Travel Nurse RN - ED - Emergency Department
Pocatello, ID
KTI Health
3x12 hrs, Days, Nights

ob Description: Registered Nurse (RN) – Emergency Room (ER)

Facility: Portneuf Medical Center – Ardent Health Services
Location: 777 Hospital Way, Pocatello, ID 83201
Job ID: 3471898
Specialty: Emergency Room (ER)
Contract Duration: 12 Weeks
Start Date: October 26, 2026
Shift: Night Shift – 3×12-hour shifts
Shift Timing: 6:45 PM – 7:15 AM
Number of Openings: 1

Job Summary

Portneuf Medical Center is seeking a qualified Emergency Room Registered Nurse (ER RN) for a 12-week travel assignment. The ideal candidate will have emergency nursing experience, strong critical-thinking skills, and the ability to provide high-quality care to patients with acute illnesses, injuries, and life-threatening conditions.

The facility is a Level II Trauma Center, a comprehensive stroke center, and a STEMI-accredited facility serving southeastern Idaho. The Emergency Department treats patients across a broad range of age groups, from neonates and infants to adults and geriatric patients.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of RN experience, preferably in an emergency department.
• Active RN license valid for practice in Idaho.
• ACLS, BLS, NIHSS, and PALS certifications required and must be in hand at the time of submission.
• Epic electronic medical record (EMR) experience required.
• Ability to perform emergency assessments, triage, and critical patient interventions.
• Willingness to work night shifts and every other weekend.
• Candidates must live at least 50 miles from the facility; local candidates are not accepted.
• First-time travel nurses are accepted.

Preferred: Previous charge nurse experience, teaching or community hospital experience, trauma experience, and TNCC certification.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess, triage, and prioritize patients based on the severity of their conditions.
• Provide emergency nursing care to patients with acute illnesses, injuries, and trauma.
• Monitor vital signs, cardiac rhythms, and neurological status.
• Recognize and respond to cardiac dysrhythmias and other life-threatening emergencies.
• Initiate and maintain IV access, administer medications, and manage central lines.
• Administer blood products and assist with emergency resuscitation.
• Monitor patients receiving procedural sedation and continuous IV sedation.
• Manage patients requiring respiratory support, including BiPAP/CPAP and mechanical ventilation.
• Administer IV vasopressors and provide other critical interventions as ordered.
• Care for patients with stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injuries, and orthopedic trauma.
• Follow isolation precautions, infection control standards, and PPE protocols.
• Collaborate with physicians, respiratory therapists, radiology, pharmacy, and other emergency care professionals.
• Document assessments, interventions, and patient outcomes accurately in Epic.

Required Clinical Skills

• Emergency Department nursing and triage
• IV therapy, phlebotomy, and IV initiation
• Blood product administration
• Central line care and management
• Cardiac monitoring and dysrhythmia interpretation
• Respiratory support and ventilated patient care
• Arterial blood gas (ABG) interpretation
• Procedural sedation monitoring
• Continuous IV sedation and vasopressor management
• Neurological assessment and trauma care
• Stroke and traumatic brain injury management
• Isolation precautions and infection control

Preferred Clinical Experience

• Level II Trauma Center
• Pediatric Emergency Department
• STEMI-certified facility
• Stroke-certified facility
• Gunshot wounds and traumatic amputations
• Pediatric head injuries and near-drowning incidents
• Intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring
• Arterial line management
• Orthopedic trauma
• Charge nurse experience

Schedule and Assignment Details

• Night shift: 6:45 PM–7:15 AM.
• Three 12-hour shifts per week.
• Weekend coverage required every other weekend.
• No travel nursing experience required.
• No local candidates; a 50-mile radius restriction applies.
• Orientation: 36 hours, listed as non-billable.
• One time-off request may be considered, subject to approval.
• The department has approximately 26 beds, with 27 rooms listed in the job details.
• Patient population includes neonates, infants, children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients.
• The facility sees approximately 90 visits per day, with a reported daily census of 120.

Facility Highlights

• Facility Type: Acute-care hospital.
• Trauma Designation: Level II Trauma Center.
• Stroke Services: Comprehensive Stroke Center.
• Cardiac Services: STEMI-accredited facility.
• Charting System: Epic.
• Location: Pocatello, Idaho.
• Interdisciplinary Support: IV teams, respiratory services, interpretation services, phlebotomy, radiology, social services, pharmacy, transportation, and unit secretary.