Travel Nurse RN - ED - Emergency Department
Albuquerque, NM
Integrated Healthcare Services
3x12 hrs, Days

Job Opportunity: ED RN (Emergency Department Registered Nurse)

Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Employment Type: Clinical - Nursing
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Summary

• Provide direct patient care using the nursing process during assigned shifts.
• Ensure safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient, and equitable care.
• Assess, plan, implement, evaluate, and document individual patient needs and responses.
• Collaborate with patients, families, and healthcare teams to coordinate care.
• Follow and document appropriate protocols and standards of care.
• Administer medications and treatments as prescribed.
• Identify and address patient and family learning and discharge needs.
• Supervise LPNs and non-licensed assistive personnel clinically.
• Complete patient population/age-specific procedure and protocol education and competency testing per unit standards.
• Floating between departments or local locations within 20 miles is required.

Required Skills & Experience

• Minimum 2 years current experience in a large Emergency Department.
• Must be a team player, flexible, and able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Prior travel experience required: Must have successfully completed at least one 13-week travel assignment.
• Must successfully pass a Basic Cardiac Arrhythmia (BCA) test administered onsite before starting the assignment. One retest allowed; failure to pass after retest results in contract cancellation.

Education Requirements

• Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) or Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) required.

Certifications & Licensure

• Valid State of New Mexico or Compact State Nursing License.
• BLS, ACLS, PALS, and NIHSS certifications required.
• BLS, ACLS, and PALS must be completed through American Heart Association, American Health and Safety, or American Red Cross.

Preferred Qualifications

• Epic electronic health record experience preferred but not required; training available onsite.