Emergency Department RN
Saint Cloud, Minnesota
Saint Cloud Hospital

Emergency RN

Location: Saint Cloud, Minnesota Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Specialty: Registered Nurse (Emergency)

Schedule and Assignment Details

• Shift: 3x12 day or mid shift (0700-1930 or 1100-2330), 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week
• Weekends: Every other weekend
• Block schedule: Open to accommodating, TBD based on unit needs
• On-call: Not required
• Guaranteed hours: Contracted hours
• Ratio: 1:3
• Float scope: Ability to float to inpatient units. The candidate is comfortable with floating to only one or two units and has no preference on which units. The goal is to float travelers out of the emergency unit when staffing exceeds needs.
• Time off (RTO): Finalized RTO must be included with submission. No RTO in the first week of the start date. No more than 10 days of RTO per assignment.
• Parking: Free in unrestricted spaces

Facility Details

• Acute care hospital
• Magnet, teaching, and Level II trauma designation
• 479 staffed beds

Requirements

• Valid RN license in Minnesota (not a compact state). Pending license accepted with proof that the application was submitted on a stated date.
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Minimum of 1 year of RN experience
• ED - Emergency Department experience (1 year) within the last year
• Triage experience required (per the role description)
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association
• BLS (Basic Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association
• TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course)
• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association or ENPC
• Criminal background check within 1 year of start, including a 7-year search, county, sex offender, nationwide, and international searches if the candidate has lived or worked outside the US
• Third-party education verification (a diploma is acceptable with proof of verification attempts)
• Excluded provider checks (GSA/SAM and OIG)
• Minnesota DHS NetStudy fingerprinting. Candidates cannot start with fingerprints pending unless they have clearance, a "more time needed" letter, or a DHS clearance exemption.
• Physical exam within 1 year of start
• Tdap vaccination (religious declination not accepted)
• Minnesota PPD/TB requirements, including documentation of negative results and a TB questionnaire
• Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella: positive titer or 2 vaccines (negative or equivocal titers require 2 boosters at least 28 days apart; start with 2nd pending allowed)
• Hepatitis B vaccination, positive titer, or declination
• Drug test: 9-panel or instant test within 1 year of start
• Flu vaccination or declination (2026-27 season, deadline 11/15; masking required if declined)
• N95 fit test
• Medication/pharmacology competency exam for RNs, updated annually
• Competency exam with an 80% score or meeting the Angoff score, updated annually
• Skills checklist
• Locally, candidates cannot live within 50 miles of the facility (locals not accepted)

Preferred Qualifications

• Triage experience
• Level I or Level II trauma experience
• Art line experience

Orientation and Onboarding

• Education modules are completed during orientation, averaging 16 hours. Candidates should report this time to payroll.
• A confidentiality agreement must be signed before the start date.
• Candidates must return their badges to their manager on their last day.