Emergency Department RN
Westminster, Maryland
Carroll Hospital Center

Registered Nurse: Emergency Room (ER)

Location: Westminster, Maryland Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 14 weeks Unit: Emergency Department (approximately 36 rooms, about 120 visits per day) Patient Ratio: 1:4 Patient Population: Neonatal, infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients Facility Support: STEMI and Stroke Certified emergency care

Schedule

• 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week
• Day shift: 6:45 AM to 7:15 PM
• Night shift: 6:45 PM to 7:15 AM
• 6 weekend shifts required per 6-week schedule
• On-call not required
• Block schedule not accepted
• Time-off requests must be submitted with the submittal
• Float: all clinicians float within their scope of care as needed
• Scrub color: Navy

Requirements

• Valid RN license in Maryland
• ED - Emergency Department (3 years of experience)
• ED - Emergency Department experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support issued by American Heart Association or RQI
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or RQI
• PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support issued by American Heart Association or RQI
• NIHSS
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Experience working with Adult patients
• Experience with ventilator management
• Intubation assistance experience
• BiPAP/CPAP experience
• Chest tube management experience
• Blood product administration experience
• IV vasopressor experience
• Experience with conscious or moderate sedation
• Dysrhythmia interpretation and management experience
• Multisystem organ dysfunction/failure management experience
• Experience with Cerner

Continuing Education

• Stroke CEUs: 4 or 8 hours, stroke-related, renewed annually (NIHSS counts toward the requirement)
• Trauma CEUs: 16-hour trauma course (TNCC counts), renewed annually, required after the 27th week of work
• Pass/fail EKG exam: remediation course required after a failed first attempt