Emergency Department Registered Nurse
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
DCH Regional Medical Center

Registered Nurse - Emergency Department (Travel)

Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Employment Type: Travel
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Overview

• Provide nursing care in a 54-bed Emergency Department designated as a Level III Trauma Center and Level II Stroke Center.
• Emergency Department treats over 60,000 patients annually.
• Nurse-to-patient ratio ranges from 1:1 for critical/trauma patients to 1:3-4 for other patients.
• Must be willing to float to other units and hospitals.
• Work schedule options: 36 or 48 hours per week.
• Required to work holidays as needed and every other weekend.
• Clinical, patient-facing role.
• Facility uses Meditech EMR system.
• Dress code: Solid navy scrubs.
• Parking available.

Required Qualifications

Education

• Associate of Science in Nursing or Associate Degree in Nursing.

Licenses & Certifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of Alabama.
• Certifications:

  • AHA ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)
  • AHA BLS (Basic Life Support)
  • PALS issued by American Heart Association or NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
  • TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course)

Experience

• Minimum 1 year of recent Emergency Department nursing experience within the last year.

Other

• Secure (ability to maintain confidentiality and security standards)