ED Registered Nurse
Charlotte, North Carolina
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center

Registered Nurse – ER

• Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks. The unit will accept 13-week contracts and wants 48-hour contracts offered.
• Shift: Day, 4x12-hour shifts (11:00–23:00), 48 hours per week
• Orientation: 36 or 48 hours
• Scrubs: Not provided. Navy blue.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in North Carolina
• Emergency Department (ED) experience: 2 years, including ED experience within the last year
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course)
• NIHSS
• MOAB
• IV insertion skills
• Triage
• Telemetry
• Experience with conscious or moderate sedation

Experience and Eligibility

• The unit accepts first-time travelers.
• Local candidates are accepted.

Unit and Patient Details

• Patients: Adults with STEMI, stroke, and Level 2 trauma. About 170 visits per day across 53 rooms/beds.
• Ratios: Non-critical 3:1 (4:1 with hallway when callouts happen and coverage cannot be found). Critical 2:1. Medical boarders in the ED 5:1.
• Unit systems: Pyxis, Epic, SBAR (software familiarity, not a credential)
• Call: No call
• Float: No float
• Weekends: Every other weekend required
• Scheduling: No block scheduling. Do not RTO after booking, and do not work out RTO onsite. Call-offs or additional RTO on the unit could result in cancellation.

Health and Onboarding Requirements

• Negative 10-panel drug screen within 30 days of start
• Physical within 1 year of start
• TB screening (PPD, Qgold, or Tspot) within 1 year of start. A positive result requires further testing and documentation.
• Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella: titer or 2 vaccines. Declinations are not accepted.
• Hepatitis B: titer, vaccine series, or facility Hep B declination
• Flu vaccine for the 2026-27 season. Exemption requests are reviewed case by case.
• N95 fit test (any N95 within 1 year of start, or completion of PAPR training)
• 2 professional references within 3 years of start
• Employment application
• Facility orientation modules and acknowledgments, such as compliance training, medication safety, and confidentiality agreement

Interview Process

• Candidate interview availability for the next 72 hours must be provided when submitting candidates.
• The manager will not make an offer without interviewing the candidate first.