ER RN
Charlotte, North Carolina
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center

Registered Nurse – ER

Location: Charlotte, North Carolina Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks (unit will accept 13-week contracts). The unit also wants 48-hour contracts offered.

Schedule and Assignment

• Shift: Night, 12-hour shifts (18:45 – 07:15), 4x12 hours, 48 hours per week
• Call: No call
• Float: No float
• Weekends: Every other weekend required
• Scheduling: No block scheduling
• Orientation: 36 or 48 hours
• Scrubs: Navy blue
• Return to Booking (RTO): RTO after booking is not allowed, and shifts may not be worked out onsite. Call-offs or additional RTO on the unit could result in cancellation.

Unit and Patient Profile

• Ratios: Non-critical 3:1 (4:1 with hallway when callouts happen and coverage cannot be found); critical 2:1; medical boarders in the ED 5:1
• Patients: Adult patients, STEMI, stroke, and Level 2 trauma patients
• Volume: About 170 visits per day; 53 rooms/beds
• Unit systems: Pyxis, Epic, SBAR

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in North Carolina
• Emergency Department experience of 2 years, including experience within the last year
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course)
• NIHSS
• MOAB
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing
• IV insertion skills
• Triage skills
• Telemetry skills
• Experience with conscious or moderate sedation

Pre-Start Requirements

• Background: Background check within 90 days of start, including county, federal, and national criminal database searches, sex offender search, and education verification (highest degree in nursing). Exclusion list searches (EPLS/GSA/SAM, HHS/OIG) and North Carolina Medicaid and Health Care Personnel Registry searches are also required within 90 days. Transcript or diploma is required for ER RNs.
• Health: Physical within 1 year of start. TB screening (PPD, Qgold, or Tspot) within 1 year of start. Negative 10-panel drug screen within 30 days of start. Flu vaccination for the 2026–27 season (exemptions reviewed case by case).
• Immunity: Titers or two vaccines for rubeola, mumps, rubella, varicella, and hepatitis B. Declinations are not accepted for rubeola, mumps, rubella, or varicella.
• Fit testing: Required (N95 mask within 1 year of start, or completion of PAPR training)
• Competency: Dysrhythmia/EKG competency exam (required for ER RNs)
• CPI: MOAB is required for all ER and BH nurses and must be completed onsite within the first 30 days of starting.
• Training and paperwork: Annual compliance training, medication safety, education roster, confidentiality agreement, tobacco-free campus acknowledgement, hospital policies acknowledgement, and other onboarding modules and acknowledgements