American Traveler is hiring an experienced ER RN for a short 10-week winter contract requiring Level I Trauma experience and current TNCC, ACLS, and BLS certifications.
Job details:
- Level I Trauma Center emergency department in a large academic medical center
- General ED serving combined adult/pediatric population
- Average patient ratios of 1:6 on both day and night shifts
- Night shift schedule, 4x12 hours from 19:00-7:00
- Every other weekend required
- No on-call requirements
- Will crosstrain and float to other campuses and ED observation units as needed
- Epic EMR used for charting
- Travelers are not assigned to trauma/rescue rooms, triage, or locked behavioral health units
Requirements:
- Active or pending CT RN license (Compact accepted)
- BLS, ACLS, and TNCC certifications required; ENPC, PALS, NIHSS, and CPI preferred
- Minimum 2 years of ED experience required; 1.5 years considered for candidates from a Level I Trauma Center or with travel experience
- Level I Trauma Center experience required; Level II experience preferred
- Epic charting experience preferred, especially for candidates from facilities with 500+ beds, inner city/urban locations, or EDs larger than 60 beds
- Teaching hospital and community hospital experience preferred
- Experience with IV therapy, arterial line management, central line care, and blood product administration
- Skilled in managing respiratory emergencies including intubation assistance and BiPAP/CPAP management
- Experience with cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, and 12-lead EKG acquisition
- Experience managing psychiatric patients including acute psychosis, suicidal patients, and violent behavior
- Neuro-trauma experience including CVA, TBI, and spinal cord injury management preferred
- 1 professional reference required
- Must complete Flu vaccine with no declinations accepted; COVID booster exemption available for religious or medical reasons only
Additional information:
- This is a 10-week contract specifically for winter coverage
- Local radius restrictions are waived for this assignment
- No holiday RTO permitted and no more than 5 days of RTO allowed for the contract
- First-time travelers are welcome to apply
- Pending license candidates accepted
- Former staff must have been separated from the facility for at least 2 years to be eligible as a traveler
- Travelers are expected to participate in any natural disaster or emergency response activity as needed
- Scheduling flexibility for block schedules is available
- Assigned to one primary campus with possible rotation to other campuses and ED observation units
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