Travel RN - Emergency Dept

American Traveler, LLC.; Lee's Summit (MO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

High pay and bonuses

Housing allowance

Licensure and travel reimbursement

Job summary

American Traveler, LLC. is hiring an experienced Emergency Department RN for a 13-week travel assignment requiring at least 2 years of recent ER experience and prior travel experience.

Responsibilities include ED care for adult and pediatric patients in a STEMI and Stroke Certified facility, with a 1:4 nurse-to-patient ratio, and a 3x12-hour day shift schedule. Travel benefits and housing allowance are offered.

Qualifications

• Active RN license in MO or KS or compact license in hand at time of consideration.
• Required certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS, PALS.
• Minimum 2 years ER experience with recent 1 year in specially within past 12 months.
• Previous Charge RN experience required and prior travel nursing experience.
• Extensive pediatric ER, psych, IV therapy, respiratory, neuro and cardio skills described in the posting.
• Two professional references from past year (supervisor and charge RN).

Responsibilities

• Care for adult and pediatric ED patients in a STEMI/Stroke-certified facility.
• Maintain 1:4 nurse-to-patient ratio on day shifts (3x12-hour shifts).
• Floating across SLHS Metro EDs as needed and manage charge RN duties.
• Document in Epic and perform triage and isolation procedures.
• Provide traumatic/pediatric emergencies and perform procedures as required.

Skills

ER nursing

Charge RN

Travel nursing

Pediatric ER

IV therapy

Respiratory support

Cardiac monitoring

Isolation & PPE

Education

Missouri/Kansas RN license (or compact)

Tools

Epic

Job description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Emergency Department RN for a 13-week travel assignment requiring at least 2 years of recent ER experience and prior travel experience.

Requirements

• Active RN license - Missouri or Kansas, or compact license, required in hand at time of consideration
• Required certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS, PALS
• Minimum 2 years of recent Emergency Department experience required, including a full year of in-specialty experience within the past 12 months with no employment gaps greater than 90 days
• Previous Charge RN experience required
• Prior travel nursing experience required
• Extensive pediatric emergency skills required: abdominal pain, asthma, burns, epiglottitis, head injury, hyperglycemia, identifying/reporting abuse, infections, mental/behavioral health conditions, poison ingestion, respiratory infections, seizures, sickle cell crisis, skin disorders, and UTIs
• Psychiatric care skills required: acute psychosis, drug overdose, managing violent behavior, psychiatric holds, and suicidal patients
• IV therapy/phlebotomy skills required: arterial line management, blood product administration, central line care, phlebotomy, and IV starts
• Respiratory skills required: chest tube insertion/management, CPAP/BiPAP, ABG interpretation, intubation, and ventilated patient care
• Medication administration skills required: continuous IV paralytics, continuous IV sedation, emergency medications, and IV vasopressors
• Neurological skills required: CVA management
• Cardiac monitoring skills required: dysrhythmia interpretation/management, multisystem organ dysfunction/failure management, and 12-lead EKG acquisition
• Isolation precautions/PPE and triage skills required
• Orthopedic splinting skills required
• Two professional references required, one from a supervisor and one from a charge RN, both from within the past year

Responsibilities

• Combined adult/pediatric General Emergency Department in a 240-bed, 32-room community hospital
• STEMI and Stroke Certified facility
• Day shift schedule, 3x12-hour shifts with varied start times of 10a, 11a, and 12p
• Nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:4
• Weekend requirement of every third weekend or 8 weekend shifts within a 6-week schedule, combination of Fri/Sat/Sun
• Floating required across all SLHS Metro Emergency Departments, including between departments, units, and facilities as needed
• Charge RN assignments and holiday shifts as needed
• Epic charting system required
• Provide emergency care to a combined adult and pediatric patient population in a STEMI and Stroke Certified facility
• Navy scrub color required
• First-time travelers are not accepted for this role
• Candidates must reside at least 75 miles from the facility; no local candidates accepted
• Maximum RTO of 7 days permitted
• Previous BJC or Saint Luke's employees must have a 3-month break in service after 18 months of tenure, and permanent employees must wait 1 year before returning as a travel contractor
• Near drowning pediatric experience and procedural sedation administration/monitoring are preferred but not required

Benefits

• High Pay and Bonuses
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance with Day 1 Options
• 401(k) Plan
• Weekly Payroll Deposit
• Free Online CEUs
• Generous Housing Allowance
• Travel and Licensure Reimbursements
• Non-taxed Per Diem and Subsidy
• Traveler Rewards and Discounts

Job ID: P-770118

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