Travel Nurse RN - ED - Emergency Department - $2,018 per week

About the role

TotalMed RN is seeking a travel nurse RN for the Emergency Department in Hickory, North Carolina. The position is a 13‑week travel assignment requiring 36 hours per week on 12‑hour night shifts. The agency places nurses across the United States and focuses on providing highly‑skilled staff to facilities to improve patient experience. The opening is immediate and calls for an RN with 1‑2 years of recent acute care experience.

Responsibilities

• Work with a diverse team of caregivers to evaluate, triage, and implement care following procedures and physician instructions.
• Perform minor medical operations.
• Advise patients and families on illnesses or injuries.
• Plan long‑term care needs.
• Document medical history.
• Check for patient allergies.
• Obtain patient vital signs.
• Monitor patients’ emotional and physical well‑being.
• Provide basic bedside care.
• Clean and bandage wounds.
• Provide IV therapy.
• Maintain supplies and medical equipment.
• Report suspected abuse to appropriate agencies.