ER RN
Ringgold, GA
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Days

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Oct 19, 2026
• Length: 6 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Emergency Dept RN for a fast-paced, high-acuity ER requiring GA or compact licensure and proficiency with EPIC.

Details

• Acute care setting in a busy Emergency Department averaging 70-80 patients per day
• 24-bed unit including 4 behavioral health rooms and 2 critical care rooms
• 9-chair vertical flow fast track area and separate triage area, travelers required to perform triage
• Separate behavioral health/seclusion rooms with dedicated sitter pool, 24/7 in-house security
• Nurse-to-patient ratio of 4:1
• Common diagnoses include chest pain, abdominal pain, shortness of breath, and uncontrolled diabetes across ages 20-90
• STEMI and stroke receiving facility with transfers out for intervention, no trauma designation
• RNs administer common drips including levophed, epinephrine, fentanyl, and propofol
• RNs perform their own blood draws and read their own telemetry strips (GE monitors)
• RT staffed 24/7 handling ABGs, breathing treatments, and EKGs; RNs troubleshoot equipment only
• Rad tech transports patients to X-ray/CT except stroke alerts or critical care requiring 1:1 RN
• 1 ED physician on-site at all times with 2-3 additional midlevels during peak hours
• 24/7 charge nurse coverage, occasionally taking behavioral health patients
• 1 PCT staffed per shift assisting with transport and phlebotomy
• EPIC EMR used
• 12-hour day shifts, 7a-7p, with every other weekend
• Floating required between 3 Memorial campuses within 20-25 miles of each other, including two in TN
• No call or standby requirements

Requirements

• Active GA or Compact RN license required
• Minimum 2 years of experience required
• Required certifications: ACLS, BLS (AHA), ENPC or PALS, NIHSS
• Must be adept with EPIC charting system
• Experience in a fast-paced ER with fewer resources than large teaching or trauma facilities preferred
• Not suitable for new ED nurses; must be self-sufficient in caring for high-acuity patients
• Copy of driver's license required for consideration
• Two professional references required: one supervisor from within the last 12 months worked, and one peer or supervisor from within the last 3 years worked, including employment dates and rehire eligibility

Additional Information

• Provide direct patient care in a Level 1 receiving facility with a children's hospital 20 minutes away
• No OB services on-site, so occasional precipitous deliveries may occur
• Rarely boards patients but frequently transfers high-acuity cases due to criticality
• Scrub color is navy blue; plain or facility-branded sweatshirts allowed, no hoodies
• Orientation includes two 8-hour hospital orientation shifts and two 12-hour clinical orientation shifts with a preceptor during the first week
• Holiday coverage expected unless otherwise negotiated in contract
• Candidates may not have been directly employed by any CommonSpirit-affiliated facility within the past year