Travel RN - Emergency Dept

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.

• 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

• 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

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

Job : P-756244

Open Positions: 1