ED RN
Springfield, IL
Cross Country Nurses
4x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Emergency Room. The role provides emergency care for adult and pediatric patients in a high-volume, Level I trauma setting. Responsibilities include triage, emergency medication administration, procedural sedation, cardiac monitoring, intravenous therapy, respiratory support, neurological care, and management of medical, traumatic, orthopedic, psychiatric, and pediatric emergencies.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shifts from 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM, scheduled as either four 12-hour shifts or three 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 48 hours per week. Weekend coverage is required every other weekend; on-call shifts are not required.
• Required Qualifications:
  • Minimum of 2 years of emergency nursing experience.
  • Active Illinois nursing license or license application in process.
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), and Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) certifications.
  • General Emergency Departmentcombined adult and pediatric experience.
  • Experience with cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, multisystem organ dysfunction, 12-lead electrocardiograms, blood product administration, phlebotomy, intravenous starts, continuous intravenous sedation, emergency medications, intravenous vasopressors, procedural sedation, cerebrovascular accidents, spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, pediatric emergencies, psychiatric emergencies, respiratory emergencies, isolation precautions, and triage.
  • Cerner charting experience.
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Previous charge experience.
  • Level I or Level II trauma experience.
• Additional Information:
  • Patient population includes neonates, infants, adolescents, adults, pediatrics, and geriatrics.
  • The emergency department manages approximately 175 daily visits and includes 56 treatment spaces.
  • Clinical responsibilities include chest tube management, intubation assistance, splint application, blood transfusions, arterial line care, rapid fluid infusion, and urinary catheterization.
  • Common presentations include chest pain, abdominal pain, trauma, neurological emergencies, lacerations, psychiatric emergencies, pulmonary embolism, vascular emergencies, respiratory infections, congestive heart failure, orthopedic emergencies, cardiac emergencies, and sepsis.
  • Interdisciplinary support includes respiratory services, radiology, pharmacy, social services, physical therapy, interpretation services, and unit secretarial support.
  • Orientation includes 24 hours.

Benefits

The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits