiratory infection management Seizure care Sickle cell crisis management Skin disorder care Spinal cord injury management STEMI certified facility experience Stroke certified facility experience Suicidal patient management Traumatic amputation management Traumatic brain injury care Triage skills Patient age groups: Neonates, Adolescents, Infants, Adults, Pediatrics, and Geriatrics. Patient ratios: 1:4. Pre-approved time off is one time during the contract period, subject to approval. Keep requests for time off to a minimum, preferably no requested calendar week off during the assignment. Expect to work some holidays. Nurses may be required to float to another department or take a patient assignment, without caring for patients outside their established competencies.