Emergency Dept RN
Ottumwa, IA
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Days

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Oct 26, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an RN for an Emergency Department position requiring an active IA or compact RN license and 1-2 years of acute care experience.

Details

• Regional health center with 217 licensed beds offering ED, Critical Care, Med/Surg, Acute Rehab, OB, Pediatrics, Cath Lab, Diagnostics, Wound Care, Pain Clinic, and Sleep Lab services
• 17-bed Emergency Department seeing approximately 40 visits per day
• Patient ratio of 1:6
• Primarily adult and geriatric patient population
• Uses MediTech EHR
• Shift runs 11:00 AM to 11:00 PM
• Every other weekend required
• Call coverage needed 24/7 to cover daily volume

Requirements

• Active RN license (IA or Compact) required
• Current certifications: BLS (AHA), ACLS, and TNCC
• 1-2 years of experience in an acute care facility required
• Travel and similar-size facility experience preferred
• Iowa SING background check required, including criminal and child abuse portions, with no instant or statewide searches accepted
• Mandatory reporter certification required for both child and adult
• 10-panel drug screening required, including opiates
• Titers required within the last 12 months for MMR, Hep B, Varicella, and TB
• Social Security number and date of birth required for consideration

Additional Information

• Provide emergency department nursing care to a primarily adult and geriatric patient population
• Located in Ottumwa, IA, known for its river trails and as the Video Game Capital of the World
• Low cost of living in the area
• Candidates must reside 60 miles or greater from the facility to be eligible for travel rate
• Candidates cannot have worked as perm staff at any LifePoint facility within the last 12 months
• Candidates cannot be employed elsewhere full time
• Monday or Tuesday start dates accepted