Travel Nurse RN - ED - Emergency Department
Austin, TX
First Connect Health
4x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

🔥 HIGH-PAYING 48-HOUR NIGHT-SHIFT EMERGENCY ROOM (ER) RN CONTRACT – AUSTIN, TX

An immediate 13-week travel contract opening is available for an experienced Emergency Department Registered Nurse (RN) in downtown Austin, Texas (Travis County). Operating within a premier 53-bed emergency department at a primary adult Level I Trauma Center and academic teaching medical center (annual volume of 55,000–60,000 visits), this high-compensating role features a dependable 48-hour overnight schedule (18:45 PM – 07:15 AM / 6:45 PM – 7:15 AM, four 12-hour shifts guaranteed weekly with built-in overtime). MASSIVE $1,848/WEEK TAX-FREE STIPEND! PREMIER 48-HOUR NIGHT PACKAGE ($2,888/WEEK)! BUILT-IN OVERTIME COMPENSATION! ZERO MANDATORY ON-CALL! DOWNTOWN AUSTIN TEACHING HOSPITAL! LATE NOVEMBER START! Supported by two dedicated charge nurses, unit clerks, patient transporters, and PCTs, the emergency nursing team delivers rapid trauma resuscitation, emergent airway stabilization, acute medical interventions, and critical care management across high-acuity adult trauma, stroke, and boarding inpatient populations. If you are an acute emergency nurse skilled in Level I trauma bay resuscitations, dysrhythmia interpretation, code management, rapid sequence intubation (RSI) assist, continuous vasoactive drip titration, and stroke care looking to earn $2,888/week in Austin, this assignment is built for you!

💰 PRE-CALCULATED PAY PACKAGE (48-Hour Week)

• Weekly Gross: $2,888.00
• Weekly Tax-Free Stipend: $1,848.00
• Hourly W2 Regular Rate: $20.00/hr (40 regular hours)
• Hourly W2 Overtime Rate: $30.00/hr (8 weekly OT hours included)
• (Local clinicians accepted at an adjusted local bill structure).

📅 SHIFT & POSITION DETAILS

• Schedule: Night shifts, 4x12-Hours (18:45 PM – 07:15 AM / 6:45 PM – 7:15 AM).
• Guaranteed Hours: 48 hours guaranteed weekly (40 regular hours + 8 overtime hours).
• Assignment Duration: 13 Weeks (November 29, 2026 – February 27, 2027).
• On-Call Requirements: NO ON-CALL REQUIRED!
• Weekend & Holiday Coverage: Rotational weekend and holiday coverage per departmental operational schedule.
• Department Setting & Capacity: 53-bed adult Level I Trauma Emergency Center in downtown Austin seeing 55,000–60,000 patient visits annually; comprehensive multidisciplinary staffing mix including 2 Charge Nurses, ED Techs/PCTs, Transporters, Unit Clerks, and Academic Medical/Nursing Residents (Dept: Emergency Dept - Trauma 1 001 / 12040). Note: Holding and boarding of acute inpatients is common during peak census.
• Uniform / Dress Code: Navy Blue scrubs (top and bottom).
• Clinical Scope & Specialty Care:
  • Rapid triage, acuity prioritization, and continuous nursing assessment in an academic Level I Trauma Center.
  • Resuscitation and stabilization for multi-system trauma: high-speed motor vehicle crashes, penetrating injuries, acute intracranial hemorrhage, and traumatic arrest.
  • Acute medical emergencies: cardiac arrest, acute myocardial infarction (STEMI alerts), cardiogenic shock, respiratory failure, severe sepsis resuscitation, and diabetic ketoacidosis.
  • Comprehensive stroke alert management, continuous NIHSS assessments, and post-thrombolytic/post-thrombectomy monitoring.
  • Vascular access initiation (peripheral IVs, ultrasound-guided IV access assist), phlebotomy/specimen collection, and massive transfusion protocol (MTP) execution.
  • Safe titration of critical care continuous infusions: vasoactive drips, inotropes, antiarrhythmics, insulin infusions, and sedatives.
  • Active assistance with emergency bedside interventions: rapid sequence intubation (RSI), chest tube thoracostomy, central venous line placement, and arterial lines.
• EMR System: Cerner electronic health record.

🚨 REQUISITE QUALIFICATIONS FOR SUBMISSION

• Experience: Minimum 1–2 years of dedicated acute care inpatient Emergency Department RN clinical experience (Level I or Level II trauma center background strongly preferred).
• Licensure: Active Texas RN License or Compact/NLC Multistate License strictly in hand at submittal (with active Nursys report).
• Certifications Required at Submittal (Must all be active and attached):
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) — American Heart Association (AHA) only.
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) — AHA only.
• Preferred / Additional Certifications: Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC), NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) Certification, and Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) / de-escalation training.

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