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Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse - Emergency Room

Location: Maryville, Illinois
Employment Type: Travel/Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Details

Shift: 12-hour nights (7:00 PM - 7:00 AM)
Weekend Coverage: Every third weekend (as needed and agreed upon)
Patient Age Groups: Neonates, Infants, Pediatrics, Adolescents, Adults, Geriatrics
Patient Diagnoses: All types related to Emergency Department presentations
Unit Procedures: All standard Emergency Department procedures
Medication System: Pyxis
Documentation System: MediTech
Communication System: Vocera
Scrubs Color: Navy Blue

Required Qualifications

Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in Illinois
Minimum 2 years of Emergency Department (ED) nursing experience, including experience within the last year
Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
Certifications issued by the American Heart Association:
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
Skills and clinical competencies including:
- Central line care and management
- Phlebotomy
- Continuous IV sedation
- IV vasopressors administration
- Procedural sedation administration
- Care for cerebrovascular accident (CVA) patients
- Management of near drowning cases
- Interpretation of arterial blood gases (ABGs)

Required Skills

General Emergency Department care (combined adult and pediatric)
Interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
Blood product administration
Starting IVs
Care for orthopedic trauma, head injury
Isolation precautions

Required Documentation & Compliance

Government-issued photo ID (Driver’s License or State ID)
Emergency contact form
Background checks including:
- Social Security trace, county, nationwide, sex offender, and employment verification (within last 7 years)
- EPLS/GSA/SAM verification
- HHS/OIG verification
- Education verification (transcript or diploma acceptable)
- Illinois Adult Abuse Registry Search
Professional references (2 within last 2 years)
Resume and employment application
Work history verification for 7 years (attestations allowed after 3 attempts)
Skills checklist (annual)
Physical exam within 1 year of start
Fit mask testing within 12 months
Immunizations and titers:
- Tetanus/Diphtheria/Tdap (within 10 years)
- Negative TB test or chest X-ray (within 1 year)
- Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Rubella proof of immunity or vaccination
- Hepatitis B (titer, declination, or vaccine series)
- Varicella immunity or vaccination
Drug screening: 9-panel within 1 year
COVID-19 exemptions allowed (medical and religious)
Pass/fail medication and glucose meter competency testing during orientation

Additional Information

Medication and pharmacology competency exams required with minimum passing scores
Travelers will be allowed two attempts to pass required competency exams during orientation
Weekend shifts and other scheduling details are flexible and agreed upon with the facility

This position is ideal for Emergency Room Registered Nurses with at least 2 years of experience who are open to travel assignments and night shifts. First-time travel nurses are welcome to apply.