Travel RN - Emergency Dept

American Traveler is hiring a Registered Nurse for an Emergency Department position requiring 2-3 years of ED experience and ACLS, BLS, PALS, and NIHSS certifications.

• Active RN license (NC or Compact) required
• Current certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS, PALS, and MOAB (facility provides MOAB class)
• ENPC and TNCC certifications preferred
• 2-3 years of Emergency Department experience required
• Skills required:
  
  IV starts, triage, telemetry, conscious sedation, and interpretation/management of dysrhythmias
• Procedural sedation administration experience required
• Experience with critical care patients, trauma, triage, and boarding inpatients preferred
• Must pass EKG testing prior to start

• Community hospital ED setting in Northern Mecklenburg County caring for the entire age spectrum
• Target ratio of 1:4, flexing based on patient acuity
• Stroke certified unit administering t-PA and TNK with transfer to PMC for higher-level care
• Chest pain certified for walk-in STEMI with transfer to PMC cath lab for intervention
• No trauma, dialysis, or pediatric admission services onsite; these cases are transferred
• Cath lab performs intervention onsite and paramedics work within the department
• Dedicated charge nurse on duty 24/7
• ED may board patients in-house during overcapacity situations
• Uses Alaris IV pumps and scanning technology for medications and lab specimens
• Utilizes Pyxis and EPIC systems
• 12-hour night shifts, 18:45-07:15, 36 hours per week
• 13-week contract length accepted
• No floating required
• Every other weekend required (Saturday/Sunday)
• Provide emergency nursing care across the full age spectrum in a community hospital setting
• Work alongside a care team including CNAs, MUR staff, paramedics, ED physicians, and MLPs
• Unit orientation includes two 12-hour shifts, plus a full week of hospital orientation requiring daily class attendance
• Navy and/or white scrubs required
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Local candidates accepted at a lower rate within 50 miles of the facility
• Previous Novant Health or New Hanover employees (PERM/PRN/EP) must wait 12 months before reapplying as a traveler, with facility approval required
• Up to 7 days of RTO can be auto-approved if it does not fall on a holiday; no RTO allowed during the first week
• Must work 2 of the 3 major holidays
• Travel pairs are allowed if assigned to different units and disclosed at submission

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

Job : P-773272

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