ER Holding RN
Albuquerque, NM
American Traveler
4x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 4x12hrs
• Hours: 48 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Sep 14, 2026
• Length: 18 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for an ER Holding position requiring telemetry skills, NM or compact RN licensure, and prior travel experience

Details

• Work in the Adult Admission Inpatient Unit (AAU), which functions as an ER Holding unit adjacent to the Emergency Department
• Fast-paced admission unit accepting patients from the ED and beginning inpatient standard of care until placement on one of 11 progressive care units
• Unit has 17 beds plus up to 8 hall beds
• Diverse patient population spanning all specialties except ICU-level patients
• Patient ratios of 1 RN to 4-5 patients
• Night shift, 4x12 hours from 19:00 to 7:30
• Contracted hours of 36, 40, or 48 per week with facility allowed to call off up to 3 times during a 13-week assignment
• Float required to the ED for admitted patients, ICU for sub-acute care assignments, and any inpatient PCU area
• No on-call requirements
• Relief charge may be required as needed
• Must work 2 of the 3 holiday bundles: Thanksgiving and the day after, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, or New Year's Eve and New Year's Day

Requirements

• Active RN license (New Mexico or Compact) required, pending license accepted
• Current certifications: BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS
• RQI certifications not accepted
• Minimum 1 year of RN experience required
• Prior travel experience required for this ER position
• Preferred: previous charge nurse experience
• Preferred: Level I Trauma experience
• Skills required: telemetry monitoring, interpretation and management of dysrhythmias, cardiac drip management (no titration), and IV therapy/phlebotomy including starting and maintaining IVs
• Cerner charting system experience

Additional Information

• Facility is a Level I Trauma, Children's Hospital, Teaching Hospital with 554 staffed beds
• Provide care to admitted patients requiring telemetry monitoring and time management across a fast-paced turnover environment
• Must be willing to work relief charge as needed
• Scrub color is black; scrubs not provided
• No RTO during the first 7 days or last day of the contract; requests greater than 7 days require approval
• No local candidates accepted within 100 miles of the facility; non-local driver's license required on file
• A 6-month system break is required after 1 year or 4 consecutive assignments, whichever comes first
• Former staff must have a 12-month separation before returning
• Contracts and extensions must be at least 10 weeks in length
• No fee for parking