Travel Emergency Department Registered Nurse - $2,560 per week

About the role

Serve patients presenting to the ER of all ages from neonates to elderly. We are designated as Level III trauma center, ACC Chest Pain/STEMI center, and Joint Commission Acute Ready Stroke Center Level III Trauma center, STEMI, Stroke ready. Small ED but high acuity.

Responsibilities

• Triage, PIV, port access/deaccess, foley placement, NG/OG placement, wound care, splint/OCL application
• Assist with art line, central line and chest tube placement
• Perform all clinical skills including, but not limited to, PIV, NG/OG tubes, foles, splinting, wound care
• US guided IV
• Mix medication drips with vial to bag adapter on night shift
• Ensure appropriate EMTALA paperwork is completed per regulatory guidelines for hospital policies
• Direct to bed whenever possible
• Take 4-5:1 ratio assuming ESI level 3 average patient
• Handle stroke, STEMI, trauma, and sepsis patients
• Triage and assess patients quickly
• Work as a team with other departments
• Answer call lights and transport patients
• Make calls for psych patient placement on nights and weekends
• Float to other departments if not needed in the ED

Requirements

• At least 2+ years ED RN experience required
• Must have at least 1+ year of travel experience
• BLS, ACLS, PALS, TNCC required

Qualifications

• Willingness to help precept eventually is required but not immediately

Skills

• Preceptor experience and/or charge preference but not required

Benefits

Blocked scheduling may be requested

Pay

Not specified

Schedule

12 hours, nights