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Shift: Days, 4x12hrs
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Hours: 48 hrs/wk
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Start Date: Jul 31, 2026
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Length: 13 weeks
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Openings: 2
American Traveler is hiring a travel RN for an Emergency Department position at a large Level I Trauma Center and Academic Medical Center, requiring Level I Trauma experience and current TNCC, ACLS, and BLS certifications.
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Large short-term acute care hospital with 1,567 staffed beds, operating as a Level I Trauma Center and Academic Medical Center
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Combined adult/pediatric general Emergency Department
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Patient ratio averages 1:6 on both day and night shifts
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Charting performed in Epic (experience preferred)
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Day shift, 4x12-hour shifts, 7:00–19:00
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Every other weekend required
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Floating within scope required to meet facility needs; primarily assigned to one campus with possibility of rotating to other campuses and ED Observation
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Block scheduling can be accommodated
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No on-call requirements
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Travelers are not assigned to trauma/rescue rooms, triage, or locked behavioral health units
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Active CT or Compact RN license required; pending CT license accepted, but candidate must apply prior to consideration (CT license takes 15–21 business days to issue)
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Required certifications: ACLS, BLS, TNCC, NIHSS, PALS
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Preferred certifications: CPI, ENPC
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Minimum 1.5 years of ED RN experience at a comparable facility required; 2 years preferred
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Level I Trauma Center experience required at a large facility
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Travel nursing experience required
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Prior nursing license must be free of disciplinary actions
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Candidates must reside more than 75 miles from the facility to be eligible for this position
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No previous permanent employment with this health system within the last 2 years
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1 professional reference required for consideration
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Proficiency with psychiatric patient management, IV therapy/phlebotomy, arterial and central line management, blood product administration, respiratory support (BiPAP/CPAP, chest tubes, ABG interpretation), emergency medications including vasopressors and IV sedation/paralytics, cardiac monitoring and dysrhythmia management, and neurological/trauma care
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Provide emergency nursing care across a broad patient population including trauma, stroke, STEMI, psychiatric, and multisystem organ dysfunction cases
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Flu vaccination is required; declinations are not accepted
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COVID vaccination required; religious and medical exemptions are accepted
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RTO exceeding 7 days requires managerial approval
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Weekend call-out policy is in effect: missed weekend shifts must be made up on another weekend shift within the same scheduling period
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First-time travelers are not accepted for this position
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13-week contract assignment
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Parking costs approximately $125/month
