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:

An interview may not be available prior to offer. Resume: Each employment history entry must include all the following: detailed duties, hospital size, unit size, trauma level (if applicable), patient ratio, teaching facility. References: At least one reference must be from the same unit/specialty as the job you're applying to.

Required Skills/Experience:

• Competent triage skills required.

Preferred Skills/Experience:

• At least 2 years of critical access ED experience preferred.

Required Credentials:

• PALS is accepted in place of ENPC.
• You are required to pass a Basic Dysrhythmia/EKG exam during onboarding.

Special Requests:

• Any employment gaps greater than 30 days must be explained.
• Cannot have worked at any CommonSpirit location within the last 12 months and may not be full-time, part-time, or PRN with any facility associated with CommonSpirit, including CHI or Dignity, within the past year.
• Cannot apply to more than one job order on the same unit and shift at the facility.
• RTO must be submitted upfront; additional RTO will not be approved after submission.

Unit Details:

• Ratios vary by acuity; 1:3 is common.
• Treats patients across the lifespan from newborn to geriatric with respiratory, cardiac, trauma, and stroke presentations.
• Separate triage room; travelers are expected to perform triage.
• Includes 1 locked seclusion room within the unit.
• No in-house security; local police are used for emergencies.
• Common drips include norepinephrine, nitroglycerin, heparin, amiodarone, and propofol.
• One provider is in house 24/7.
• CNA/tech support is available 1400-2230 for transport prep, vital signs, room turnover, stocking, EKGs, swabs, and splinting if trained.
• RT is onsite during daytime hours and on call at night; RNs may need to initiate respiratory support with verbal assistance from RT if needed.
• No tele/monitor techs; RNs read their own telemetry strips.
• Uses Phillips telemetry monitors.
• ED staff assist with transport; all stroke activations require the RN to accompany the patient to CT.
• Both phlebotomy and RNs draw labs.

Shift & Scheduling:

• Fri-Sat-Sun schedule; manager is open to every other weekend.
• Every other holiday.
• No call.
• 12hr shifts 7-7 both nights and days. The schedule comes out in 6 week blocks - Rotating days/nights, we allow for turn around time & we do not schedule a day shift then a night shift.