Emergency Room Registered Nurse
Lees Summit, MO
Access Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights

Registered Nurse (RN) - Emergency Room

Location: Lees Summit, Missouri
Employment Type: Travel/Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Details

• Specialty: Registered Nurse - Emergency Room (ER)
• Required Experience: Minimum 2 years of RN experience
• First-timers: Not accepted (prior travel experience implied)
• Weekend Requirement: Yes, every third weekend or 8 weekend shifts in a 6-week schedule (combination of Friday/Saturday/Sunday)
• On-call: Not required
• Floating: Yes, may float within scope to all Metro EDs and between departments, units, and facilities as needed
• Holiday Shifts & Charge RN: May be required as needed
• Locals Accepted: No (home address must be at least 75 miles from the facility)
• Pending License: Not accepted
• Return to Office Restrictions: No more than 7 days
• Guaranteed Hours: 3 shifts per 13 weeks
• Facility Type: Community Hospital
• Total Staffed Beds: 240 beds (32 rooms)
• Charting System: EPIC
• Scrub Color: Navy

Required Certifications

• BLS (Basic Life Support)
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support)
• NIHSS (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale)

Required Skills

Pediatrics

• Abdominal pain, Asthma, Burns, Epiglottitis, Head injury, Hyperglycemia
• Identifying and reporting abuse
• Infections, Mental/behavioral health conditions
• Poison ingestion, Respiratory infections, Seizures
• Sickle cell crisis, Skin disorders, Urinary tract infections

Psychiatric

• Acute psychosis, Drug overdose
• Managing violent behavior, Psychiatric hold
• Suicidal patient

IV Therapy/Phlebotomy

• Arterial line management
• Blood product administration
• Central line care/management
• Phlebotomy, Starting IVs

Respiratory

• Chest tube insertion/management
• CPAP/BiPAP
• Interpretation of ABGs
• Intubation, Ventilated patients

Medications

• Continuous IV paralytics and sedation
• Emergency medications
• IV vasopressors

Neurological

• CVA (Stroke) management

Cardiac Monitoring & Emergency Response

• Interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• Management of multisystem organ dysfunction/failure
• Obtaining 12 lead EKG

Professional Topics & Skills

• Isolation precautions
• Triage

Orthopedics

• Manage/apply splints

Preferred Skills

• Pediatrics: Near drowning
• Medications: Procedural sedation administration

Compliance & Documentation Requirements

• Government-issued ID required
• Criminal background check within 6 months (including statewide, nationwide, and international if applicable)
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks quarterly
• Education verification of highest nursing degree (cannot pend at start)
• Primary source verification of professional license (Missouri licenses verified via NURSYS)
• Drug testing within 1 year of start, must include specific panels and be valid throughout assignment
• Physical exam within 1 year of start
• Fit mask testing (N95) required and must be renewed annually
• Immunizations and titers:

  • Tdap (or Td for renewals)
  • Negative TB test or chest x-ray within 1 year
  • Measles (Rubeola), Mumps, Rubella, Varicella immunity or vaccination/declination
  • Hepatitis B declination required (not vaccination)
• Seasonal flu vaccination or approved exemption required during flu season
• Competency exams including medication/pharmacology, dysrhythmia/EKG, and unit-specific competency exams (updated annually)
• Skills checklist within 1 year of start (oncology skills checklist if applicable)
• References: Two professional references required (supervisors preferred)
• Employment application required

Work Environment

• General Emergency Department - combined adult and pediatric
• STEMI Certified Facility
• Stroke Certified Facility

Additional Notes

• No block scheduling accommodation
• Must adhere to facility policies including dress code, hand hygiene, fingernail, and latex allergy policies
• Badge photo required (head and shoulders, white background, no obstructions)
• Orientation and regulatory compliance education modules required prior to start
• Floating and shift flexibility expected within the healthcare system

This position is ideal for experienced ER Registered Nurses with at least 2 years of experience who are comfortable working in a fast-paced emergency department setting with pediatric and adult patients, and who meet the certification and compliance requirements listed above. Prior travel experience is required as first-time travelers are not accepted.