ER RN
Alton, Illinois
Alton Memorial Hospital

Registered Nurse: ER Nights (Travel/Contract)

Location: Alton, Illinois

Assignment Overview

• Contract length: 12 weeks
• Start date: 3-4 weeks due to compliance tier
• Shift: Night, 18:30-07:00 (12-hour shifts)
• Schedule: 3x12s or 4x12s approved
• Guaranteed hours: 36 per week for 3x12s; 48 per week for 4x12s
• Weekends: Every other weekend
• RTO restrictions: No more than 7 days
• On-call: Not an on-call position
• Block schedule: Not open to block schedule
• Float: Does not float to other units within scope

Facility Highlights

• Type: Acute care hospital
• Staffed beds: 158
• Unit: Emergency Department
• Charting: EPIC
• Parking: No cost

Required Qualifications

• Licensure: Valid RN license in Illinois, verified through Nursys and primary source verification. Pending licenses are not accepted. Illinois temporary licenses require approval, and an Illinois permanent license is needed to extend.
• Education: Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Experience: Emergency Department (ED) experience of 1 year within the last year
• Certifications:

  • ACLS: Advanced Cardiac Life Support issued by the American Heart Association (AHA only)
  • BLS: Basic Life Support issued by the American Heart Association (AHA only)
  • PALS: Pediatric Advanced Life Support (AHA; AHA PALS RQI accepted)
  • NRP: Neonatal Resuscitation Procedure (AHA or AAP)
  • NIHSS: NIH Stroke Scale certification (accepted through AHA, Apex, or NIHSS websites; renew annually unless the card lists a 2-year expiration)
  • Certificates of completion are accepted for up to 1 month until the card is issued

Candidate Eligibility

• First-time travelers are accepted.
• Local candidates are not accepted (local radius rule: 75 miles).