Travel Nurse RN - ED - Emergency Department
Sponner, WI
Host Healthcare
2x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse - Emergency Department

Location: Spooner, Wisconsin
Shift: Nights (7:00 PM to 7:00 AM)
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Hours: 12 hours per shift, approximately 24 hours per week
Weekend Requirement: Every 2nd or 3rd weekend, based on scheduling needs
Holiday Requirement: Every 3rd holiday
Scrub Color: Any color allowed

Job Description

• Work in a calm, relaxed Emergency Department with a culture of excellence.
• Trauma Level 4 ED with 4 ED rooms, 1 triage room, 2 trauma rooms, and 4 overflow rooms.
• Separate triage room available; travel nurses are allowed to triage patients.
• Patients remain in the ED until admission or transfer; boarding policy in place for delayed transfers.
• No separate psychiatric/seclusion rooms.
• Security coverage during weekdays; nights rely on panic buttons and local law enforcement.
• Average patient census: 15 to 30 patients per day.
• Nurse-to-patient ratio typically 1:4, may increase during high census times.
• ED staffed with 2 nurses and a physician; physician on site 24/7. Hospitalist support available during high census.
• Charge nurse assumes house supervisor duties at 11 PM but remains available for patient care if needed.
• Respiratory Therapist available weekdays on day shift; CRNA on call 24/7 for intubations and ABGs.
• RNs perform breathing treatments, EKGs, and manage bipap and Airvo devices.
• No monitor techs; RNs manage their own cardiac monitoring strips.
• X-ray and CT available on call at night; transport arranged via local ambulance services.
• Lab staff perform blood draws; RNs may draw blood when starting IVs.
• No self-scheduling; shifts assigned as needed.
• Travel staff rotate through low census and are not required to take call if cut.
• May assist with inpatient tasks but will not be assigned inpatient patients.
• Department-specific orientation: 1 day with preceptor; not expected to work alone for first few shifts.

Required Certifications

• BLS (Basic Life Support)
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)
• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support)
• TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course)

Required Experience & Skills

• Experience in Emergency Department nursing preferred.
• Familiarity with managing vented patients and use of bipap and Airvo devices.
• Experience with common emergency drips including Levophed, epinephrine, nitroglycerin, heparin, diltiazem, amiodarone, dobutamine, dopamine, Lasix, insulin, potassium, magnesium, alteplase, Kcentra, propofol, Keppra, and Dilantin.
• Comfortable managing urgent care cases, childhood viruses, traumas, strokes, STEMIs, metabolic and respiratory disorders, appendicitis, GI bleeds, and bowel obstructions.

Additional Information

• Radius rule: Candidates must live outside a 50-mile radius from the facility to be eligible.
• Prior travel experience is not explicitly required.
• No mention of minimum years of specialty experience; however, Emergency Department nursing experience is implied.

This position offers a supportive environment with a focus on quality patient care in a community hospital setting.