Travel Nurse Emergency Room RN Night Shift Job

Travel RN - Emergency Dept

American Traveler

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Days

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

Start date: 2026-10-23

$2,276.00/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for an Emergency Department position at a Level I Trauma Center requiring CT or compact RN licensure and prior Level I trauma or community hospital ER experience.

Details

Work in a General Emergency Department serving combined adult/pediatric patients

Level I Trauma Center setting with high acuity and trauma/shock presentations

Average patient ratios of 1:6 for both day and night shifts

Day shift schedule, 3x12 hours, 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM

Every other weekend required

No on-call requirements

Assigned to one campus with possible cross-training and floating to other campuses within scope

Travelers will not be assigned to trauma/rescue rooms, triage, or locked behavioral health units

Uses Epic charting system

Requirements

Active or pending CT RN license (or compact license) required

BLS, ACLS, and TNCC certifications required

NIHSS, PALS, and ENPC certifications preferred

CPI certification preferred

Minimum 2 years of ER experience required; will consider 1.5 years from a Level I trauma or travel background

Community hospital experience required

Teaching hospital and Trauma Level I/II experience preferred

Epic charting experience preferred

Experience with cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, and 12-lead EKG acquisition

Skilled in IV therapy including starting/maintaining IVs, central line care, and blood product administration

Experience managing psychiatric holds, acute psychosis, and violent behavior preferred

One professional reference required for consideration

Additional Information

Provide emergency nursing care across a broad range of pediatric and adult presentations including trauma, respiratory, neurological, and psychiatric emergencies

Participate in cardiac monitoring, emergency medication administration, and management of critically ill patients

Facility is a short-term acute care, Level I Trauma Center with 1,567 staffed beds

Flu vaccine required with no declinations accepted; COVID vaccine and booster required with medical or religious exemption only

Requests for RTO greater than 7 days require additional approval

First-time travelers are accepted

Returning staff must have been separated from the facility for at least 2 years to be considered as a traveler

Local candidates are not accepted; candidates residing within 75 miles of the facility are considered local

American Traveler