ER RN
New Haven, CT
GHR Healthcare - Travel
3x12 hrs

Join our healthcare team as an Emergency Department Registered Nurse (RN) on a 13-week travel nursing assignment in New Haven, Connecticut. Make a meaningful impact in a fast-paced, collaborative acute-care setting while caring for a diverse patient population alongside interdisciplinary clinical support teams. New Haven is a vibrant, walkable city known for its rich history, outstanding food and arts scene, waterfront access, and convenient connections throughout the Northeast.

Travel RN Job Details

• Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,980–$2,080
• Assignment Type: Emergency Department travel contract
• Location: New Haven, Connecticut
• Start Date: November 6, 2026
• End Date: February 5, 2027
• Contract Duration: 13 weeks
• Schedule: 3 shifts per week, 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12-hour day shifts, 7:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
• Department: Emergency Department
• Patient Population: Infants, children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients
• Patient Ratios: Approximately 1:6
• Electronic Medical Record: Epic experience preferred
• Assignment Notes: Clinicians may float or cross-train within their scope to meet department needs. Travelers are not assigned to triage, trauma/resuscitation rooms, or locked behavioral-health units.
• Travel Eligibility: Local candidates within 75 miles are not eligible for this travel nursing assignment.

Emergency Department RN Job Requirements

• At least 2 years of Emergency Department RN experience preferred; candidates with 1.5 years of experience in a comparable hospital setting may be considered.
• Current Registered Nurse license or eligibility for licensure in Connecticut. Pending Connecticut licensure may be considered, with application required before submission.
• Current BLS, ACLS, and TNCC certifications required. TNS may be accepted in place of TNCC.
• Community hospital experience required.
• Experience caring for patients across a broad age range, including pediatric and geriatric populations.
• Ability to work every other weekend and float within scope as needed.
• Strong patient assessment, prioritization, communication, and emergency-response skills.
• Additional experience or certifications such as NIHSS, PALS, CPI, or ENPC are valued when applicable to the assignment.

Emergency Nursing Responsibilities

• Provide safe, compassionate, and evidence-based emergency nursing care in a high-volume Emergency Department.
• Assess, monitor, and intervene for patients experiencing medical, surgical, neurological, respiratory, psychiatric, and traumatic conditions.
• Care for patients presenting with conditions such as chest pain, stroke, respiratory infection, seizures, overdose, diabetic emergencies, behavioral-health concerns, and multisystem illness.
• Initiate and maintain IV access; administer medications, blood products, sedation, vasopressors, and other therapies as ordered.
• Perform or assist with emergency procedures, including 12-lead ECGs, splinting, wound care, chest-tube management, central-line care, and care of ventilated patients.
• Recognize changes in patient condition and promptly communicate findings to providers and the interdisciplinary care team.
• Document assessments, interventions, response to treatment, and ongoing care in Epic.
• Collaborate with respiratory therapy, radiology, pharmacy, social services, IV teams, and other clinical support services to coordinate patient care.
• Float or cross-train within the RN scope of practice while maintaining professional standards and patient-safety priorities.

Apply now for this Emergency Department RN travel nursing opportunity in New Haven, Connecticut, and join a dedicated acute-care healthcare team.

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