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

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 4x12hrs
• Hours: 48 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Oct 30, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Night Shift RN for an Emergency Department position requiring Level I Trauma Center experience and a CT or compact RN license.

Details

• Level I Trauma Center ED in a short-term acute care hospital setting
• General ED serving combined adult/pediatric population
• Average patient ratios of 1:6 on both day and night shifts
• Night shift, 4x12 hours, 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM
• Required to work every other weekend
• Crosstraining and floating to other campuses and ED observation units required within scope
• Assigned to one campus with possibility of rotating to other campuses
• Travelers will not be assigned to trauma/rescue rooms, triage, or locked behavioral health units
• No on-call requirements
• Epic charting system used
• Open to block scheduling

Requirements

• Active or pending CT RN license (Compact accepted)
• BLS, ACLS, and TNCC certifications required
• NIHSS, PALS, ENPC, and CPI certifications preferred
• 2 years of ED experience required, though 1.5 years from a Level I Trauma Center or with travel experience will be considered
• Level I Trauma Center experience required
• Level II Trauma experience preferred
• Epic charting experience preferred, especially from a facility with 500+ beds, inner-city/urban location, and an ED larger than 60 beds
• Teaching hospital and community hospital experience preferred
• 1 professional reference required
• Flu vaccine required with no declinations accepted
• COVID vaccine and booster required except for religious or medical exemption

Additional Information

• Level I Trauma Center at a large academic medical center with over 1,500 staffed beds
• Responsibilities include managing shock/trauma cases, gunshot wounds, traumatic amputations, and multisystem organ dysfunction
• Skills needed include cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia management, 12-lead EKG interpretation, and IV therapy
• Experience with psychiatric patients including acute psychosis, suicidal patients, and managing violent behavior may be required
• Neurological care experience including CVA, neuro-trauma, and spinal cord injury may be needed
• Respiratory care skills including BiPAP/CPAP management and ABG interpretation preferred
• Travelers may be obligated to participate in natural disaster or emergency response activities
• First-time travelers are accepted
• RTO requests greater than 7 days require manager approval
• Local candidates are not accepted; candidates must reside more than 75 miles from the hospital
• Former staff members must have been separated from the facility for at least 2 years before returning as a traveler
• Longer contract lengths between 13-26 weeks will be considered