Emergency Room Registered Nurse
Largo, MD
HonorVet Technologies
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Registered Nurse – ER

Facility: University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center
Location: Largo, MD
Start Date: 07/13/2026
Duration: 13 Weeks
Shift: Night 3x12-Hour (19:30 - 08:00)
Schedule: 36 Hours/Week, Every Other Weekend Required
Charting System: Epic (Required)
Float Required: Yes – within specialty as needed
Call Requirement: No
Note: Auto Offer Position. Travel experience required; first-time travelers may be considered with 5 years of ER experience.

Position Overview:

The Emergency Room Registered Nurse provides comprehensive emergency nursing care to neonatal, infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients presenting with acute illnesses, traumatic injuries, behavioral health emergencies, and life-threatening conditions. The RN is responsible for rapid assessment, triage, stabilization, treatment, and coordination of care in a high-volume Level II Trauma emergency department.

Job duties:

• Perform rapid patient assessments, triage, and prioritization of care based on patient acuity and presenting symptoms.
• Provide emergency nursing care for medical, surgical, trauma, psychiatric, and behavioral health patients across all age groups.
• Assess, stabilize, and monitor patients experiencing chest pain, stroke, sepsis, respiratory distress, respiratory arrest, cardiac arrest, and traumatic injuries.
• Administer emergency medications, IV vasopressors, continuous IV sedation, paralytic agents, blood products, and procedural sedation according to physician orders and emergency protocols.
• Initiate and maintain peripheral IV access, perform phlebotomy, manage central lines, and support advanced vascular access procedures.
• Assist with airway management, intubation, ventilator care, BiPAP/CPAP therapy, chest tube management, and emergency resuscitation procedures.
• Monitor cardiac rhythms, obtain and interpret ECGs, recognize dysrhythmias, and initiate appropriate interventions.
• Provide care for trauma patients including gunshot wounds, orthopedic trauma, traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, and multisystem injuries.
• Assess and manage psychiatric emergencies including suicidal ideation, acute psychosis, violent behavior, psychiatric holds, and substance-related emergencies.
• Care for pediatric and neonatal patients presenting with respiratory illnesses, seizures, infections, trauma, behavioral health conditions, and other emergency diagnoses.
• Utilize specialized emergency equipment including Belmont Rapid Infuser, Lucas Device, and neonatal warming equipment during critical patient care situations.
• Collaborate with physicians, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, radiology, rapid response teams, and interdisciplinary staff to deliver high-quality emergency care.
• Maintain accurate documentation, infection prevention practices, isolation precautions, and compliance with patient safety standards.

Requirements:

Licensure: Active Maryland RN License or Compact RN License

Experience: Minimum 3 Years Emergency Department Experience Required; 4–5 Years Preferred; Travel Experience Required; First-Time Travelers Considered with 5 Years ER Experience; Previous Charge Experience Preferred

Certifications:

• ACLS
• BLS
• CPI
• NIHSS
• PALS
• TNCC

Other requirement:

• Epic charting experience required
• Level II Trauma experience required
• Experience caring for patients across all age groups
• Strong triage and emergency assessment skills
• Experience with ventilated patients and advanced airway management
• Experience with trauma, stroke, sepsis, and cardiac emergencies
• Ability to manage psychiatric and behavioral health emergencies
• Comfortable floating within specialty as needed

Unit Details:

Unit: Emergency Room 3610-10165

Patient Ratios: 1:4 (up to 1:5 with lower acuity patients)

Patient Population: Neonates, Infants, Pediatrics, Adolescents, Adults, Geriatrics

Patient Diagnoses:

• Chest Pain
• Stroke
• Sepsis
• Cardiac Arrest
• Trauma
• Respiratory Illness
• Respiratory Arrest
• Behavioral Health Emergencies
• Psychiatric Conditions
• Gunshot Wounds
• Orthopedic Trauma
• Neurological Emergencies

Number of Beds: 46

Daily Census: 140