ER RN
Decatur, IL
American Traveler
4x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 4x12hrs
• Hours: 48 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Aug 17, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a night shift Emergency Department position at a Level II Trauma Center, requiring a minimum of 2 years of ED experience and an active IL RN license.

Details

• Combined adult and pediatric Emergency Department in a 280-bed acute care hospital
• Level II Trauma Center and STEMI-certified facility
• 32-bed ED with an average daily census of 120 patients
• Patient ratio of 1:4 for all shifts
• Night shift schedule: 4x12-hour shifts, 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM
• Weekends required as needed
• Floating within the hospital or to nearby affiliate facilities is required for all travelers
• No on-call responsibilities
• Charting system: Cerner (experience preferred)
• Royal blue scrubs required

Requirements

• Active IL RN license required and must be in hand at time of consideration
• Required certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS, PALS, and TNCC (AHA or Red Cross accepted; RQI cards not accepted)
• Preferred certifications: ENPC and NRP
• Minimum 2 years of ED experience required
• Level II Trauma Center experience required (Level I also accepted)
• Experience in a combined adult/pediatric ED required
• Cardiac monitoring skills: dysrhythmia interpretation and management, 12-lead EKG acquisition, and multisystem organ dysfunction management
• IV/phlebotomy skills: blood product administration, central line care/management, phlebotomy, and starting IVs
• Medication skills: continuous IV paralytics, continuous IV sedation, emergency medications, IV vasopressors, and procedural sedation
• Neurological case experience: CVA, neuro-trauma, ICP monitoring, spinal cord injury, and traumatic brain injury
• Respiratory skills: chest tube management, BiPAP/CPAP, ABG interpretation, intubation, and ventilator management
• Shock/trauma experience: gunshot wounds and traumatic amputation
• Pediatric case experience: abdominal pain, asthma, burns, epiglottitis, head injury, hyperglycemia, abuse identification, infections, mental/behavioral health, near drowning, poison ingestion, respiratory infections, seizures, sickle cell crisis, skin disorders, spinal cord injury, and UTIs
• Psychiatric case experience: acute psychosis, drug overdose, managing violent behavior, psychiatric holds, and suicidal patients
• Proficiency in triage and isolation precautions/PPE
• Ortho-trauma experience required
• SSN and DOB required for consideration

Additional Information

• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Previous charge experience preferred
• Cerner EMR experience preferred
• Local candidates are accepted with no radius restriction
• Candidates who were previously permanent or PRN employees of the Memorial Hospital System must have been separated for at least 12 months before being considered as a traveler
• Travel pairs are not accepted at this facility
• RTO is ideally no more than 5 non-holiday days per assignment
• Candidates must be available to work 2 out of 3 major holidays
• Free parking is available with a permit obtained during orientation
• Day 1 orientation is virtual and conducted from home; all assigned modules must be completed by 4:00 PM CST on Day 1