Travel Nurse RN - ED - Emergency Department - $2,043 per week
About the role
TotalMed RN is seeking a travel nurse RN for an Emergency Department position in Parker, Colorado. This is a 13-week travel assignment with 36 hours per week on 12-hour night shifts. The role requires 1-2 years of recent acute care experience. As an ER Travel Nurse, you will work with a diverse team of caregivers to 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 perform minor medical operations, advise patients and families on illnesses or injuries, and plan long-term care needs. Other responsibilities include documenting medical history, checking for allergies, obtaining vital signs, and monitoring patients' emotional and physical well-being.
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
Requirements
- ACLS certification
- BLS certification
- PALS certification
- 2 years of recent acute care experience
- Additional certifications may be required before beginning assignment
- Ability to stand and walk for long periods
- Ability to bend, lean, and stoop without difficulty
- Ability to easily lift 20 pounds
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds for patient moving/lifting
- Good stress coping skills
- Ability to relate to people of all ages and backgrounds