Emergency Room Registered Nurse
Plattsburgh, NY
Olaro
3x12 hrs, Nights

Emergency Room (ER) Registered Nurse (RN) Travel Assignment

Location & Facility Overview

• Unit: Emergency Care Center (ECC) / Emergency Room (ER)
• Unit Beds: 29 bed ED, 4 bed Behavioral Health (BDU), 7 bed Fast Track (FT); all beds can swing to ER beds
• Facility Beds: 341
• Trauma Level: Level 3
• Teaching Facility: No
• Teaching Hospital Experience Required: No

Contract Length

• Duration: 32 weeks

Experience & Certification Requirements

• Minimum 1 year clinical experience overall
• Minimum 1 year clinical experience in specialty (ER)
• Certifications required:

  • BLS (Basic Life Support)
  • ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)
  • PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support)
  • TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course) — must be active or proof of class prior to start
  • NIHSS (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale) — required prior to starting
• Prior travel experience preferred
• Charge nurse experience preferred
• NY nursing license required or proof of application with applied date (NY license processing takes 6-8 weeks)

Patient Population & Care Environment

• Patient age range: Neonate to geriatric
• Patient types: Adult and pediatric ED patients, psychiatric patients, COVID patients, boarded patients (medical/surgical, long-term care, psychiatric)
• Critical care patients are quickly transferred to ICU
• Nurse patient ratio: Typically 1:5, sometimes higher based on volume; must be comfortable working with ratios higher than 1:4 in a busy community setting

Unit Staffing & Support

• CNA/PCT support: Yes (multiple per shift)
• Unit clerk/secretary: Yes (1 per shift)
• Crisis clinicians: Yes (7a-11p)
• Advanced Practice Providers: Yes, typically 3 staggered shifts from 8a-11p
• Respiratory therapy available 24/7
• Anesthesia support available 24/7

Orientation & Scheduling

• Orientation: 20 hours for short contracts, 24 hours for 13-week contracts
• Scheduling: Rotating shifts, no blocked scheduling
• Shift hours: 7a-7p, 7p-7a, 11a-11p, 3p-3a
• Weekend requirements: Yes (minimum every other weekend or adjusted schedule)
• Holiday requirements: Yes (must work 2 out of 3 major holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas/Christmas Eve, New Year’s Day/Eve)
• Call requirements: No
• Self-scheduling: No

Job Duties & Unit Protocols

• Nurse manages drips (prepared by pharmacy 24/7)
• Nurses perform their own IV starts and EKGs; CA II staff assist with labs and EKGs
• Nurses administer their own respiratory treatments
• Nurse may care for boarded patients including psychiatric and COVID patients
• Zero tolerance for cell phone or earbud use while working

Documentation & Equipment

• Documentation system: EPIC (experience within past 2 years required)
• Medication system: Pyxis
• Special equipment: Phillips MP40 monitors, Alaris IV pumps
• Ventilator management: Respiratory therapy team

Dress Code & Appearance

• Scrubs: Navy blue and white
• Shoes: Closed toe required
• Jewelry: Not specified
• Hair/Beard: Clean shaven
• Nail polish: No artificial nails

Additional Notes

• Reliable personal transportation strongly recommended; public transportation is not accessible
• Vehicles should have all-season or snow tires November through April
• Employment gaps over 90 days must be explained
• Complete work history including bed count, EMR, and facility type required for submission

This position is a rotating shift ER RN role in a busy community hospital with a diverse patient population and requires strong clinical skills, flexibility, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with variable nurse-to-patient ratios.