Travel RN - Emergency Dept

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Apr 20, 2026
• Length: 14 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for an Emergency Department position requiring at least 1 year of ER experience, with night shifts and a patient population spanning infants to geriatrics.

Details

• Work setting is a hospital Emergency Department with 46 rooms and an average daily census of 135 patients
• Patient population spans infants to geriatrics in a general ER setting
• Nurse-to-patient ratio is 1:4
• EMR system is Epic; also uses Pyxis for medication management and SBAR for communication
• Night shift schedule: 3x12-hour shifts (19:00–07:00)
• Every other weekend required
• Floating may be required, potentially to a sister campus
• No on-call requirements

Requirements

• Active GA or Compact RN license required at time of consideration
• Required certifications: BLS, ACLS, and PALS
• Minimum 1 year of Emergency Department experience required
• General ER experience required

Additional Information

• First-time travelers will not be considered for this position
• Local candidates are accepted
• Navy blue scrubs required
• RTO is capped at 7 days; RTO cannot be requested during the first week of the assignment
• Holiday coverage policy: if one or two major holidays fall within the assignment period, travelers are expected to work all of them with no holiday RTO permitted; if three major holidays fall within the assignment period, travelers are expected to work two of them and may request one holiday off
• Major holidays include Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving/Black Friday, Christmas Eve/Christmas Day, and New Year's Eve/New Year's Day
• No schedule change requests or alternate shift arrangements are permitted — the posted night shift is firm
• Travelers must have been away from all facilities within this health system for a full year before returning as a traveler
• Two supervisory references (manager level or above; charge nurses not accepted) are strongly preferred