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Emergency Department Registered Nurse (RN) – Travel Nursing Contract in New Haven, CT

Experienced Emergency Department RNs are invited to join a high-acuity, Level I Trauma team in New Haven, Connecticut. This 10-week travel nurse assignment offers the opportunity to provide emergency nursing care to adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients alongside a collaborative multidisciplinary healthcare team.

Travel RN Job Details

• Location: New Haven, Connecticut (ZIP code 06510) — a vibrant city setting for your 10-week travel assignment
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,090–$2,200
• Assignment Type: Emergency Department travel contract
• Contract Duration: 10 weeks
• Start Date: November 6, 2026
• Schedule: Three 12-hour day shifts per week
• Shift Hours: 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
• Hours per Week: 36
• Weekend Coverage: Every other weekend
• Patient Ratios: Approximately 1:6
• Patient Population: Adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients
• Documentation: Epic experience preferred
• Call: Not required
• Float/Cross-Training: May float within scope to other campuses and an ED observation unit
• Time-Off Guidelines: Up to five days of requested time off; requests exceeding seven days require approval. Holiday time off is not available for this assignment.

Emergency Department RN Job Requirements

• At least 1.5 years of recent Emergency Department nursing experience; 2 years preferred
• Level I Trauma experience required
• Current Registered Nurse license; candidates with a pending Connecticut license may be considered if the licensing process is initiated before submission
• Current TNCC, ACLS, and BLS certifications
• Experience caring for patients with complex medical, surgical, neurologic, psychiatric, and traumatic emergencies
• Strong assessment, prioritization, communication, and critical-thinking skills
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, high-volume emergency department
• Travel experience is not required, though first-time travelers are not accepted for this assignment

Emergency Nursing Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive emergency nursing care to adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients
• Rapidly assess, triage, stabilize, and monitor patients with emergent and life-threatening conditions
• Care for patients experiencing Level I Trauma, stroke, STEMI, respiratory failure, overdose, sepsis, multisystem trauma, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, and behavioral health crises
• Administer emergency medications, blood products, IV therapies, vasopressors, sedation, and other treatments within scope of practice
• Perform and interpret nursing assessments, cardiac monitoring, 12-lead ECGs, dysrhythmia monitoring, and arterial blood gas results as applicable
• Manage central lines, chest tubes, ventilated patients, BiPAP/CPAP, splints, isolation precautions, and other emergency equipment and interventions
• Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, respiratory therapy, radiology, pharmacy, social services, and other members of the care team
• Float or cross-train within scope to support other emergency care areas and ED observation based on department needs
• Accurately document patient care and clinical outcomes in the electronic medical record

Apply now for this Emergency Department RN travel contract in New Haven, Connecticut, and take the next step in your travel nursing career.

Benefits

401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.