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

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Variable, 4x12hrs
• Hours: 48 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 6, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Emergency Department RN for a Level I Trauma Center requiring at least 2 years of ED experience and CT or compact RN licensure.

Details

• Work in a Level I Trauma Center Emergency Department with a general adult/pediatric patient population
• Average patient ratios of 1:6 on both day and night shifts
• Day shift (4x12 hours, 11:00-23:00) or evening shift (4x12 hours, 15:00-03:00) schedules available
• Required to work every other weekend
• No on-call requirements
• Cross-training and floating to other campuses and ED observation units required within scope
• Travelers are assigned to one campus with possible rotation to other campuses and ED observation
• Travelers do not staff trauma/rescue rooms, triage, or locked behavioral health units
• Uses Epic charting system

Requirements

• Active CT or compact RN license required (pending license accepted)
• BLS, ACLS, and TNCC certifications required
• NIHSS, PALS, ENPC, and CPI certifications preferred
• Minimum 2 years of ED experience required; 1.5 years considered for candidates from a Level I Trauma Center or with travel experience
• Level I Trauma Center experience required
• Level II Trauma Center, teaching hospital, and community hospital experience preferred
• Experience with patient ratios of 1:5-6 required
• Epic charting experience preferred, especially for candidates from facilities with 500+ beds, inner-city/urban locations, or EDs larger than 60 beds
• Skills in IV therapy, arterial line management, blood product administration, central line care, and phlebotomy required
• Respiratory skills including BiPAP/CPAP management, ventilated patient care, chest tube management, ABG interpretation, and intubation required
• Experience managing emergency medications, IV vasopressors, and continuous IV sedation/paralytics required
• Neurological care experience including CVA, ICP monitoring, neuro-trauma, and spinal cord injury required
• Cardiac monitoring skills including dysrhythmia interpretation/management and 12-lead EKG acquisition required
• Experience managing psychiatric patients, including acute psychosis, suicidal patients, and violent behavior required
• Shock/trauma experience including gunshot wounds and traumatic amputations required
• Orthopedic splinting and ortho trauma management skills required
• 1 professional reference required for consideration

Additional Information

• Provide emergency care across a wide range of trauma, cardiac, neurological, respiratory, and psychiatric cases
• Participate in STEMI and stroke certified facility protocols
• Flu vaccine required with no declinations accepted
• COVID-19 vaccine and booster required except for religious or medical exemptions
• Contracts range from 13 to 26 weeks with possible extension
• Open to block scheduling arrangements
• RTO requests greater than 7 days require manager approval
• First-time travelers are not accepted for this position
• Previous permanent staff must have a 2-year gap before returning as a traveler
• Local candidates are not accepted; candidates must live outside a 75-mile radius of the facility
• Travelers may be required to participate in natural disaster or emergency response activities