RN - Emergency

Registered Nurse – Emergency Room

Potsdam, NY | Acute Care / Emergency Department

Contract | Nights, 4×12-hour shifts (19:00–07:00) | Every other weekend required (2 weekends per 4-week schedule)

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in a combined Adult/Pediatric Emergency Department within a Level III Trauma Center and Primary Stroke Center environment
• Manage patients presenting with multisystem conditions including traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, CVA, ortho-trauma, respiratory emergencies, and behavioral health conditions
• Perform and oversee blood product administration, central line care/management, phlebotomy, IV insertion, continuous IV sedation, and IV vasopressor management
• Interpret and manage dysrhythmias; care for ventilated patients and those with complex neurological and trauma presentations
• Accurately document patient care using EPIC (required), administer medications via Pyxis, and communicate using SBAR methodology
• Float to other units as needed; maintain a patient ratio of 1:5

Required Qualifications

• Active, unencumbered New York (NY) RN license — must be in hand at time of submission
• Minimum 2 years of Emergency Department nursing experience
• EPIC electronic health record experience is a hard requirement
• Required certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS, PALS, TNCC
• Experience with General Emergency Department (Combined Adult/Pedi) and Non-Trauma Emergency Department settings
• Candidates must reside more than 50 miles from the facility to be eligible; candidates within 75 miles are not accepted

Preferred Experience / Skills

• CPI (Crisis Prevention Intervention) certification
• TCAR certification
• Prior travel nursing experience (first-time travelers are accepted)

Why Join Us

• Work in a high-acuity Emergency Department environment with exposure to a broad range of trauma, neurological, and complex medical cases
• Orientation support provided, with pre-start modules that may be billable up to 5 hours