Emergency Room RN
Charlotte, NC
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Emergency Room, Charlotte, NC. This position provides emergency care to pediatric through geriatric patients with a broad range of medical, behavioral health, cardiac, neurologic, respiratory, and trauma-related conditions. The role requires strong emergency department skills, critical care drip experience, and the ability to support a busy clinical environment.

Job Details

• Schedule: Nights, 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications:
  • Active Registered Nurse licensure.
  • Minimum of 2 years of emergency department experience.
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification.
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification.
  • National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification.
  • Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) certification.
  • General emergency department skills, including cardiac rhythm interpretation, critical care drip management, peripheral intravenous starts, thrombolytic medication administration, and conscious sedation.
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) certification.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
  • Provides care for pediatric through geriatric patients.
  • Patient populations may include respiratory illness, stroke, behavioral health conditions, acute myocardial infarction, uncontrolled diabetes, minor trauma, and patients requiring trauma stabilization.
  • Typical nurse-to-patient ratios range from 1:3 to 1:4 based on acuity.
  • The role supports an average daily emergency department census of approximately 145 patients.
  • Collaboration includes physicians, advanced practice providers, hospitalists, intensivists, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, social workers, paramedics, and patient safety attendants.
  • Departmental orientation is provided.
  • Navy blue scrubs are required.

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