Travel Nurse RN - ED - Emergency Department
Albuquerque, NM
Care Career
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

🚨 TRAVEL RN – EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED) 🚨

Agency: LotusOne – Aya Healthcare
Care Career ID: 62486223
Facility: Level I Trauma / Teaching / Children’s Hospital
Shift: Nights – 3x12s | 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM
Contract: 13 Weeks
Guaranteed Hours: 36 or 48 hrs/week
Start: ASAP / Facility Need
Charting: Cerner
Scrub Color: Black
Local Radius: No locals within 100 miles

🏥 Facility & Unit

• Level I Trauma Center
• Teaching Hospital & Children’s Hospital
• 554 staffed beds
• ED: 53 rooms / 68 beds
• Daily census: ~170–200
• ~60–80% of ED patients are admitted
• Many patients are managed in ED Holding
• Patient ratio: 1:5
• Patient population: Adolescents, Adults & Geriatrics

✅ Requirements

• 2+ years ED RN experience required (1.5 years may be reviewed)
• Level II Trauma experience required
• Level I Trauma experience strongly preferred
• Travel experience strongly preferred
• First-time travelers may be considered with strong Level I Trauma experience
• TNCC required BEFORE submission
• BLS, ACLS, NIHSS, PALS & TNCC required
• NM RN license may be pending at submission
• NIHSS may pend until compliance deadline
• RQI certifications NOT accepted
• Cerner experience preferred
• Non-local driver's license required on file

🩺 Preferred/Required Skills

• Trauma & resuscitation
• Triage
• Procedural sedation
• Ventilated patient care
• IV vasopressors
• Continuous IV sedation
• Central & arterial line management
• Blood product administration
• Dysrhythmia interpretation/management
• STEMI & stroke care
• Neuro, ortho & trauma care
• CVA, TBI, spinal cord injury
• Gunshot wounds & traumatic amputations
• Starting/maintaining IVs
• Phlebotomy
• Isolation/PPE

🔄 Floating

• ED Holding
• Adult PCUs as needed
• Trauma areas
• Triage
• Peds ED floating is optional

📅 Scheduling

• 12-hour shifts
• Weekends required as needed
• Weekend nights = Friday, Saturday & Sunday
• Block scheduling not available
• No call
• 36 or 48-hour contracts available
• 48 hours generally applies to travelers with both Level I Trauma + travel experience

🎄 Holiday/RTO Requirements

NO Christmas RTO

Traveler must work 2 of the 3 holiday bundles:

1. Thanksgiving + Day After
2. Christmas Eve + Christmas Day
3. New Year's Eve + New Year's Day

• Max RTO: 7 days preferred
• No RTO during first 7 days or last day of contract
• RTO >7 days requires approval
• 1 holiday preferred

💉 Vaccination

• COVID vaccine: Optional
• Flu vaccine: Required (medical/religious exemptions only)

💰 Contract/Other Details

• OT after 48 hours for applicable contracts
• OT must be approved by facility before worked
• Facility may call off up to 3 times during a 13-week assignment
• New contracts/extensions: minimum 10 weeks
• 6-month system break required after 1 year or 4 consecutive assignments
• Former staff: 12-month separation required
• Parking: Free
• Preceptor pay: Not offered