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

Position: Emergency Department (ED/ER) RN
Facility: CommonSpirit Memorial Hospital – North Georgia
Unit: ER/ED
Shift: 12-hour evenings – 12:00 PM–12:00 AM
Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours/week
Contract: 13 weeks
Setting: Acute Care Hospital
Trauma Designation: No trauma designation

🚨 ER Department Details

• 24 beds
  • 4 Behavioral Health rooms
  • 2 Critical Care rooms
• 9-chair vertical flow/Fast Track area
• Separate triage area
• Travelers can and will perform triage
• 4 behavioral health safe rooms
• Security available 24/7
• Approximately 70–80 patients/day
• 4:1 nurse-to-patient ratio
• STEMI and Stroke receiving facility
• Critical STEMI/stroke patients are generally transferred out for intervention
• No OB services, but occasional precipitous deliveries can occur

👩‍⚕️ Patient Population

All age groups, primarily approximately 20–90 years old.

Common conditions:

• Chest pain
• Abdominal pain
• Shortness of breath
• Uncontrolled diabetes
• Falls
• High-acuity emergency patients
• Behavioral health patients
• Stroke/STEMI patients

💉 Common Medications/Drips

• Levophed (Levo)
• Epinephrine (Epi)
• Fentanyl
• Propofol

📋 Required Certifications

Candidate needs:

• BLS – AHA
• ACLS
• PALS OR ENPC
• NIHSS

💻 EMR

EPIC – required

The candidate must be very comfortable with EPIC.

🩺 Important Skills

Candidate should be able to:

• Work independently in a fast-paced ED
• Manage high-acuity patients
• Perform triage
• Start/manage IVs
• Draw labs — RNs draw labs
• Manage emergency medications/drips
• Care for behavioral health patients
• Troubleshoot vents/CPAP/BiPAP/high-flow equipment
• Read their own cardiac monitor strips
• Work with limited resources compared with a large trauma/teaching facility

👥 Staffing

• 1 ED physician at all times
• During peak hours: additional 2–3 mid-level providers
• Charge nurse present 24/7
• Charge nurse may occasionally take patients, primarily BH patients
• 1 PCT per shift
• Behavioral health sitter pool available
• RT available 24/7
• No dedicated monitor/telemetry techs

📅 Scheduling

• 12 PM–12 AM
• Weekends as needed
• Travelers do not have guaranteed self/block scheduling.
• Facility will try to accommodate scheduling preferences but cannot guarantee block scheduling.
• Travelers are expected to help cover holidays unless otherwise negotiated in the contract.
• No call/standby requirement.

🔄 Floating

Yes.

Candidate may float between 3 Memorial campuses to ensure hours.

• Two campuses are in Tennessee.
• Locations are approximately 20–25 minutes apart.
• Compact license required.
• Floating is expected to be infrequent.

🎓 Orientation

First week includes:

• 2 × 8-hour hospital orientation shifts at the main campus
• 2 × 12-hour clinical orientation shifts in the ED with a preceptor

👕 Scrubs

• Navy blue
• Plain or Memorial-branded sweatshirts allowed
• No hoodies

⚠️ Important Candidate Screening

This is NOT suitable for a new ED nurse.

The facility specifically wants someone who is:

• Experienced in ED
• Comfortable with high-acuity patients
• Fast and independent
• Experienced with EPIC
• Comfortable with triage
• Able to work in a smaller ED with fewer resources
• Comfortable caring for behavioral health patients
• Able to manage emergency drips and critical patients

❌ Cancellation

Hospital can cancel:

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