Emergency Department Registered Nurse
Albuquerque, NM
American Traveler
4x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 4x12hrs
• Hours: 48 hrs/wk
• Start Date: May 18, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a travel RN for an Emergency Department position at a Level I Trauma, teaching hospital in New Mexico, requiring TNCC prior to consideration and a minimum of 2 years of ED experience.

Details

• Work in the Emergency Department of a 554-bed Level I Trauma, Children's Hospital, and academic teaching facility in New Mexico
• Patient ratio of 1:5 in the ED
• Approximately 60–80% of the ED census consists of admitted/hold patients, with many ED rooms functioning as ED Holding
• Night shift schedule: 4x12-hour shifts, 19:00–07:30
• 36 or 48-hour work weeks
• Weekends are required as needed; weekend nights are considered Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
• No on-call requirements
• Floating to Adult PCUs is an expectation based on staffing needs; floating to Peds ED is optional; potential floating to ED Holding and Trauma based on experience
• Charting is done in Cerner
• Block scheduling is not available
• Parking is provided at no cost

Requirements

• Active NM or Compact RN license required; NM license may be pending at time of consideration
• Minimum 2 years of ED experience required; candidates with 1.5 years may be reviewed on a case-by-case basis
• Level I Trauma experience strongly preferred
• Required certifications: BLS, ACLS, PALS, TNCC (must be in hand prior to consideration), and NIH Stroke Scale (may be pending until compliance due date)
• RQI certifications are not accepted in place of required certs
• COVID vaccination required; religious or medical exemptions accepted with a completed exemption form signed by a provider
• Must reside more than 100 miles from the facility to be eligible

Additional Information

• Travelers should expect their assignments to include, and may consist primarily of, admitted hold patients
• Responsibilities include medication administration (including IV medications via the seven medication rights) and documenting and communicating clinical findings
• Travel experience is strongly preferred; first-time travelers may be considered if they have 2+ years of Level I Trauma experience
• RTO requests exceeding 7 days require facility approval; all time-off requests should be submitted upfront
• Scrubs must be black and are not provided by the facility
• A 6-month break is required for travelers who have worked 4 consecutive assignments or reached the one-year mark, whichever comes first