Travel Nurse RN - ED - Emergency Department
Phoenix, AZ
BHS Workforce
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

🏥 ER / Trauma RN Travel Job

• Specialty: Emergency Department / Trauma RN
• Shift: 12-hour nights
• Guaranteed: 36 hours/week
• Weekends: 4 weekend shifts every 4 weeks
• Holidays: Based on unit needs
• Trauma Level: Level 1
• Charting: Cerner
• Patient ratio: About 1:4
• Scrubs: Navy

🚨 Must-Haves

• 2 years ER experience
• At least 6 months Level 1 Trauma experience
• BLS
• ACLS
• PALS
• Must pass the DYS exam before accepting
  • 2 attempts allowed
  • If failed, cannot be submitted for 6 months
• Must pass a Day 1 orientation exam
• Must be able to read telemetry/heart rhythms
• 50-mile radius rule: Driver's license is used to verify distance; include it with submission
• Travel nurses must have their own vehicle

TNCC/ATCN preferred. ENPC cannot substitute for PALS.

🏥 Unit Details

• ED has 36 acute beds + 54 subacute beds
• 6 trauma bays, but travelers don't work in them
• 2 charge RNs
• 4 PCTs/sitters
• RT and pharmacy available 24/7
• At least 2 physicians in-house, sometimes up to 8
• 88,000 patients/year — approximately 250–300 patients/day
• Common cases: trauma, burns, cardiac emergencies, spinal cord injuries, TBI, and psychiatric patients
• Pediatric trauma patients are transferred out

🔄 Floating

You may be floated between 4 ER locations:

• St. Joseph's Main
• St. Joseph's Westgate
• Litchfield Park Free-Standing ER
• Glendale Free-Standing ER

Locations are roughly 30 minutes apart, and you could be floated during your shift.

🧪 Skills/Orientation

Travelers must complete a pass/fail SIM lab, including:

• Foley catheter insertion
• Central-line dressing changes

ED nurses do:

• Foley insertion
• Port-a-cath insertion instead of central-line dressing

Sterile technique is very important. Nurses have been terminated for breaking the sterile field.

👤 Appearance Rules

• Natural hair color required
• No facial piercings
• Men must be clean-shaven for fit testing

❌ Cancellation

Hospital can cancel up to:

• 4 shifts during a 13-week assignment
• 3 shifts for assignments shorter than 13 weeks

Bottom Line

This is a long-term Level 1 Trauma ER night assignment requiring 2 years ER experience + 6 months Level 1 Trauma experience, BLS/ACLS/PALS, Cerner experience, and strong trauma/critical-care skills. You need your own vehicle, must meet the 50-mile rule, pass the DYS exam and orientation testing, and be comfortable floating between 4 ER locations.