Travel Nurse RN - ED - Emergency Department - $2,578 per week

Specialty: ED - Emergency Department | Discipline: RN | Duration: 13 weeks | 36 hours per week | Shift: 12 hours, nights | Employment Type: Travel

About the role

Travel ER RN position at Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, Missouri. Start date as soon as possible within 3-4 weeks of offer. Shift is nights (6p-6a) with weekends required. Blocked scheduling may be requested.

Requirements

• At least 2+ years of ED RN experience
• At least 1+ year of travel experience
• BLS, ACLS, PALS, TNCC certifications
• Ability to handle all patients from ESI level 1-5
• Ability to manage a 4-5:1 patient ratio (assuming ESI level 3 average patient)
• Experience caring for stroke, STEMI, trauma, and sepsis patients
• Strong triage and rapid patient assessment skills
• Proficiency in clinical skills including PIV, NG/OG tubes, foley catheters, splinting, and wound care
• Ability to assist with art line, central line, and chest tube placement
• Willingness to answer call lights, transport patients, and assist with psych patient placement calls during nights/weekends
• Willingness to float to other departments when not needed in the ED (average of 1 shift per 13-week period)
• Experience with EDIS Medhost EMR and Omnicell medication dispensing system
• Ability to mix medication drips with vial-to-bag adapter on night shift
• Knowledge of EMTALA paperwork requirements

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience as a preceptor and/or charge nurse
• Willingness to help precept new staff eventually
• Experience with ultrasound-guided IV placement

Department Details

• Facility size: 93 beds
• Emergency Department beds: 11
• Monthly department volume: 1,100 patients
• Designations: Level III trauma center, ACC Chest Pain/STEMI center, Joint Commission Acute Ready Stroke Center
• Team-based approach with direct-to-bed process when possible
• No inpatient psych unit; ER boards psych patients until placement is found
• No Bar Code Medication Administration (scanning) currently in the ED

Scope of Role

Serve patients of all ages (neonates to elderly) presenting to the Emergency Department.