Travel ER RN - $1,830 per week

About the role

AMN Healthcare Nursing is seeking a travel nurse RN ED - Emergency Department for a travel nursing job in Lumberton, North Carolina.

Job Details

• Specialty: ED - Emergency Department
• Discipline: RN
• Duration: 13 weeks
• Hours per week: 36
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Start Date: ASAP
• Pay Rate: $1784.00 - $1875.00

Unit Information

• Beds: 50 beds in ED (to include hallway beds and Psych Holds)
• No locked area for Psych holds; 2 seclusion rooms within Main ED
• Minimum Experience: 2-year minimum ED experience in comparable facility for acuity and size
• First-time traveler? No, unless specifically approved by management
• 50,000-60,000 ED visits per year; Average 160 patients seen per day
• Patient Types: All ages (Neonate to Geriatric). Multispecialty – Medical/Cardiac/Neuro/Ortho/Trauma/Interventional – will stabilize and ship out higher-level Neuro and Trauma patients. DKA, Sepsis, Multisystem trauma (stabilization), Respiratory Failure, Renal Failure, COVID, IVDA, ETOH, Mental Health (Adult and Peds), Pediatric Med/Tele. Stroke requiring TPA administration, spinal precautions. STEMI, NSTEMI, Heart failure.
• Patient Ratios: RN: Days & Nights: Main ED – 1:3-5 (based on acuity); ED/Psych Holding – 1:6

Required Certifications

• RN: BLS, ACLS, PALS, CPI (required) – MOAB is not accepted
• NIHSS (preferred)
• TNCC (preferred)

Required Skills

• Travel pairs are not preferred - must get manager approval
• Same shifts cannot be guaranteed
• Experience in a facility with a high acuity, fast paced environment comparable to UNC Health Southeastern
• Critical care drips/titration, cardiac rhythm interpretation, measuring cardiac strips, drains, chest tubes, hemodynamic lines: Art lines/CVP, Stroke experience (TPA administration and mixing), conscious sedation
• US guided IV's is not a skill that will be needed at this time for travelers

Support on the Unit

• Secretary, 24/7 CNA – may be available to assist with: vitals, glucose checks, 12 lead EKG's
• Charge nurse: unassigned
• Centralized and Bedside Tele monitoring within the department
• Phlebotomy: (will do all peripheral lab draws)
• Resource Nurse – team lead – staffing dependent
• House Supervisor, 24/7 RT, 24/7 (ED specific) – will perform ABG's and Nebulizer txs
• Pharmacy, 24/7 ED specific pharmacist – 1100-2300, variable days of the week
• (2) ED physicians, 24/7
• Mid-Level Providers, 0800-0200, 7 days per week
• RRT, 24/7
• ICU Intensivist, available for consult 24/7
• Security – typically in the ED at all times but may be pulled for in house emergencies as well
• Central transport to move patients, unless the patient requires constant RN monitoring due to acuity

Charting System/Equipment

• EPIC - required
• Alaris
• Omnicell
• Spacelab monitors

Floating

Could potentially float to ICU but would be helping hands/task RN only.

Orientation

• 1st day – Hospital NEO
• 2nd Day – Preceptor orientation to unit
• 3rd Day – in staffing, works independently

Schedule

• Shift Times: 0700-1900, 1900-0700
• *Will not be able to accommodate blocked scheduling – please do not request approval for this*
• 8-week schedule
• Weekend rotation: Every other (Fri/Sat/Sun)
• Can we approve time off? Up to 7 days; must be willing to extend contract if taking a full week off, if requesting holidays or days surrounding holidays off – get approval from NM
• Will they be on call? No
• Holiday Expectations: 3/6 major holidays - Thanksgiving, Day After Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, NYE, New Year's Day

Other notes

• Most travelers are diligent about their work and care about their patients; close-knit unit, traveler friendly, extensions offered if a good fit for the unit
• Scrub Color: Ceil Blue or White. Undershirts must be White, Ceil Blue, Black or Grey. Jackets must be White, Ceil Blue or Black. No sweatshirt or hoodies.
• Parking: Free in designated areas

Required Qualifications

• Registered Nurse, ER
• Experience: 2 years
• Travel Experience: 1 assignment in General
• Licenses: RN (Compact Accepted) (Copy needed)
• Certifications (At least one of the following): ACLS-AHA (Copy Needed), BLS-AHA (Copy Needed), PALS (Copy Needed), CERT-Crisis Prevention Intervention
• SSN Required
• DOB Required
• Work History: Should not be more than 30 days of gap in entire work history
• References: 1 Reference in the last 12 months
• skills checklist within 12 mos
• reference within 12 mob
• perm address over 75 miles

Preferred Qualifications

• NIHSS
• TNCC

Benefits

• Company provided housing options
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Continuing Education