Travel Nurse RN - ED - Emergency Department
Huntersville, NC
Wellspring Nurse Source
3x12 hrs, Nights

Emergency Room Registered Nurse (RN)

Job Description

We are seeking a dedicated Emergency Room Registered Nurse (RN) to join our team. This position will be focused on providing high-quality care in a fast-paced, community hospital setting.

Required Skills and Experience

• Minimum of 2-3 years of experience in an Emergency Department
• Acceptance of first-time travelers
• Local candidates are welcome, with a rate difference applicable
• Proficient in IV start, triage, telemetry, conscious sedation, interpretation and management of dysrhythmias, and procedural sedation administration
• Certifications required: ACLS, BCLS, NIH, PALS, and MOAB (MOAB class will be provided)

Preferred Skills and Certifications

• Experience with critical care patients, trauma, triage, and boarding inpatients
• Preferred certifications: ENPC and TNCC

Job Details

• Target nurse-to-patient ratios: 1:4; assignments may vary based on patient acuity
• 36 hours per week will be offered
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: 12-hour night shifts (18:45 - 07:15)
• Requests for time off (RTO) are limited to a maximum of 7 days for Aya Auto Offer
• No float requirements
• Weekend requirement: Every other weekend (Saturday and Sunday)

Patient Care and Unit Information

• Stroke certified, administering t-Pa and TNK, transferring patients to appropriate facilities as necessary
• Chest pain certified, accepting only walk-in STEMI patients for intervention transfer
• No trauma services or dialysis services; both require transfer
• Pediatric admissions are not accepted; all pediatric cases must be transferred
• Provides care across the entire age spectrum
• Staffed by RNs, CNAs, MURs, and Paramedics alongside ED MDs and MLPs
• Dedicated charge nurse is available 24/7
• Possibility of overcapacity in-house; ED MSU boarding may occur
• Onsite intervention by a cath lab is available
• Paramedics are part of the department

Special Equipment and Systems

• Utilizes Alaris IV pumps for medication administration
• Medication and lab specimen scanning through Pyxis and EPIC systems

Orientation and Scheduling

• Orientation consists of 2 shifts of 12 hours on the unit, with initial hospital orientation during the first week (traveler must be available for classes each day)
• Scheduling type is based on unit needs

Additional Information

• Scrubs required: Navy and/or white
• EKG testing must be passed prior to starting in this specialty