ER RN
New Haven, CT
American Traveler
4x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 4x12hrs
• Hours: 48 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Oct 2, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 2

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Level I Trauma Emergency Department position requiring TNCC, ACLS, and BLS certifications along with a CT or compact RN license.

Details

• Level I Trauma Center Emergency Department in a large academic medical center
• General ED serving combined adult/pediatric patients
• Night shift, 4x12 hours (7:00pm-7:00am)
• Average patient ratios of 1:6 for both days and nights
• Every other weekend required
• Cross-training and floating to other campuses and ED observation required
• Epic EMR used for charting
• No on-call requirements
• Guaranteed hours included
• Open to block scheduling accommodations
• Travelers are not assigned to trauma/rescue rooms, triage, or locked behavioral health units

Requirements

• Active CT or compact RN license required (pending license accepted)
• BLS, ACLS, and TNCC certifications required
• ENPC, CPI, NIHSS, and PALS certifications preferred
• Minimum 2 years of ED experience required (1.5 years considered for candidates from Level I trauma or similar large facilities)
• Level I Trauma Center experience required
• Level II Trauma Center experience preferred
• Epic charting experience preferred, especially for candidates from large urban hospitals with 500+ beds and EDs larger than 60 beds
• Teaching hospital and community hospital experience preferred
• Skills in IV therapy, arterial line management, central line care, and blood product administration required
• Experience managing psychiatric patients, including acute psychosis, suicidal patients, and violent behavior
• Respiratory care skills including BiPAP/CPAP management and interpretation of ABGs required; intubation and ventilated patient care preferred
• Experience with emergency medications, IV vasopressors, and continuous IV sedation/paralytics required
• Neurological care experience including CVA, spinal cord injury, and traumatic brain injury required; ICP monitoring preferred
• Cardiac monitoring skills including 12-lead EKG acquisition and dysrhythmia management required
• Experience managing shock/trauma cases such as gunshot wounds and traumatic amputations required
• Orthopedic splinting skills required; ortho trauma experience preferred
• 1 professional reference required
• Flu vaccine required with no declinations accepted
• COVID vaccine and booster required, with only religious or medical exemptions accepted

Additional Information

• Provide emergency nursing care across a wide range of trauma, psychiatric, respiratory, cardiac, and neurological cases
• Participate in cardiac monitoring, emergency response, and management of multisystem organ dysfunction
• Assigned to one primary campus with possible rotation to other campuses and ED observation units
• Travelers are obligated to participate in natural disaster or other emergency response activities as needed
• RTO greater than 7 days requires facility approval
• Previous perm staff must be separated from the facility for at least 2 years before returning as a traveler
• Local candidates are not accepted unless within specific exception criteria; candidates within 75 miles are not eligible for travel rates
• First-time travelers are not accepted for this position