Travel RN - Emergency Dept

Travel RN - Emergency Dept

American Traveler

Latrobe, Pennsylvania, United States

Position ID: P-785637

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Rotating

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

Start date: 2026-12-07T00:00:00.000Z

$3,102.04/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is seeking an RN for a busy Emergency Department offering a 13-week assignment, requiring an active PA or Compact RN license and at least 1 year of ER experience.

Details

• Work within a General Emergency Department treating combined adult and pediatric patients
• Patient ratio of approximately 1:4-5
• Rotating 12-hour day and night shifts (6:45a-7:15p / 6:45p-7:15a)
• Every other weekend coverage required
• Floating within the hospital required, with potential floating to sister facilities within a 10-mile radius
• Cerner charting system experience preferred

Requirements

• Active PA or Compact RN license required
• Minimum 1 year of ER experience required
• Hospital or OR setting experience required
• Required certifications: ACLS, BLS, CPI, NIHSS, PALS (AHA certifications only)
• Avade and/or CCM Training preferred
• Cerner EMR experience preferred
• Skilled in triage, cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia management, and 12-lead EKG acquisition
• Experience managing psychiatric holds, suicidal patients, and violent behavior preferred
• Experience with IV therapy, phlebotomy, and administration of emergency medications preferred
• Experience applying splints and managing orthopedic injuries preferred
• Driver's license, SSN, and date of birth required for consideration
• Two supervisor references preferred

Additional Information

• Provide emergency nursing care across a wide range of acute conditions including trauma, cardiac, neurological, respiratory, and psychiatric cases
• Perform triage, isolation precaution protocols, and PPE usage as needed
• Administer and monitor procedural sedation and manage ventilated or multisystem organ dysfunction patients as needed
• Required to work every other holiday
• Must reside more than 50 miles from the facility based on driver's license address to qualify for travel rate
• Local candidates are not accepted
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Former permanent employees must have been separated for at least 2 years before applying through an agency
• Travelers who complete a cumulative year of assignments within the health system must take a two-year break before returning
• Traveler can only be submitted to one facility within the health system at a time
• Fingerprinting, drug screening, and required labs must be completed within 24-48 hours of signing
• All compliance requirements must be cleared by the Wednesday prior to start

Hours per week: 48

Hours per shift: 12