Emergency Room Registered Nurse
Americus, GA
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Jul 20, 2026
• Length: 17 weeks
• Openings: 2

Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a night shift Emergency Room position requiring at least 2 years of ER experience, prior travel experience, and a GA or compact RN license.

Details

• Acute care hospital Emergency Room setting with 12 beds, including 2 trauma bays, 1 fast track area (ESI 4-5) with 4 clinic rooms, and 1 seclusion room for psychiatric holds
• Patient population spans neonates to geriatrics, ranging from minor walk-in cases to trauma; trauma cases are stabilized and airlifted out, and pediatric patients are transferred out
• Averages approximately 70 patient visits per day
• Nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:4
• EMR: MEDITECH
• 12-hour night shifts; shift starts at 6:45 PM
• Every other weekend required
• Holidays rotate with permanent staff
• No floating required
• Unit-level orientation consists of 3 shifts (16 hours total)
• Ventilator management is part of the role
• Nurses perform their own lab draws
• IV team available for midlines and difficult sticks (8 AM–5 PM, Monday–Friday)
• Respiratory therapy available 24/7; pharmacy is in-house during the day and accessible via Omnicell or a main facility pharmacist until midnight

Requirements

• Active GA or compact RN license required
• Current certifications required: BLS (AHA), ACLS (AHA), PALS (AHA), NIHSS, CPI, and TNCC
• Minimum 2 years of Emergency Room experience required
• At least 1 prior travel nursing contract required
• MEDITECH EMR experience preferred
• Driver's license required for consideration
• Must reside more than 75 miles from the facility to be eligible for placement

Additional Information

• Supported by a team that includes 1 paramedic per shift (typically runs clinic and responds to traumas/codes), at least 1 ER tech per shift, nurse externs, charge nurses (who do not take patients), and security/patient sitters for 1:1 psych hold observation
• 1 attending physician and 2 mid-level providers staff the department per shift on staggered schedules
• Scrub colors: hunter green pants, white top, and white jacket required
• Candidates who have been employed by the facility within the last 12 months are not eligible for placement
• Any time off or scheduling requests must be submitted prior to the start of the assignment