Travel ER RN - $1,776 per week

Job ID #1520429. Posted job title: Emergency Room - ER RN - Travel Nurse.

About the role

We're looking for Emergency Room RNs for an immediate travel nurse opening in New Orleans, LA. The right RN should have 1-2 years recent acute care experience. As an ER Travel Nurse, you will work with a diverse team of caregivers to appropriately evaluate, triage and implement care using correct procedures and physician instructions. RNs should have experience and skill caring for patients in a fast-paced, urgent and emergency environment. Emergency Room RNs will perform minor medical operations, advise patients and family on illnesses or injuries, and plan long-term care needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide basic bedside care
• Clean and bandage wounds
• Provide IV therapy
• Maintain supplies and medical equipment
• Report suspected abuse to appropriate agencies
• Document medical history
• Check for patient allergies
• Obtain patient vital signs
• Monitor patients' emotional and physical well-being
• Perform minor medical operations
• Advise patients and family on illnesses or injuries
• Plan long-term care needs
• Stand and walk for long periods of time
• Bend, lean and stoop without difficulty
• Easily lift 20 pounds; moving or lifting patients may require up to 50 pounds
• Possess good skills for coping with stress
• Relate to people of all ages and backgrounds

Requirements

• ACLS, BLS, and PALS certifications
• 1‑2 years recent acute care experience
• Additional certifications may be required before beginning an assignment