Travel Nurse RN - ED - Emergency Department
Winston-Salem, NC
Voca Healthcare
4x12 hrs, Days

Emergency Department (ER) RN – Job Requirements

Job ID: 65964843

Health System: Novant Health / New Hanover – North Carolina

Required Qualifications

• Experience: Minimum 2 years of RN experience REQUIRED, with Emergency Department skills expected.
• Charge Nurse Experience: REQUIRED per structured job qualifications.
• License: North Carolina RN or qualifying compact multistate license. Pending license accepted at submission.
• Certifications:
  • BLS – Required
  • ACLS – Required
  • PALS – Required
  • NIHSS – Required
  • MOAB – Required (Management of Aggressive Behavior)
  • TNCC – Listed with an asterisk; confirm whether preferred or required.
• Charting: Epic experience REQUIRED.
• Clinical Skills: IV starts, triage, telemetry, emergency stabilization, and behavioral health management.
• Travel Experience: First-time travelers accepted.
• EKG Testing: Must pass before start.

Required Clinical Skills

• Adult and pediatric emergency nursing.
• Emergency triage and patient prioritization.
• Cardiac monitoring, 12-lead EKGs, and dysrhythmia interpretation.
• Stroke, STEMI, overdose, and multisystem organ failure management.
• Intubation assistance, ventilator management, BiPAP/CPAP.
• IV vasopressors, blood products, and emergency medications.
• Procedural sedation and continuous IV sedation.
• Psychiatric emergencies, suicidal patients, psychiatric holds, and violent behavior management.
• Central line care, chest tubes, and IV access.

Assignment Details

Category-Details

Specialty-Emergency Department RN

Contract Length-13+ weeks, through at least 2/27/2027

Shift-12-hour days

Hours-6:45 AM–7:15 PM

Weekly Hours-36–48 available

Patient Ratios-1:3–5 (structured ratio 1:4)

Daily ED Visits-Approximately 250

ED Beds-101 listed; structured data says 123

Floating-Emergency Observation and Emergency Behavioral Health

Weekends-Minimum 4 weekend days per 6 weeks; potentially every other weekend

Block Scheduling-NOT ALLOWED

EMR-Epic

Medication System-Pyxis

Orientation-24 hours

Scrubs-Navy or white

Locals-Accepted within 50 miles at reduced rate

Submission & Compliance Requirements

• RTO: Up to 7 days automatically approved, excluding holidays. No RTO during the first week.
• No Additional RTO After Booking: Strictly enforced. Additional time off or call-offs may result in cancellation and do-not-rehire status.
• Holidays: Must work 2 of 3 major holidays.
• Compliance: Lab visit and required testing must be completed within 48 hours of signing.
• Flu Vaccine: Required; medical/religious exemptions accepted.
• Former Employees: Previous Novant/New Hanover permanent, PRN, or extended-pool employees must wait 12 months before returning.
• References: May be pending at submission.
• Travel Pairs: Accepted on separate units with disclosure.
• Modules: Approximately 8–10 hours of nonbillable acute-care modules before start.

Biggest Submission Deal-Breakers

• Less than 2 years of RN experience.
• No prior charge nurse experience.
• Missing BLS, ACLS, PALS, NIHSS, or MOAB.
• No Epic experience.
• No ED triage, IV start, or telemetry skills.
• Unable to pass required EKG testing.
• Unwilling to float into Emergency Behavioral Health.
• Requires block scheduling.
• Unable to work required weekends or holidays.
• Additional RTO requested after booking.