ER RN
New Haven, CT
GHR Healthcare
3x12 hrs

Join a high-acuity Emergency Department team in New Haven, CT, and make a meaningful impact as a travel RN caring for adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients in a Level I Trauma Center and comprehensive stroke center. This Emergency Department travel nursing opportunity offers 12-hour night shifts, supportive interdisciplinary resources, and exposure to a diverse range of emergency and trauma cases. New Haven combines a vibrant arts and dining scene, historic neighborhoods, and convenient access to the Connecticut shoreline, making it an engaging place to live and work.

Travel RN Job Details

• Specialty: Emergency Department Registered Nurse (ED RN / ER RN)
• Healthcare Setting: Level I Trauma Center and Emergency Department
• Location: New Haven, Connecticut
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,090–$2,200
• Start Date: October 30, 2026
• Contract Length: 13 weeks, with longer travel nursing contract options available
• Schedule: Three 12-hour night shifts per week, 7:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m., approximately 36 hours per week
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
• Patient Ratios: Approximately 1:6 on days, nights, and weekends
• Patient Population: Adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients
• Electronic Medical Record: Epic experience preferred
• Call: Not required
• First-Time Travelers: Welcome

Emergency Department RN Job Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license; Connecticut RN licensure or an eligible pending license is accepted
• At least 2 years of recent Emergency Department or Emergency Room RN experience preferred; candidates with 1.5 years may be considered with Level I Trauma Center or travel RN experience
• Required Level I Trauma Center experience
• Current BLS, ACLS, and TNCC certifications; TNS may be accepted in place of TNCC
• Ability to care for patients with complex medical, surgical, neurological, psychiatric, and traumatic conditions
• Experience with emergency medications, dysrhythmia management, ventilated patients, central lines, chest tubes, IV vasopressors, blood products, and emergency procedures
• Strong patient assessment, prioritization, communication, and interdisciplinary collaboration skills
• Willingness to cross-train and float within scope to other emergency care areas as needed
• Completion of required clinical modules and applicable occupational health requirements

Emergency Department Travel RN Responsibilities

• Provide safe, timely, and compassionate nursing care to patients presenting with emergent and life-threatening conditions
• Perform comprehensive nursing assessments, initiate interventions, and continuously evaluate patient responses
• Care for patients experiencing trauma, stroke, STEMI, overdose, respiratory failure, dysrhythmias, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, and other acute conditions
• Manage IV medications, vasopressors, sedation, paralytics, blood products, ventilated patients, central lines, chest tubes, and isolation precautions
• Recognize changes in patient condition and promptly escalate concerns to providers and the interdisciplinary healthcare team
• Collaborate with respiratory therapy, radiology, pharmacy, social services, interpretation services, transportation, and emergency department technicians
• Support care for patients with psychiatric holds, suicidal ideation, acute psychosis, and behavioral health needs within assigned areas
• Document patient assessments, interventions, and outcomes accurately in Epic
• Float or cross-train to designated emergency care areas and observation services while practicing within scope
• Participate in every-other-weekend coverage and maintain reliable attendance throughout the travel nursing contract

Apply now for this Emergency Department travel RN opportunity in New Haven, Connecticut, and join a high-acuity Level I Trauma Center team.

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