ED RN
Kirksville, Missouri
Northeast Regional Medical Center

ER RN (Emergency Dept)

Location: Kirksville, Missouri Employment Type: Travel Start: ASAP Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Nights, 6p-6a; weekends required Scheduling: Auto offers only, no interviews. No 48-hour weekly guarantees. Blocked scheduling may be requested.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Missouri
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• 2 years of Emergency Department (ED) experience
• ED experience within the last year
• 1 year or more of total travel experience
• BLS certification
• ACLS certification
• PALS certification
• TNCC certification
• Experience with arterial lines
• Experience with central line management
• Ability to assist with chest tube placement
• IV insertion skills
• Experience with wound care
• Port access/deaccess

Role Details

• Patients of all ages, from neonates to elderly
• No inpatient psych unit; psych patients are boarded in the ER until placement is found. Nights and weekends, ED RNs make calls for psych placement.
• Float rotation includes agency and permanent staff. Average float out of the ED is 1 shift per 13-week period.
• Night shift RNs mix some medication drips using vial-to-bag adapters.
• No bar code medication administration (scanning) in the ED.
• ED RNs are responsible for completing EMTALA paperwork per regulatory guidelines and hospital policy.
• Software: EDIS Medhost EMR and Omnicell medication dispensing

Facility Information

• Facility size: 93 beds
• ED unit: 11 beds
• Monthly department volume: about 1,100 patients
• Designations: Level III trauma center, ACC Chest Pain/STEMI center, Joint Commission Acute Ready Stroke Center