Travel Emergency Room Registered Nurse - $2,118 per week

About the role

Medical Solutions is seeking a travel nurse RN for the Emergency Department (ED) at a hospital in Bridgeport, West Virginia. This is a 13‑week travel assignment requiring 36 hours per week on 12‑hour night shifts (11 am–11 pm). The position starts in June and offers travel nursing benefits.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (RN) license
• Specialty: Emergency Department (ED)
• Discipline: RN

Requirements

• BLS certification (required)
• ACLS certification (required)
• PALS certification (preferred)

Responsibilities

• Work in a 33‑bed ED with a triage area and a separate fast‑track unit open 11 am–11 pm.
• Maintain nurse‑to‑patient ratios of 1:4 in the general ER, 1:5 in the 5‑bed lower‑acuity area, and 1:6 in fast track.
• Use EPIC electronic medical record system.
• Function as charge nurse (no patient assignment) when needed.
• Utilize nurse aides/techs and wear royal‑blue scrubs.
• Interpret telemetry strips and manage ventilated patients.
• Collaborate with hospitalists/intensivists (3 physicians on site 11 am–11 pm, with night coverage).
• Work with IV team (available until 10 pm), respiratory therapy (24/7), and pharmacy (24/7).
• Complete floor‑specific orientation (1‑3 shifts).
• Manage common ED presentations including chest pain, respiratory failure, abdominal pain, and a 15% pediatric population.
• Participate in stabilization and transfer of major trauma patients to a sister Level 1 trauma center.
• Admit approximately 18% of patients; average ED length of stay ~2 hr 45 min.