ER Registered Nurse
Mountain Home, Idaho
St. Luke's Elmore

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse (ER)

Location

• Mountain Home, Idaho

Assignment Details

• Travel assignment length: 13 weeks
• Shift length: 12-hour shifts
• Shift times: Primarily 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM; some shifts 12:00 PM – 12:30 AM
• Weekend requirement: Minimum 4 weekends per 6-week period
• Holiday requirement: As needed
• No call or standby requirement
• No floating required

Facility & Unit Information

• Critical Access Hospital
• Emergency Department with 10 beds and 2 trauma bays
• Trauma level: Critical Access
• Separate triage room; travelers will perform triage
• ER holds are intermixed within the ER
• One “safe room” available for psych/seclusion; sitters available
• Security guard on site 24/7 (may be unavailable if guard calls out)
• Average ER patient volume: ~35 patients per day
• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:4
• ED team: 1 MD (24/7), 1 APP (12 PM – 8 PM)
• Charge Nurse coverage 24/7 (does not take patients); House Supervisor on nights
• Support staff: 1 CNA, sitters available as needed
• Respiratory Therapist coverage 24/7 for hospital; manages ABGs, breathing treatments, EKG assistance
• RNs read cardiac monitor strips; SpaceLabs monitors used
• X-ray and CT available in ER; radiology transports patients unless critical
• Lab draws primarily by RNs; phlebotomy assists as needed

Patient Population & Common Diagnoses

• Treats both pediatric and adult patients
• Common cases: chest pain, abdominal pain, shortness of breath, lacerations, STEMI, stroke (stabilize and transfer), trauma (mostly walk-ins), military patients (if not seen on base)

Required Certifications

• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)

Experience Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of ER nursing experience preferred
• Well-rounded ER nursing skills desired
• Familiarity with common ER drips including procedural sedation and TNK

Orientation & Dress Code

• Unit-specific orientation: 2 days
• Scrub color/dress code: Any color allowed

Additional Notes

• Facility enforces a 50-mile radius rule; candidates must live outside this radius to be eligible for consideration