Travel RN - Emergency Dept

American Traveler, LLC.; Libertyville (IL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

High pay and bonuses

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

401(k) Plan

Weekly Payroll Deposit

Free Online CEUs

Job summary

American Traveler is seeking an experienced ER RN for a Level 1 Trauma Center in Illinois. Requires active IL RN license and a minimum of 2 years in Emergency Department care, with evening shift availability.

Essential certifications include BLS, ACLS, PALS, NIHSS, and TNCC. EPIC EMR experience is required; 1 professional reference within the last year is necessary. First-time travelers are welcome to apply.

Qualifications

• Active IL RN license
• Minimum 2 years of recent Emergency Department experience
• Required certifications: BLS, ACLS, PALS, NIHSS, TNCC
• EPIC EMR experience required
• Minimum 1 professional reference within last year from Supervisor/Manager/Director/Charge RN
• Candidate DOB and last 4 of SSN required for consideration

Responsibilities

• Level 1 Trauma Center with 273 beds and ED with 44 rooms
• Emergency Department handles neonates to geriatrics; adult patient load around 150 per day
• Pediatric transfers go to partner facilities; no inpatient pediatric units
• Trauma, stroke, DKA, and other ED presentations managed
• RN-to-patient ratio typically 1:4–5 daytime; up to 1:6 at night
• 12-hour evening shifts from 11:00 to 11:00; 36 hours/week
• Weekend rotation every other weekend; no on-call and no floating
• Central tele monitoring; EPIC EMR used across unit
• ED operations include telemetry, phlebotomy, technicians, and team of RNs/physicians
• Orientation includes educator meeting, badge, hospital tour, and shadowing

Skills

Emergency nursing

ED trauma care

ICU/ED monitoring

Blood culture collection

IV starts

Medication titration

Trauma experience

Stroke care with TPA

Tools

EPIC EMR

Job description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ER RN for a Level 1 Trauma Center with 2 years of recent ED experience required and evening shift availability.

Requirements

• Active IL RN license required
• Minimum 2 years of recent Emergency Department experience required
• Required certifications: BLS, ACLS, PALS, NIHSS, TNCC
• Preferred certifications: CPI/MOAB, TCRN, TNS, ENPC
• Skills required: IV starts, assisting with chest tube insertion, medication titration (pressors, insulin, sedation), trauma experience, and stroke experience with TPA administration
• Ultrasound-guided IV experience preferred
• Must be able to draw a blood culture without a break in technique leading to a contaminated specimen
• EPIC EMR experience required
• Minimum 1 professional reference dated within the last year from a Supervisor, Manager, Director, or Charge RN
• Candidate DOB and last 4 of SSN required for consideration

Responsibilities

• Level 1 Trauma Center, Level II NICU, Magnet-designated, and Primary Stroke Center facility with 273 beds
• Emergency Department with 44 individual rooms, 10 hallway beds, and approximately 5 cardiac chairs
• Average patient load of 150 patients per 24 hours, all ED patient types from neonates to geriatrics
• No inpatient pediatric units; pediatric patients transferred to partner facilities
• Patient population includes stroke (TPA administration), DKA, trauma (GSW, MVC, elderly falls), geriatric psych, abdominal pain, COVID, and STEMI cases
• Heavy behavioral health population
• ICU holds managed with EICU RN capabilities
• RN to patient ratio of 1:4-6, typically 1:4-5 during days and flexing to 1:6 at night
• 12-hour evening shift, 11am-11pm, 36 hours per week
• Weekend rotation every other weekend
• No on-call requirements
• No floating required
• Centralized tele monitoring throughout the unit and at bedside
• EMR: EPIC (required)
• IV pumps: Alaris
• Medication dispensing: Pyxis
• Ranger system used for massive transfusions
• Unit support includes 5-7 ED techs during the day and 3 techs overnight, charge nurse, task RN, alert RN, electronic ICU RN as needed, 24/7 respiratory therapy, ED physicians, mid-level providers, and hospitalists
• RNs draw most labs with phlebotomy support available for subsequent draws and traumas
• ED Tech trained to add/remove telemetry for patients being admitted
• Orientation includes Day 1 meeting with educator, badge issuance, and hospital tour, followed by 2-3 days of preceptor-led shadowing
• Schedule created in 6-week cycles with self-scheduling
• Time off requests go through the manager
• Scrub color for RNs is navy blue
• Free parking available
• First-time travelers welcome to apply with required 2 years of ED experience
• Local candidates accepted at the same rate with no radius rules
• Former employees of the health system or its subsidiaries must be separated for at least 12 months before becoming eligible for travel assignments

Benefits

• High Pay and Bonuses
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance with Day 1 Options
• 401(k) Plan
• Weekly Payroll Deposit
• Free Online CEUs

Job ID: P-756244

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