Travel Nurse (RN) - Emergency Department

Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.

Additional Details:

References must cover at least 1 full year of relevant experience in specialty within the past 3 years.

Manager may or may not interview. Clinician must be okay with this. If Clinician has questions, please email the AM.

Previous Employment Requirements: Return Staff Policy: If a nurse has held previous employment with Medstar, must be gone for a minimum of 1 year to return as a traveler

Required Skills/Experience: Community Hospital Experience

Required Skills: General Emergency Department-Combined Adult/Pedi, Conscious Sedation, Telemetry, Vents

Pediatrics: Abdominal pain, Asthma, Head injury, Hyperglycemia, Identifying and reporting abuse, Infections, Mental/behavioral health conditions, Near drowning, Poison ingestion, Respiratory infections, Seizures, Sickle cell crisis, Urinary tract infections.

Psychiatric: Acute psychosis, Drug overdose, Managing violent behavior, Psychiatric Hold, Suicidal patient.

IV therapy/Phlebotomy: Blood Product Administration, Central line care/management, Phlebotomy, Starting and maintaining IVs.

Respiratory: Chest tube insertion/management, CPAP/BiPAP, Intubation, Ventilated patients.

Medications: Continuous IV paralytics, Continuous IV sedation, Emergency Medications, IV vasopressors, Procedural Sedation Administration/Monitoring.

Neurological: CVA (Cerebrovascular Accident).

Work Settings: General Emergency Department-Combined Adult/Pedi.

Shock/Trauma: Management of patient with multisystem organ dysfunction/failure.

Cardiac Monitoring and Emergency response: Interpretation of dysrhythmias, Management of dysrhythmias, Obtain 12 lead EKG/ECG.

Professional Topics and Skills: Isolation Precautions.

Orthopedics: Manage / apply splints.

Preferred Skills/Experience: Teaching Hospital Experience, LTAC Experience

Preferred Skills

Pediatrics: Burns, Epiglottitis, Skin Disorders, Spinal cord injury.

IV therapy/Phlebotomy: Arterial line management.

Respiratory: Interpretation of Arterial Blood Gases (ABGs).

Neurological: ICP monitoring, Neuro-Trauma, Spinal cord injury, Traumatic Brain injury.

Work Settings: Level I Trauma Center, Level II Trauma Center, Pediatric Emergency Department, STEMI Certified Facility, Stroke Certified Facility.

Shock/Trauma: Gunshot wounds, Traumatic amputation.

Professional Topics and Skills: Triage.

Orthopedics: Ortho trauma.

Required Credentials: Dysrhythmia/EKG Competency Exam - From within the past 3 years and have a passing score of 80%

Types of Patients on Unit: Patient Age Groups: Neonates, Adolescents, Infants, Adults, Pediatrics, Geriatrics

Unit/Facility Details: 30 Rooms, 44 Beds

Proof of Identification: Drivers License/State ID

Shift & Scheduling: Block Schedules: No

Weekend Coverage: Every other weekend; 6 weekend shifts in each 6-week schedule (Friday & Saturday nights).

Pre-Approved Time Off: 2 Requests