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Travel RN - Emergency Dept

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American Traveler is hiring an RN for an Emergency Department position requiring Level I Trauma Center experience and a compact or CT RN license.

Work in the Emergency Department of a Level I Trauma Center at a short-term acute care hospital
General ED serving combined adult/pediatric populations
STEMI and Stroke Certified facility
Average patient ratio of 1:6 for both day and night shifts
Night shift schedule (4x12 hours, 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM)
Required to work every other weekend
Primarily assigned to one campus with possibility of crosstraining and floating to other campuses and ED observation units
No on-call requirements
Travelers do not staff trauma/rescue rooms, triage, or locked behavioral health units
Uses Epic charting system

Active RN license (Compact or CT State license) required
Required certifications: ACLS, BLS, TNCC, NIHSS
Preferred certifications: CPI, ENPC, PALS
Minimum 2 years of RN experience required, 1.5 years accepted from a Level I Trauma facility or with travel experience
Level I Trauma experience required
Level II Trauma experience preferred
Teaching hospital and community hospital experience preferred
Prior travel nursing experience required
Epic charting experience preferred
Pending license accepted for consideration
Flu vaccine required with no declinations accepted
COVID vaccine and booster required, with religious or medical exemptions only

Deliver emergency nursing care across a wide range of acute and trauma presentations, including gunshot wounds, traumatic amputations, and multisystem organ dysfunction
Manage cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation, and 12-lead EKG acquisition
Provide care for psychiatric emergencies including acute psychosis, suicidal patients, and managing violent behavior
Perform IV therapy, phlebotomy, arterial line management, and blood product administration
Skilled in respiratory support including BiPAP/CPAP management, intubation, and ABG interpretation
Experience with neurological emergencies such as CVA, traumatic brain injury, and spinal cord injury
Apply splints and manage orthopedic trauma cases as needed
Utilize isolation precautions and PPE per facility protocol
Contracts of 13-26 weeks will be considered
Open to accommodating block scheduling
RTO requests greater than 7 days require additional approval
First-time travelers are not accepted for this position
Local candidates are not accepted; candidates must live outside a 75-mile radius of the facility
Returning staff must have been separated from the facility for at least 2 years to be considered as a traveler
One reference required for consideration
Travelers are expected to participate in natural disaster or emergency response activities as needed